Timothy Hyunsoo Lee
Currently lives and works between New York City, Boston and Madrid, Spain
EDUCATION
MFA, Computational Arts. Goldsmiths, University of London (London, UK)
Graduated with Merit
BA, Biology, Studio Art (Drawing) and Neuroscience & Behavior. Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Recipient of High Honors in Studio Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Forthcoming
2024 Our Family Portrait. CAI ARTIST PROJECT, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON (Boston, MA, USA)
2023 Permission to come home. SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2023 gwisin iyagi (ghost stories). WOOK & LATTUADA GALLERY (New York, NY)
2019 xoxo, cometboy. SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2016 Noone dies alone. SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2014 double-sided. SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2013 Timothy Lee: Works on paper. SCHOLASTIC CORP. (New York, NY)
2013 Traces. WOOK & LATTUADA GALLERY (New York, NY)
2012 secretive skin. ZILKHA GALLERY, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (Middletown, CT)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Forthcoming
2024 Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today (Forthcoming). GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM (Grand Rapids, MI)
2024 Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today (Forthcoming). MICHELE AND DONALD D'AMOUR MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (Springfield, MA)
2023 Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today (Forthcoming). ACKLAND ART MUSEUM, UNC CHAPEL CHILL (Chapel Hill, NC)
2023 Positive Change. FOWLER-KELLOGG ART CENTER, CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION (Chautauqua, NY, USA)
2023 Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today. ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART (Orlando, FL)
2022 Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today. SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (Washington DC)
2022 Why not Korea?. THE RECTORATE OF LA UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA, curated by Casa Asia (Malaga, Spain)
2021 Catorce Relatos Breves: Made in Korea. CENTRO CULTURAL CASA DE VACAS, curated by Casa Asia (Madrid, Spain)
2021 Nammu: Aguas Primordiales. GALERIA AURAL (Madrid, Spain)
2021 Bum Bum Ba Ye (Under Pressure). SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2021 DIAPORA: In a time of change. CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART (Coral Springs, FL)
2020 Cosas que nunca sucedieron aunque existen desde siempre. Inéditos, LA CASA ENCENDIDA, curated by Raquel Ibáñez (Madrid, Spain)
2020 When the Glove is Home. GALERIE DELLE PRIGIONI, organized by Fondazione Imago Mundi (Treviso, Italty)
2020 CVA Emerging Artist Exhibition. GALLO FAMILY GALLERY, STROHL ART CENTER (Chautauqua, NY)
2019 Within Interdependence. YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION GALLERY, curated by Deana Haggag (Miami, FL)
2018 DIY. GALERIE JOSEPH PARIS, curated by Mehdi Dakhli (Paris, France)
2017 Harlem Postcards. THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM (New York, NY)
2016 Contained. CHASHAMA PROJECT SPACE (New York, NY)
2016 RCA Secret Dubai. ALSERKAL AVENUE in collaboration with Art Dubai 2016 (Dubai, UAE)
2016 Framing Religion: Connections and Conflicts. GB STUART GALLERY, CARLISLE ARTS CENTER (Carlisle, PA)
2015 A Curious Blindness. WALLACH GALLERY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (New York, NY)
2015 The Journey. S. DILLON RIPLEY CENTER, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (Washington DC)
2014 La Forme Animale. GALERIE VENISE CADRE, curated by Zoulikha Bouabdellah (Casablanca, Morocco)
2014 IEAA Award Exhibition. MEDIA ONE 41F, organized by the International Emerging Artist Award (Dubai, UAE)
2013 Vacation Days. HUNDRED FORSYTH GALLERY, curated by Greta Hartenstein (New York, NY)
2013 Aesthetica Art Exhibition. YORK ST. MARY'S (York, UK)
ART FAIRS
2022 Art on Paper. Presented in the MAIN sector by WOOK & LATTUADA GALLERY (New York, NY)
2022 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2021 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2020 Art Basel Hong Kong. Presented by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (OVR)
2020 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2022 Taipei Dangdai. Presented in the SALON sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Taipei, Taiwan)
2019 viennacontemporary. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Vienna, Austria)
2019 ARCOLisboa. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2018 Artissima. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Turin, Italy)
2018 The Armory Show. Solo presentation in the PRESENTS sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (New York, NY)
2018 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2018 India Art Fair. Solo presentation in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (New Delhi, India)
2017 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2017 India Art Fair. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (New Delhi, India)
2016 ArtBO. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Bogota, Colombia)
2016 Art Brussels. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Brussels, Belgium)
2016 Art Dubai. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Dubai, UAE)
2015 Art International. Presented in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Istanbul, Turkey)
2015 ARCOMadrid. Presented in the SOLO/DUO sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Madrid, Spain)
2015 Art Stage Singapore. Solo presentation in the MAIN sector by SABRINA AMRANI GALLERY (Singapore)
RESIDENCIES
2022 Participant. SENSING THE WORLD project mentorship with Emeka Ogboh. FORECAST PLATFORM, 6th Edition (Berlin, Germany)
2022 Artist-in-Residence. CAMPUS ART DUBAI 9.0 BLOCKCHAIN EDITION (Dubai, UAE)
2020 Artist-in-Residence. CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION SCHOOL OF ART (Chautauqua, NY)
2019 Artist-in-Residence. BACCARAT FACTORY CRYSTAL RESIDENCY | YOUNGARTS (Baccarat, France)
2017 Artist-in-Residence. THE BASU FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (Kolkata, India)
2016 ChaNORTH Artist-in-Residence. CHASHAMA (Pine Plains, New York)
2013 ART.WRITE.NOW. Artist Residency. THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS (New York, NY)
TEACHING/ ARTIST TALKS
2022 - current Lecturer, Painting and Drawing. SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (SMFA) AT TUFTS (Boston, MA)
2022 - current SAA Painting & Drawing Instructor. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, MA)
2020 - 2021 GSP Teaching Artist. BROOKLYN MUSEUM (New York, NY)
2017 Artist Talk. KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER in collaboration with The Embassy of South Korea & The Basu Foundation for the Arts (New Delhi, India)
2015 Artist Talk. MIDDLE TENEESEE STATE UNIVERSITY in collaboration with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Murfreesboro, TN, USA)
PROFESSIONAL
2019 - current Member, Artist Advisory Council. THE NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION (Miami, FL)
2021 Juror, 2021 NYC Open Call. APEXART (New York)
2020 Selection Committee Member, MTA/LIRR Public Arts Commission, MTA ARTS & DESIGN (New York)
2019 - 2015 Member, Alumni Council. THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS / THE SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS (New York)
2015 - 2013 National Juror, Art Portfolio, THE SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS (New York)
PROJECTS/ PUBLIC ART
2023 Lead Artist, Our Family Portrait. COMMUNITY ARTS INITIATIVE: ARTIST PROJECT. THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON (Boston, MA, USA)
2018 Come Back Home. Public Art Commission, THE MTA OF NEW YORK for the Stewart Manor LIRR station (Garden City, New York)
2018 1000 Attempts at a Reconciliation. INDIA ART FAIR, Presented by Sabrina Amrani Gallery in the ARTPROJECTS sector (New Delhi, India)
2017 Annual Fundraiser Auction. CHRISTIE’S AUCTION HOUSE & ASIA ART ARCHIVE (Hong Kong)
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2021 Finalist. OUTWIN BOOCHEVER PORTRAIT COMPETITION (Washington DC, USA)
2021 Nominee. FORECAST PLATFORM, EDITION 6 (Berlin, Germany)
2019 Grant Recipient. FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Emergency Grant (New York)
2014 VSA Young Emerging Artist Award. THE KENNEDY CENTER & THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP (Washington D.C, USA)
2014 IEAA Award. INTERNATIONAL EMERGING ARTIST AWARD, 3 Ed. (Dubai, UAE)
COLLECTIONS
MTA ARTS & DESIGN (New York, NY)
FACEBOOK, OCULUS VR HQ (Seattle, USA)
CLEVELAND CLINIC ABU DHABI (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER (New York, NY)
SILVERSEA CRUISELINE (Monaco)
FUNDACION D.O.P (Caracas, Venezuela; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain)
BASU FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (Kolkata, India)
TP CONTEMPORARY (London, UK)
LUCIANO BENETTON FOUNDATION, IMAGO MUNDI COLLECTION (Treviso, Italy)
REVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS
2022 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today exhibition catalog (Washington, DC)
2022 FORECAST. Forecast 6, residency catalog (Berlin, Germany)
2021 Inéditos. Cosas que nunca sucedieron aunque existen desde siempre, exhibition catalog (Madrid)
2019 WhiteWaller. Within Interdependence, Miami 2019 Issue (Miami, FL)
2019 Periodistas ES. XOXO, cometboy: precisosismo made in Corea en Sabrina Amrani. (Madrid)
2019 EL MUNDO, printed 2/16/2019. Timothy Hyunsoo Lee – de la neurosciencia a artistia del arte contemporano (Madrid)
2018 Le Quotidien de l’Art. Thibault Poutrel presente une oeuvre de Timothy Hyunsoo Lee (Paris)
2018 GALERIE MAGAZINE, 2018 summer issue. Seeking Beauty: Timothy Hyunsoo Lee (New York)
2018 The Art Newspaper, Armory show issue. Names you should know at Armory (New York)
2016 ARTSY Editorial. Timothy Hyunsoo Lee contemplates Serenity and Death (New York)
2016 The Harvard Advocate, 150th Issue. Danger (Cambridge, MA)
2016 WIDEWALLS. Timothy Hyunsoo Lee’s exhibition at Sabrina Amrani brings a new kind of optimism
2016 Periodistas ES. Timothy Hyunsoo Lee: Nadie muere solo (Madrid)
2015 VOGUE India. Big Eyes (India)
2015 Nomadic Press. Artist and Mental Illness Interview Series: Timothy Hyunsoo Lee
2015 ARTSY Editorial. Precision and Instability in Timothy Hyunsoo Lee’s Mind Maps (New York)
2015 Artitute. Reflections on Art Stage Singapore: Timothy Hyunsoo Lee
2015 Columbia University Press. A Curious Blindness (New York)
2015 Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The Journey Exhibition Catalog (Washington DC)
2014 Galerie Venise Cadre. La Forme Animale Exhibition Catalog (Casabalanca, Morocco)
2014 Duas Arte Contemporaneo. double-sided de Timothy Hyunsoo Lee (Madrid)
2014 ARTSY Editorial. Art to Exorcise: Timothy Hyunsoo Maps his Mind with Watercolor
2014 AESTHETICA. Spring Anthology: 100 Contemporary Artists (York, UK)