Arthur Kwon Lee

Arthur Kwon Lee is a Korean American visual artist born in Washington, DC. He is best known for capturing archetypal imagery through a combination of historical figures and cultural mythologies across the globe - his paintings can be described as a marriage of mythological representation and Fauvism. Lee has exhibited and been awarded by the George Washington University, the Overseas National Institute and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, to name only a few. His paintings often stack themes that appear contradictory at first glance but when looked upon in depth breathe an honest attempt to animate the deepest convictions of our collective unconscious. His paintings are by nature intense with a myriad of philosophical undertones. In a time where Western culture attempts to deconstruct all things traditional and masculine with its adamant praise of postmodernism, Lee’s work stands in budding contrast often paying homage to the ancients and beyond.

Before this love of painting, Arthur Kwon was a Division One ranked athlete winning Bronze in the US Tae Kwon Do Nationals for 3 consecutive years. The intensity Arthur experienced at this time of his life continues through his artwork, the scale and the diversity of dynamic brushstrokes he...

Master of Fine Arts, George Washington University (2014)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2021
GOD IS GOOD, GR Gallery, New York, NY (Upcoming)
2020
ASTRAL INDULGENCE, Filo Sofi Arts, New York, NY (Upcoming)
2019
FATHERTIME, Greenpoint Gallery, New York, NY

DISCORDANCE, CJ One Gallery, New York, NY
2017
PROMETHEUS II, Ronin Studio, Washington, DC
HYPERGAMY, L2 Lounge Gallery, Washington, DC
2016
TRANSCENDENTAL MIRRORS, Tryst Gallery, Annapolis, MD

PROMETHEUS, ReCreative Spaces, Mount Rainer, MD
2014
OUROBOROS, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
SINK OR SWIM, Gallery 31, Washington, DC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 
2020
Shim Invitational 7, Odetta Gallery, New York, NY
2019
10th Anniversary Group Exhibition, CJ One Gallery, New York, NY

2017
Faculty Art Show, The Blair Family Center for the Arts, Potomac, MD
2016
CORE, Anaba Project Space, Washington, DC
WALLMOUNTABLES, DCArts Center, Washington, DC
Into the Dusk, Embassy Row Hotel Gallery, Washington, DC
MPA Instructor's Exhibition, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Faculty Art Show, The Blair Family Center for the Arts, Potomac, MD

2015
Art All Night, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Faculty Art Show, The Blair Family Center for the Arts, Potomac, MD
(Re)Creation, ReCreative Spaces, Washington, D...