Jennifer Lee

The Language of Light and Memory :

Everything that exists leaves a trace, and I dedicate my artistic practice to revealing those traces through light.
To me, light is not merely illumination or a tool for visibility – it is the origin of existence, the medium through which memory is preserved and emotions are transferred. Light becomes the place where time, matter, and life converge.
I have been deeply inspired by Gerhard Richter’s exploration of perception and ambiguity. Yet, while Richter often erased or obscured traces – delaying meaning – I take the opposite path. I seek to preserve and articulate the emotional truth of the moment.
Across multiple genres and techniques, I continue a single narrative thread. Through short writings attached to each work, I record the human-visible story of each piece, ensuring that its memory does not fade with time. Writing, to me, is an extension of painting – a way to sustain storytelling within the visible spectrum.
But my work does not remain solely in the visible realm.
By incorporating UV-reactive pigments into my paintings, I hide another state of reality beneath the surface – one that reveals itself only under ultraviolet light. These hidden forms reference the visual languages of inse...

B.A. Industrial Design, Gangwon National University (1999)
Qualified Design Teacher, Art Psychotherapist, Reading Tutor

- Group exhibition: Invitational Exhibition at Shin Saimdang Art Competition, Gangneung Art Center (2025)
- Biennale: XV Florence Biennale at Fortezza da Basso, Firenze (2025)
- Group exhibition: Gangneung Art Association Exhibition at Gangneung Art Center, Gangneung (2025)
- Group exhibition: Gangwon Art Association Exhibition at Taebaek Culture & Arts Center, Taebaek (2025)
- Group exhibition: “Identity”, K-art International & MUSA International, Insa Art Center, Seoul (2025)
- Group exhibition: “Untitled”, Siwon Art Gallery, M Art Center, Seoul (2025)
- Group exhibition: Invitational Exhibition “Dynamic Reality”, ArteWith Gallery, Seoul (2025)
- Art Fair: ROMA Arte in Nuvola, Rome (2024)
- Art Fair: art3f 2024, Monaco, Paris, Luxembourg(2024)
- Group exhibition: 2024 Invitational Exhibition “Narrative of Freedom”, Gallery The Arte, Seoul (2024)
- Solo exhibition: 2024 Gangwon Gallery Selected Solo Exhibition “Dazzlingly Beautiful”, Gallery Eun, Seoul (2024)
- Art Fair: Feria De Arte 2024, Marbella, Spain(2024)
- Group Exhibition: 2024 Gangwon Gallery Planning Inaugural Exhibition “Window of Gangwon Painting”, Maru Art Center, Seoul(2024).
- Group Exhibition: “Suspended World” at Arteom Gallery & Billboard Exhibition ...