Curriculum Vitae

Jay Lee

Art Fairs

2026

Memories of Corn and Rice, Solo Booth with KOIK Contemporary, Salon ACME no.13

Mexico City, Mexico

2026

Group Booth with Casa Lu, CLAVO 8th Edition

Mexico City, Mexico

Solo Exhibitions

2026

Mnemosis: Memory and Form, KOIK Contemporary

Mexico City, Mexico

2025

Atmospheres, SoulMate

Seoul, South Korea

2025

Making a Forest, Residencia Corazon

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2024

Unrolled, Arthereistanbul

Istanbul, Turkey

2023

Home of Emotions; Moving Home, Moving Emotions, El Sur

Mexico City, Mexico

2023

Dreams, KOIK Contemporary

Mexico City, Mexico

Three-Person Exhibitions

2024

Someone's ( ) Stories, Samseyoung

Seoul, South Korea

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026

Held/Hidden, The Canopy Program

Chelsea, New York, United States

2025

The Two Faces of History, L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere

Paris, France

2025

The Material Way, Space House, Material Matters, London Design Week 2025

London, United Kingdom

2025

Residencia Groupal TEXERE, Don Gregorio

Oaxaca, Mexico

2024

The Summer Project, The CUT

Halesworth, Suffolk, UK

2024

At Different Speeds, UA Gallery

Brooklyn, New York, United States

2024

The Material Way, Oens Have, 3 Days of Design

Copenhagen, Denmark

2024

Obsess and Observe, UA Gallery

Brooklyn, New York, United States

2024

Threads of Tomorrow, Museu Textil

Virtual

2024

Perspectives 2024, CICA Museum

Seoul, South Korea

2023

Lichtspiele des Westens 2023, West

Leipzig, Germany

2023

Say - Sweet, Silence, Alte Handelsschule

Leipzig, Germany

2023

Smoking Materials, Pilotenkueche

Leipzig, Germany

2023

Meals on Different Tables, Gallery Is

Seoul, South Korea

2023

The Flap of Wings; Flight, Gallery La Mer

Seoul, South Korea

2022

RAF: Rising Artist Festival, Ccollabohaus Mullae

Seoul, South Korea

2022

Arte Local: Casa de la Cultural Tulum, Terrenos de la Expoferia Tulum

Tulum, Mexico

2022

My First Painting, Gallery M

Seoul, South Korea

Open Studios / Public Events

2025

Memories of Corn, Ritual Dining Experience, KOIK Contemporary

Mexico City, Mexico

2025

Journees Europeennes du Patrimoine et du Matrimoine (JEMP 2025), L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere

Paris, France

2025

Journees Nationales des Artistes, L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere

Paris, France

2025

Open Studio, Residencia Corazon

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2025

TEXERE Open Studio

Oaxaca, Mexico

2024

Open Studio, GlogauAIR

Berlin, Germany

2024

Open Studio (March, May, June), Uncool Artist

Brooklyn, NYC, United States

2023

Open Studio, Pilotenkueche

Leipzig, Germany

Residencies

2026

KOIK Contemporary

Mexico City, Mexico

2025

KOIK Contemporary

Mexico City, Mexico

2025

The Gramounce

Amsterdam, Netherlands

2025

L'AiR Atelier 11 Cite Falguiere

Paris, France

2025

The Arctic Circle

Svalbard, Norway

2025

Residencia Corazon

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2025

TEXERE

Oaxaca, Mexico

2024

GlogauAIR

Berlin, Germany

2024

Arthereistanbul

Istanbul, Turkey

2024

The CUT: Summer Project Residency 2024

Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom

2024

Uncool Artist

Brooklyn, New York, United States

2024

A Position on Retreat

Vancouver Island, Canada

2023

Pilotenkueche International Art Program

Leipzig, Germany

2023

El Sur

Mexico City, Mexico

2023

KOIK Contemporary

Mexico City, Mexico

Bibliography / Press

2026

Cosechas de la memoria (Harvests of memory)

Critical Essay for Salon ACME by Fernanda Ramos Mena, Curator and writer

2024

Exhibition Interview, Gazete Kadikoy

in Turkish

2024

101 Floral Artbook, Arts to Heart Project

2023

Lessons in Letting Go, Pilotenkueche

Talks / Events

2025

Artist Talk, Uncool Artist

Brooklyn, New York, United States

2025

Artist Talk, The Gramounce

Amsterdam, Netherlands

2025

Artist Talk, The Arctic Circle

Svalbard, Norway

2024

Artist Talk, GlogauAIR

Berlin, Germany

2024

Artist Talk, Uncool Artist

Brooklyn, New York, United States

2023

Artist Talk, Third Room

Leipzig, Germany

2023

Artist Talk, Pilotenkueche

Leipzig, Germany

2022

Solo Live Painting, RAF: Rising Artist Festival, Ccollabohaus Mullae

Seoul, South Korea

Workshops Led

2024

Bioplastic Making Workshop, Abode Studio

Copenhagen, Denmark

2024

Bioplastic Making Workshop, GlogauAIR

Berlin, Germany

Education

2025–27

The Gramounce

Food and Art Alternative MA, Global (based in Spain)

2010–12

KDI School

Master in Public Policy and Management in Economic Development (MPP/ED), South Korea

2006–09

Hanshin University

Bachelor in International Relations, South Korea

Continuing Education

2025

Alternative Photography, Alternative Processes

Tuscany, Italy

2025

Ecological Practice, ZHdK Summer School

Zurich, Switzerland

2025

Photographs As Structural Form, Cliche Verre, Chemical Painting, Making Photographs on Glass & Metal, Penumbra Foundation

New York, United States

2025

Glass Blowing, Casting, UrbanGlass

New York, United States

2025

Mycelium Sculpture Making, Genspace

New York, United States

2025

Adrienne Elise Tarver Cohort, The Canopy Program, NYC Crit Club

New York, United States

2025

Local Bio-Based Materials, The Material Way

Copenhagen, Denmark

2025

Photography Workshop

Uruguay

2025

Historical Pigment, Polke

Mexico City, Mexico

2024

Shoot, Develop, Print Workshop, Darkroom Fiasco

Berlin, Germany

2024

Glass Casting, Flaming, Blowing, Berlin Glass Works & Berlin Flaming Studio

Berlin, Germany

2024

Local Bio-Based Materials, The Material Way

Copenhagen, Denmark

2023

Pigment Workshop, London Pigments

London, United Kingdom

2023

Historical Binding Medium, Polke

Mexico City, Mexico

Projects

2022

Material Memory Studio

Founder — Place-based studio for art, reflection, and interdisciplinary workshops exploring materiality, memory, and meaning. Seoul, South Korea

2024

Reviewed by Artists

Founder — International artist residency review platform

2022

Colorful Life: Huam

Seoul, South Korea

Curator & Artist — 8 different local places, 41 artworks