Un Jung Lee

Un Jung Lee is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, performer, and designer currently based in New Jersey and New York. Her artistic practice delves into the intricate relationship between personal experience and deep introspection, while exploring the intersection of individual identity and collective consciousness within social and cultural contexts. Lee employs a wide range of mediums including painting, drawing, text, installation, video, and multimedia to articulate her exploration of these themes.

Lee's artistic talent and unique perspective have garnered international recognition. In 2000, she was invited to participate in two significant exhibitions: the special exhibition of the Gwangju Biennale and SIPAF 2000. These opportunities further fueled her passion and artistic development, ultimately leading her to relocate to the United States to pursue her career.

She held her first solo exhibition, titled MABI (Made in America by Koreans), in the US at Gallery_010 in Texas in 2004. Since then, her work has been featured in various international exhibitions, including the Saatchi Art Fair in New York, Apartment Gallery in Pennsylvania, Fort Worth Community Arts Center in Texas, 621 Gallery in Florida, Cambridge Art Association...

2005 MA - Painting, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
2000 MFA - Painting, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
1998 BFA - Fine Arts Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
1994 Painting, Geawon Art High School, AnYang, Korea

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 The Black Cocoon: far away from home – Pittsburgh, PA
2007 Harmony with their stories - Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2005 The White Faces: Speak in colors - West Gallery,
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
The Windows - Gallery 010, Student Center, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
2004 M.A.B.I (Made in America By Korean In Texas) - Gallery 010,
Student Center, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
2000 "Hey, do you have the very same thoughts that what I think, don't you?"
- Gallery Boda, Seoul. Korea