JeeYoung Lee
Education
2009 MFA; Photography, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2007 BFA; Visual Communication Design, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Psyché, Echo Fine Arts, Cannes, France
2024 Into The Mist, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2024 Stage of Mind, Government Complex Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2023 Stage of Mind, La Galerie Paris 1839, Hong Kong
2022 Maiden Voyage, NOW Gallery, London, UK
2020 Scène d’Esprit, Le Grand Parquet (Théâtre Paris-Villette), Paris, France
2020 Devaneios - Os Mundos de JeeYoung Lee, Farol Santander, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2018 JeeYoung Lee: Stage of Mind (as part of OzAsia Festival), Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia
2016 Stage of Mind: Just Another Day, Gallery GO, Incheon, Korea
2015 Stage of Mind (as part of Belfast Photo Festival), Naughton Gallery at Queen’s, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2014 Stage of Mind, K11 Art Space, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
2014 Stage of Mind: Scène d’Esprit, Opiom Gallery, Opio, France
2013 Stage of Mind: Obsessive Compulsive, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2011 Stage of Mind, Brain Factory, Seoul, Korea
2010 DAZED; Stage of Mind (as part of Photo Belt 2010), Dongsanbang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 DAZED; Stage of Mind, Gallery Kong, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2026 Aesthetica Art Prize 20, Mercer Gallery, Harrogate, UK (upcoming)
2025 10 Years, Memories of the Space, Worri Museum of Art, Incheon, Korea
2024 Good Morning Korea, La Maison Guerlain, Paris, France
2024 The Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, York Art Gallery, York, UK
2023 Wonder: The Real, the Surreal, and the Fantastic, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
2023 Busan International Photo Festival: Visual Narrative, F1963, Busan, Korea
2023 Gugu-Isam, Chungmuro Gallery, Seoul
2023 Les femmes s'exposent, Houlgate, France
2023 Who Am I, Korean Cultural Center, Brussels, Belgium
2023 Planner of Wonderland X, Hangang Museum, Namyangju-si, Korea
2022 Beginnings, Forever, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan (touring exhibition)
2022 Where Is Alice?, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2022 Novacène, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille, France
2022 Collection Story, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
2022 Technique of Healing, Museum 1, Busan, Korea
2022 A Way of Appreciating: Slowly, Quietly, Excitingly, Royal X, Hwaseong-si, Korea
2022 Phenomenal Women, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2021 Photo + Shift, Kim Bo Seong Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2021 Narration of Healing / Artistry of Healing, Lotte Gallery Gwangbok, Busan, Korea
2021 212 Photography Istanbul, Yapi Kredi bomontiada, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Beginnings, Forever: From the Collection of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Shinnyo-en, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, USA (touring exhibition)
2021 Light House, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2020 Wonderful Days For All, Seoul Metropolitan Library, Seoul, Korea
2019 My Favorite Alice: Alice, we've never met around the world, Lotte Gallery Incheon Terminal, Incheon / Lotte Gallery Cheongnyangni, Seoul, Korea
2018 Write on Art, Draw a Book, Kyungpook National University Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
2018 The New Era of Photography: The Fever of "Self- Portraits", Pier 2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2018 Art Hotel CAN, S-Factory, Seoul, Korea
2018 Bogildo, Gwangju Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
2018 A Contemporary Reference of the Human Condition, Edition ONE Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
2018 Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2017, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2018 29 Rooms (collaboration with Refinery29), San Francisco / Chicago, USA (touring exhibition)
2017 29 Rooms (collaboration with Refinery29), New York / Los Angeles, USA (touring exhibition)
2017 New Book, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2017 The Little Prince: Three stars, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea
2017 Another Way of Telling, Suwon IPark Museum of Art, Suwon, Korea
2017 Artful Living, West Village Printing House, New York, USA
2016 Hi Light, Gallery Sai, Seoul, Korea
2016 Art, talks about Incheon. Incheon, the watcher of art, Namdong Sorae Arts Hall, Incheon, Korea
2016 Sur Le Fil (Walk The Line), Opiom Gallery, Opio, France
2016 The Need For My Care, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Translation (Idong), Festival Corée d'Ici, Montpellier, France
2015 Today’s Menu, Space Can, Seoul, Korea
2015 The Secret Kingdom_Wonderland in SeMA, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Kaleidoscope Landscape, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan-si, Korea
2015 Diary of Family, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
2015 Sixth Sense, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Imaginarium, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2015 The Letter From Fairyland, AK Gallery, Suwon, Korea
2015 NonSelf / NonSite, Art Mora, New York, USA
2014 Artist X Artistry Gallery Project: Forward Beauty, Haeun Art Gallery, Busan / Amway Art Museum, Bundang, Korea
2014 Basically. Forever, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2014 12_Twelve, Beyond Museum, Seoul, Korea
2014 Unlock The Door, Gungdabang Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
2014 ART NOVA 100 Hong Kong Station_New Face, New Art, K11 Art Mall, Hongkong
2014 別★同行[Byeolbyeol Donghaeng]_OCI Museum Contemporary Art Circulating Exhibition, Gwangyang Culture and Arts Center, Gwangyang / Pohang Culture and Arts Center, Pohang / Yeongju Culture and Arts Center, Yeongju / Gunsan Art Center, Gunsan, Korea
2013 同像異夢 (DongSang YiMong, Same Figure Different Dreams), Korea University Museum, Seoul, Korea
2013 Different-Unlike-Dissimilar, Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2013 Inauguration, Opiom Gallery, Opio, France
2013 Special Exhibition; The Fan, Spirit of Korea in One Hand, Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Yongin-si, Korea
2013 Silhouette, Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
2013 Public Art New Hero, NEMO, Seoul, Korea
2013 Succeeding, Gallery IAng, Seoul, Korea
2012 Landscape of Moment, Seongnam Arts Center, Seongnam-si, Korea
2012 ART NOVA 100, Enjoy Museum of Art / SZ Art Center, Beijing, China
2012 Interconnected Segment, ArtGate Gallery, New York, USA
2012 1st Ghasong Art Award Exhibition, Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2012 Instruction of the Contemporary Art, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2012 AR festival, Asia Publication Culture & Information Center, Paju Book City, Korea
2012 The Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai, China / The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong
2012 StarWars Episode Ⅴ, UNC Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2012 Tasty Land, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
2011 Playing in Old House 3, Old House, Seoul, Korea
2011 Art & Cook, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
2011 Casting Memories_The AHL Foundation Visual Arts Award Winners, ArtGate Gallery, New York, USA
2011 Seoul Photo Festival 2011 Photo Review, SeMA Gyeonghuigung of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2011 Worldwide@Young Portfolio, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2011 IYAP 2011_Society of the Spectacle, Interalia Art Company, Seoul, Korea
2011 Manner of Seeing, Gallery Boda Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
2011 Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2010, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2011 Child In Wonderland, Cyan Museum, Yeongcheon, Korea
2011 12nd Sajin Bipyong Awards Exhibition, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2011 Insa Art Festival_Art to Design, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2010 Financial News Art Festival_Korea Contemporary Artist 110, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
2009 Serotonin Ⅱ, SeMA Gyeonghuigung of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2009 Between the Wormhole, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2009 Eulim, Youngeun Museum, Kwangju-city, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2009 Dong-gang International Photo Festival: Magic Flute, Yeongwol County Council, Yeongwol, Korea
2009 Real and Unreal, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea
2009 Post Photo, Topohaus, Seoul, Korea
Special Displays
2025 One Artist One Month, Uijeongbu Station / Cafe Arts at Uijeongbu Arts Center, Uijeongbu, Korea
Grants and Awards
2024 Finalist, The Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, UK
2020 25 iCanvas Photography Award Finalists of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
2017 Critical Mass Top 50, Photolucida, USA
2017 BNL BNP Paribas Group Award semi-finalist, Italy
2016 Selected Arts & Culture Nurturing Support Program–Creative Arts Support (Visual Art), Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture, Incheon, Korea
2013 OCI Young Creatives, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2012 Selected for the 1st Ghasong Art Award, Dong Wha Pharm, Seoul, Korea
2012 Public Art selected artists, Public Art Magazine, Seoul, Korea
2011 Top 30 finalists in the Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2011 12nd Sajin Bipyong Awards, Photospace, Seoul, Korea
2011 Top 7 artists in the AHL Foundation Visual Arts Award, AHL Foundation, New York, USA
2010 Fn Art Vision Award special selection, The Financial News, Seoul, Korea
2010 Selected for Photobelt 2010, Korea Print Photography Promotion Association, Seoul, Korea
Residence program
2011 Playing in Old House, CAN Foundation, Seoul, Korea
Collections
PODO Museum, Jeju-do, Korea
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, Korea
Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
Osan Culture Foundation, Osan, Korea
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
Incheon Foundation for Arts&Culture, Art Bank, Incheon, Korea
OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
CAN Foundation, Seoul, Korea
Collaborations
Samsung
Hermes
Tiger Beer
Refinery29
Designlab Experience
Jury Activities
2024 Jury Member, ND Awards, ND Magazine
2019 Jury Member, The Biannual Art Exchange Selections, Precious Magazine HK
Lecture
2015-2016 Chugye University For The Arts , Seoul, Korea
Education
2009 MFA; Photography, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2007 BFA; Visual Communication Design, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Psyché, Echo Fine Arts, Cannes, France
2024 Into The Mist, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2024 Stage of Mind, Government Complex Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2023 Stage of Mind, La Galerie Paris 1839, Hong Kong
2022 Maiden Voyage, NOW Gallery, London, UK
2020 Scène d’Esprit, Le Grand Parquet (Théâtre Paris-Villette), Paris, France
2020 Devaneios - Os Mundos de JeeYoung Lee, Farol Santander, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2018 JeeYoung Lee: Stage of Mind (as part of OzAsia Festival), Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia
2016 Stage of Mind: Just Another Day, Gallery GO, Incheon, Korea
2015 Stage of Mind (as part of Belfast Photo Festival), Naughton Gallery at Queen’s, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2014 Stage of Mind, K11 Art Space, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
2014 Stage of Mind: Scène d’Esprit, Opiom Gallery, Opio, France
2013 Stage of Mind: Obsessive Compulsive, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2011 Stage of Mind, Brain Factory, Seoul, Korea
2010 DAZED; Stage of Mind (as part of Photo Belt 2010), Dongsanbang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 DAZED; Stage of Mind, Gallery Kong, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2026 Aesthetica Art Prize 20, Mercer Gallery, Harrogate, UK (upcoming)
2025 10 Years, Memories of the Space, Worri Museum of Art, Incheon, Korea
2024 Good Morning Korea, La Maison Guerlain, Paris, France
2024 The Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, York Art Gallery, York, UK
2023 Wonder: The Real, the Surreal, and the Fantastic, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
2023 Busan International Photo Festival: Visual Narrative, F1963, Busan, Korea
2023 Gugu-Isam, Chungmuro Gallery, Seoul
2023 Les femmes s'exposent, Houlgate, France
2023 Who Am I, Korean Cultural Center, Brussels, Belgium
2023 Planner of Wonderland X, Hangang Museum, Namyangju-si, Korea
2022 Beginnings, Forever, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan (touring exhibition)
2022 Where Is Alice?, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2022 Novacène, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille, France
2022 Collection Story, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
2022 Technique of Healing, Museum 1, Busan, Korea
2022 A Way of Appreciating: Slowly, Quietly, Excitingly, Royal X, Hwaseong-si, Korea
2022 Phenomenal Women, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2021 Photo + Shift, Kim Bo Seong Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2021 Narration of Healing / Artistry of Healing, Lotte Gallery Gwangbok, Busan, Korea
2021 212 Photography Istanbul, Yapi Kredi bomontiada, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Beginnings, Forever: From the Collection of Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Shinnyo-en, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, USA (touring exhibition)
2021 Light House, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2020 Wonderful Days For All, Seoul Metropolitan Library, Seoul, Korea
2019 My Favorite Alice: Alice, we've never met around the world, Lotte Gallery Incheon Terminal, Incheon / Lotte Gallery Cheongnyangni, Seoul, Korea
2018 Write on Art, Draw a Book, Kyungpook National University Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
2018 The New Era of Photography: The Fever of "Self- Portraits", Pier 2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2018 Art Hotel CAN, S-Factory, Seoul, Korea
2018 Bogildo, Gwangju Shinsegae Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
2018 A Contemporary Reference of the Human Condition, Edition ONE Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
2018 Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2017, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2018 29 Rooms (collaboration with Refinery29), San Francisco / Chicago, USA (touring exhibition)
2017 29 Rooms (collaboration with Refinery29), New York / Los Angeles, USA (touring exhibition)
2017 New Book, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2017 The Little Prince: Three stars, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Korea
2017 Another Way of Telling, Suwon IPark Museum of Art, Suwon, Korea
2017 Artful Living, West Village Printing House, New York, USA
2016 Hi Light, Gallery Sai, Seoul, Korea
2016 Art, talks about Incheon. Incheon, the watcher of art, Namdong Sorae Arts Hall, Incheon, Korea
2016 Sur Le Fil (Walk The Line), Opiom Gallery, Opio, France
2016 The Need For My Care, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Translation (Idong), Festival Corée d'Ici, Montpellier, France
2015 Today’s Menu, Space Can, Seoul, Korea
2015 The Secret Kingdom_Wonderland in SeMA, Buk Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Kaleidoscope Landscape, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan-si, Korea
2015 Diary of Family, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
2015 Sixth Sense, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2015 Imaginarium, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2015 The Letter From Fairyland, AK Gallery, Suwon, Korea
2015 NonSelf / NonSite, Art Mora, New York, USA
2014 Artist X Artistry Gallery Project: Forward Beauty, Haeun Art Gallery, Busan / Amway Art Museum, Bundang, Korea
2014 Basically. Forever, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2014 12_Twelve, Beyond Museum, Seoul, Korea
2014 Unlock The Door, Gungdabang Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
2014 ART NOVA 100 Hong Kong Station_New Face, New Art, K11 Art Mall, Hongkong
2014 別★同行[Byeolbyeol Donghaeng]_OCI Museum Contemporary Art Circulating Exhibition, Gwangyang Culture and Arts Center, Gwangyang / Pohang Culture and Arts Center, Pohang / Yeongju Culture and Arts Center, Yeongju / Gunsan Art Center, Gunsan, Korea
2013 同像異夢 (DongSang YiMong, Same Figure Different Dreams), Korea University Museum, Seoul, Korea
2013 Different-Unlike-Dissimilar, Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2013 Inauguration, Opiom Gallery, Opio, France
2013 Special Exhibition; The Fan, Spirit of Korea in One Hand, Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Yongin-si, Korea
2013 Silhouette, Gallery LVS, Seoul, Korea
2013 Public Art New Hero, NEMO, Seoul, Korea
2013 Succeeding, Gallery IAng, Seoul, Korea
2012 Landscape of Moment, Seongnam Arts Center, Seongnam-si, Korea
2012 ART NOVA 100, Enjoy Museum of Art / SZ Art Center, Beijing, China
2012 Interconnected Segment, ArtGate Gallery, New York, USA
2012 1st Ghasong Art Award Exhibition, Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea
2012 Instruction of the Contemporary Art, Posco Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
2012 AR festival, Asia Publication Culture & Information Center, Paju Book City, Korea
2012 The Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai, China / The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong
2012 StarWars Episode Ⅴ, UNC Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2012 Tasty Land, Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
2011 Playing in Old House 3, Old House, Seoul, Korea
2011 Art & Cook, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
2011 Casting Memories_The AHL Foundation Visual Arts Award Winners, ArtGate Gallery, New York, USA
2011 Seoul Photo Festival 2011 Photo Review, SeMA Gyeonghuigung of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2011 Worldwide@Young Portfolio, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2011 IYAP 2011_Society of the Spectacle, Interalia Art Company, Seoul, Korea
2011 Manner of Seeing, Gallery Boda Contemporary, Seoul, Korea
2011 Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2010, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
2011 Child In Wonderland, Cyan Museum, Yeongcheon, Korea
2011 12nd Sajin Bipyong Awards Exhibition, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2011 Insa Art Festival_Art to Design, Insa Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2010 Financial News Art Festival_Korea Contemporary Artist 110, Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea
2009 Serotonin Ⅱ, SeMA Gyeonghuigung of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2009 Between the Wormhole, Gallery Illum, Seoul, Korea
2009 Eulim, Youngeun Museum, Kwangju-city, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2009 Dong-gang International Photo Festival: Magic Flute, Yeongwol County Council, Yeongwol, Korea
2009 Real and Unreal, Gallery Lux, Seoul, Korea
2009 Post Photo, Topohaus, Seoul, Korea
Special Displays
2025 One Artist One Month, Uijeongbu Station / Cafe Arts at Uijeongbu Arts Center, Uijeongbu, Korea
Grants and Awards
2024 Finalist, The Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, UK
2020 25 iCanvas Photography Award Finalists of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
2017 Critical Mass Top 50, Photolucida, USA
2017 BNL BNP Paribas Group Award semi-finalist, Italy
2016 Selected Arts & Culture Nurturing Support Program–Creative Arts Support (Visual Art), Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture, Incheon, Korea
2013 OCI Young Creatives, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2012 Selected for the 1st Ghasong Art Award, Dong Wha Pharm, Seoul, Korea
2012 Public Art selected artists, Public Art Magazine, Seoul, Korea
2011 Top 30 finalists in the Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2011 12nd Sajin Bipyong Awards, Photospace, Seoul, Korea
2011 Top 7 artists in the AHL Foundation Visual Arts Award, AHL Foundation, New York, USA
2010 Fn Art Vision Award special selection, The Financial News, Seoul, Korea
2010 Selected for Photobelt 2010, Korea Print Photography Promotion Association, Seoul, Korea
Residence program
2011 Playing in Old House, CAN Foundation, Seoul, Korea
Collections
PODO Museum, Jeju-do, Korea
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, Korea
Yangpyeong Art Museum, Yangpyeong-gun, Korea
Osan Culture Foundation, Osan, Korea
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan
Incheon Foundation for Arts&Culture, Art Bank, Incheon, Korea
OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
CAN Foundation, Seoul, Korea
Collaborations
Samsung
Hermes
Tiger Beer
Refinery29
Designlab Experience
Jury Activities
2024 Jury Member, ND Awards, ND Magazine
2019 Jury Member, The Biannual Art Exchange Selections, Precious Magazine HK
Lecture
2015-2016 Chugye University For The Arts , Seoul, Korea