Jiyong Lee (b. 1971)
EDUCATION
2001 Master of Fine Art, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
1997 Bachelor of Fine Art, Hong-ik University, Korea
EXHIBITION
Solo exhibitions
2019 Microcosm: Diatoms, The Galleria, November 1- December 5, Seoul, Korea
2017 Imagination of microcosm, Duane Reed Gallery, October 20, St. Louis Missouri
2016 Jiyong Lee, Clara Scremini Gallery, November 3, Paris, France
2014 Jiyong Lee, Duane Reed Gallery, October 24, St Louis, Missouri
2012 Jiyong Lee, Duane Reed Gallery, October 19, St Louis, Missouri
2010 New work, Duane Reed Gallery, February 19-March 27, St. Louis, Missouri
2009 New Work Jiyong Lee Cut and Assembled Glass, Davis and Cline Gallery, March 30-May 30, Ashland, Oregon
2008 Segmentation, Craft Alliance, November 7- December 28, St. Louis, Missouri
Recent selected group exhibitions
2022 Fired up: Glass Today, Sept. 15, 2022 - Feb. 5, 2023, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut
KIAF Seoul, Gallery Sklo, Sept. 2-6, COEX, Seoul, Korea
Expanding Horizons, International Festival of Glass, Aug. 26- Oct. 1, The United Kingdom
Condensing Light & Overflowing Colour, Aug. 2-Sept. 4, Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China
Innovators in Glass, July 1-October 30, Sandwich Museum, Sandwich, Massachusetts
In Between Materials, MO-NO-HA Hannam Gallery, June 28 - July 10, Seoul, Korea
Intersect Palm Springs, Duane Reed Gallery, Feb. 10-13, Palm Springs Convention Center, California
Collect art fair, Crafts Council, *Online exhibition Gallery Sklo, Feb. 25-27, London, The United Kingdom
Link: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect-art-fair/collect-2022-exhibitors/online-exhibitors/gallery-sklo
2021 KIAF Seoul, Gallery Sklo, Oct. 13-17, COEX, Seoul, Korea
KIAF SEOUL, Korea Craft & Design Foundation, Oct. 13-17, COEX, Seoul, Korea
Craft Prize 2020, Loewe Foundation, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Link: craftprize2021.loewe.com
Tallinn Applied Art Triennial, May 29- Aug. 15, Tallinn, Estonia
2021 Craft Trend Fair, Main Exhibition, Nov. 18-21, COEX, Seoul, Korea
2021 Craft Trend Fair, “London Collect Art Fair Preview” Gallery Sklo, Nov. 18-21, COEX, Seoul, Korea
Summer Group Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, July-August, St. Louis, MO
2020 Microcosm, Jiyong Lee, Ben Cobb, Kait Rhoads, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Glass Flex: Studio Glass in Korea, Sept. 15- Oct. 31, Gallery Sklo, Seoul, Korea
2019 SEOBO with the Galleria, Special Project: Hommage Park Seo-bo, May 17- June 9, the Galleria, Seoul, Korea
Luminous:Dale Chihuly and the Studio Glass Movement,
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, Washington
Transform: Contemporary Korean Glass by Jiyong Lee, Joon yong Kim, Huynsung Cho,
DuncanMcClellan Gallery, Feb. 8- Mar. 30, St. Petersburg, Florida
Kent State University National Curated Glass Show: Celebrating 50 Years of Glass,
Sept. 4- Oct. 4, CVA Gallery, Kent, Ohio
2018 ALCHEMY-Contemporary Studio Glass, John+Robyn Horn Gallery, Penland School of Crafts,
July 31- Sept. 16, Penland, North Carolina
SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, Nov. 1- 4, Chicago, Illinois
2017 Meister der Moderne 2017, Invitational Special Exhibition, International Trade Fair, March 8-14, Munich, Germany
DANGER & BEAUTY-Contemporary Art and Glass Works, May 2- July 30, ICI LABAS Galerie,
798 Art District, Beijing China
Chanel Mademoiselle Prive Seoul, D Museum, June 23- July 19, Seoul, Korea
45th International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, April 27-June 30, Royal Oak, Michigan
BRAFA Art Fair, Clara Scremini Gallery, Jan. 27-Feb 4, Brussels, Belgium
2016 The Studio at 20, The Corning Museum of Glass, May 26-Jan 22 2017, Corning, New York
Collision & Fission-Exhibition of Contemporary Glass, International Glass Art Festival, September 28, Huailai, China
Glass Now, The Handwerk Gallery of Craft Council, October 14, Munich, Germany
PAD London Art and Design, Clara Scremini Gallery, October 3-9, London England
Style of Masters: Invitational Hanicrafts Exhibitions of International and Native Artists,
Nov. 26- Dec. 26, Nanjing University of Arts, Nanjing China
2015 KOREA NOW, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Sept. 19, 2015 -Jan. 3 2016, Paris, France
SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, Nov. 5- 8, Chicago, Illinois
Flow Grow-2015 Qingdao Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition,
Qingdao Archives & Research Center for Contemporary Art, May 16- June 5, Qingdao, Shandong, China
43rd International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, April 23-June 26, Royal Oak, Michigan
Glass Weekend Biennial International Symposium 2015, Wheaton Arts, June 12-14, Millville, New Jersey
Texas Contemporary, Duane Reed Gallery, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Houston, Texas
2014 SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, November 1-3, Chicago, Illinois
Glass Show, Cinema Gallery, October 8th-November 22, Urbana, Illinois
Art Aspen, Duane Reed Gallery, August, Aspen, Colorado
Select NYC, Duane Reed Gallery, May, New York, New York
Palm Spring International Art Fair, February, Palm Spring, California
Art Palm Beach, January, Palm Beach, Florida
2013 SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, October 31- November 3, Chicago, Illinois
Stripping, International Contemporary Glass Art Invitational Exhibition, White Box Museum of Art, Beijing, China
41st International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, April 27-May 25, Royal Oak, Michigan
ART Shanghai 2013 International Glass Art Exhibition, March 23rd - March 26, Shanghai, China
International Glass Invitational Award Winners exhibition, June- September,
Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana
ART Shanghai 2013 International Glass & Ceramic Art Exhibition, April 18th - April 22nd, Shanghai, China
2012 50 years of studio Glass, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, November 1-4, Chicago, Illinois
2011 SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, November 5-7, Chicago, Illinois
Glass Weekend 2011, Weaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery June 10-12
39th International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, April 28-May 29, Royal Oak, Michigan
Advancing perspectives, Third Degree Glass Factory, May 20- June 15, St. Louis, Missouri
Glass Enchantment: Through the Looking Glass, May 13- May 29,
The New Art Gallery at Nazareth College Arts Center, Rochester NY
2010 SOFA EXPO Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, November 5-7, Chicago, Illinois
Contemporary glass, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, Indiana
-Jiyong Lee, Carmen Lozar, Amy Rueffert, Matt Urban, Aug. 21- September 15
SOFA West Santa Fe, Duane Reed Gallery, July 8-11, Santa Fe, New Mexico
SOFA EXPO New York, Duane Reed Gallery, April 16-19, New York, New York
Expertease, Morgan Contemporary Glass gallery, June4-August 28, Pittsburgh, PA
We’re on Huron, Current SIUC Faculty and Graduate Student Exhibition in conjunction with
the Annual College Art Association, February 10-13,Chicago, Illinois
Public collection
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, USA
Barry Art Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Fundación MEDIANOCHE0, Granada, Spain
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Chanel, Paris, France
Samsung Electronics, Seoul, Korea
Yunnan Hanringxuan Culture and Art Museum, Yunnan Province, China
Honors and Awards
2020 Finalist, Craft Prize, Loewe Foundation, Madrid, Spain
2017 Bavarian State Prize, International Trade Fair, Munich, Germany
2013 41st International Glass Invitational Award Winner, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan
2005 Emerging Artist, Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia
2004 Saxe Award, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
Fellowships, Residencies, & Scholarships
2020 Artist-in-Residence, The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, February 17-March 20, Corning, New York
2016 Guest Artist Pavilion Project (GAPP) residency, Toledo Museum of Arts Glass Pavilion, May26-31, Toledo, Ohio
2014 Museum of Glass, Tacoma Washington, October 8-12, Tacoma, Washington
2012 Research Residency (March), Sydney College of the Arts,
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2002, 2001 The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass Scholarship, Corning, New York
1999 O’Grady Foundation Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Faculty
2005-present Professor, Glass, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
2001-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Workshop Instructor
2022 Masterclass, Ruskin Glass Center, Stourbridge, August 22-25, the UK
The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, June 13-17, Corning, New York
2017 The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, workshop for Industrial Designers, Corning, New York
2016 Toledo Museum of Arts Glass Pavilion, June 1-4, Toledo, Ohio
The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, June 20-25, Corning, New York
The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, July 4-8, Corning, New York
2015 The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, June 15-20, Corning, New York
Penland School of Crafts, August 9-21, Penland, North Carolina
2013 The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
2012 The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, June 4-9, Corning, New York
Canberra Glass Works, March 8-12, Canberra, Australia
Firestation Artists Studios, September 17-21, Dublin, Ireland
2009 The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, June 1-10, Corning, New York
Pittsburgh Glass Center, June 15-19, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2008 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, Jan.28-Feb. 2, Corning, New York
Visiting Artist
2022 Loewe X IED Madrid Panel Talk, (in-person with online broadcast), Jan. 25, IED Madrid
2021 Micro Macro, (recorded) presentation, (online) International Conference of Art and Design Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Artist Lecture (online), Oct. 25, Glass program, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research Spotlight presentation, Oct. 7, Graduate Council, Southern Illinois University
2020 Artist Lecture (online), Oct. 12, Glass program, Hastings College, NE
2019 Temple University, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Glass program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2012 Australian National University, School of Art, Canberra, Australia
University of South Australia, School of Art, Architecture and Design, Adelaide, Australia
National College or Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
2011 Domaine de Boisbuchet, France
glass workshop, co-teaching with Glass Lab from Corning Museum of Glass
2010 Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
2008 Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
Korea Craft Promotion Foundation, Namseoul University, Korea
2005 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
2003 Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Juror
2022 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022, Expert Panel, Madrid, Spain
2017 Fellowship Grant Application Reader, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
2016 Tianyuan Award Exhibition of Chinese Students Glass Art Works, Huailai, China
2013 Cheongju International Craft Biennale Competition, Korea
2003, 2004 The 35th and 36th Annual Corn Hill Arts Festival, Rochester, New York
Service for professional association
2009-2015 Board of Directors, Glass Art Society
PUBLICATION
Articles in professional journals
2007 Lee, Jiyong, “Working with HXTAL- NYL-1 adhesive” The Glass Art Society Journal, 2007, pp. 129-131
2006 Lee, Jiyong, “Coldworking with Diamond Tools, Technical Article”,
GAS News (the newsletter of the Glass Art Society), vol. 17, issue 1, 2006, p. 5
2005 Lee, Jiyong, “International Window”, GAS News (the newsletter of the Glass Art Society), vol. 16, issue 4, 2005, p. 4
Lee, Jiyong, “Emerging Artist,” Glass Art Society Journal, 2005, pp.47-48
Bibliography
2018 William V. Ganis, "review" solo exhibition review of Jiyong Lee-"imagination of microcosm",
Glass Quarterly, No. 150 Spring 2018, pp 53-54
2016 Susie J. Silbert, “Misterious Nature”- Exploring the glass art of Jiyong Lee, Harue Shimomoto, and RobSnyder,
American Art Collector Magazine, February 2016, pp.116-119
2015 Asako Uchida, “ASIA COLOR TREND BOOK 2017-18” (art and design resource catalog),
Chapter 6 Converted Sight, Inspiration 3, Cuboid Segmentation
DIC Color Design Inc. Japan, December 2015, pp. 94, 101
2014 New Glass Review 35, Corning Museum of Glass, pp. 26, 70
2013 Sebby Wilson Jacobson, "Night and Day", American Craft, Oct./Nov. 2013, pp. 64-73
-the article covers Hoyeon Chung and Jiyong Lee
2012 John Drury, “Jiyong Lee master Lee’s synthesis”, Neues Glas, Spring 2012, pp. 32-37
2011 New Glass Review 32, Corning Museum of Glass, pp. 29
Kurt Shaw, “Ideas shine through exhibit” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 24, 2011, F3
2010 Roger Mcbain, “Birth of Inspiration” (interview at studio & introduction of exhibition at
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Arts) Evansville Courier & Press, August 19, 2010 pp. B7, B8
“3 Questions For Jiyong Lee” The GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet, interview with Glass Quarterly magazine blog,
March 16, 2010 Link: http://blog.glassquarterly.com/2010/03/16/3-questions-for-jiyong-lee/
“Artist of the Month” Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, March, 2010
Link: http://www.contempglass.org/seeing_glass/Lee2010Mar/ArtistLee.html
2008 Davis, Marilyn, “Sculpture in glass” Perspectives(Southern Illinois University Carbondale Research and Creative
activities magazine), Spring 2008, pp. 14-17, Link: http://perspect.siuc.edu/08_sp/jiyong_lee.html
Bondy, Barbara, “Glass Art” (review of “Segmentation and Seeds” exhibition)
Auburn Report, October 6, 2008, Vo. 41, No. 25, pp. 5
2007 Thomas, Mary, “Glass show captures many different styles”
(review of “Nonconformists” Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania),
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wednesday, July 11, 2007, C-3
Shaw, Kurt, “Visual Seduction” (review of “Visual Seduction”, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania), Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Thursday, May 3, 2007
2003 Kim, Hyunjung, “Jiyong Lee Korean Glass Artist in U.S.”, Crart (Korean art and craft monthly magazine)
no. 25(September 2003): pp. 78-81
New Glass Review 24, Corning Museum of Glass, 2003, pp.13, 25
2002 Lee, Jiyong, “Member Profile”, GAS News: vol. 13, issue 6, 2002, p. 2
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