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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     SanToki, Tokiya. 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)

2024     Exhibition title TBD (Forthcoming). KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER (Washington DC)

2023     Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today (Forthcoming). ACKLAND ART MUSEUM, UNC CHAPEL CHILL (Chapel Hill, NC)

2023     Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today. ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART (Orlando, FL)

2023     Positive Change. FOWLER-KELLOGG ART CENTER, CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION (Chautauqua, NY, USA)

2022     Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today. SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (Washington DC)

2022     Why not Korea?. THE RECTORATE OF LA UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGAcurated by Casa Asia (Malaga, Spain)

2021     Catorce Relatos Breves: Made in Korea. CENTRO CULTURAL CASA DE VACAScurated 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 GALLERYcurated 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    Instructor, MIT Arts Studios, 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 TENNESSEE 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

2023     Grant Recipient. YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION, Creative Microgrants Program (Miami, FL)

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    

FACEBOOK, OCULUS VR HQ

CLEVELAND CLINIC ABU DHABI

MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER 

SILVERSEA CRUISELINE          

FUNDACION D.O.P

BASU FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS 

TP CONTEMPORARY 

LUCIANO BENETTON FOUNDATION, IMAGO MUNDI COLLECTION          

 

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 InterdependenceMiami 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)

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