Through The Years
Inchin LEE (b. 1957)
Career
CURRENT PROFESSION
Contempory Ceramic Artist
Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Inchin LEE / New Spring Project, Seoul, Korea [1][2][3][4][5]
2022 Inchin LEE / Arumjigi Foundation, Seoul, Korea [1] [2]
2021 Inchin LEE / Light of Life, Gapyeong, Korea [1]
2021 Inchin LEE / Bohyemiahn Gallery, Seoul, Korea [1] [2] [3]
2020 Inchin LEE: Hometown / Gallery Artlink, Seoul, Korea [1] [2]
2018 Inchin LEE / E-Land Gallery, Shanghai, China [1] [2] [3]
2016 Inchin LEE / Gallery SEIN, Seoul, Korea
2016 Inchin LEE: Korean Teapot Artist / POA, China
2016 Inchin LEE / Choeunsook Gallery, Seoul, Korea [1] [2] [3] [4]
2013 Inchin LEE / Space DURU, Seoul, Korea
2012 Inchin LEE / Zien Art Space, Yongin, Korea [1] [2]
2012 Inchin LEE / Mindy Solomon Gallery, Florida, USA
2012 Inchin LEE / LEEnLEE Gallery, California, USA
2011 Inchin LEE / Gallery Moa, Paju, Korea
2010 Inchin LEE / Sikijang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2010 Inchin LEE / Jajaknamu Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 Inchin LEE / Craft Trend Fair, Seoul, Korea
2009 Inchin LEE / Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, USA
2009 Inchin LEE / B&W Natural Elements, Koo New York, USA
2009 Inchin LEE / University of Hawaii at Mănoa , USA
2007 Inchin LEE: Teaware / Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2007 Inchin LEE / Chala Gallery, Jeju, Korea
2006 Inchin LEE / Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2005 Inchin LEE / Yesong Gallery, Daegu, Korea
2004 Inchin LEE / ICOM 2004, Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2004 Inchin LEE / Container House of Ceramics, Seoul, Korea
2004 Inchin LEE / Aju Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea
2003 Inchin LEE / Tho-Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2001 Inchin LEE / To-Wha Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2000 Inchin LEE / Baeksang Memorial Hall, Seoul, Korea
1999 Inchin LEE / Queen Emma Gallery, USA
1998 Inchin LEE: Vessels & Utilitarian Ware / Jo-hyun Gallery, Korea
1997 Inchin LEE / Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996 Inchin LEE / Park Ryu Sook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996 Inchin LEE / 6Tenmaya Okayama, Japan
1995 Inchin LEE / Tho-Art Space, Seoul, Korea
1994 Inchin LEE / Long Beach Art Museum, California, USA
1991 Inchin LEE / Tho-Art Space, Seoul, Korea
1989 Inchin LEE / Seoul Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1984 Inchin LEE / American Culture Center, Seoul, Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
LOEWE Craft Prize 2023 / Noguchi Museum, New York [1] [2] [3] [4]
2023 LALA Fair / Sejong Museum of Art, Korea [1]
2022
Imagining The Culinary Culture of Goryeo / Arumjigi, Korea [1]
The Extraordinary Ordinary / Korean Craft Museum, Korea [1] [2]
2021
Esthetics of Onggi / Incheon International Airport, Korea [1] [2]
2020
Development Over Time: “Life With Ceramics” Exchange / Guo Meiqin Private Museum, Yixing China
2019
Upright Ceramic Masters (도사도인) / Gallery Artlink, Seoul, Korea [1]
Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2019 / Icheon, Korea [1] [2]
Teaware / Royal Gallery, Seoul, Korea [1] [2]
Collect 2019: World Crafts Council / Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K. [1]
2018
New Acquisitions 2018 / Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea [1] [2]
Missing Link / Hongik University Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul
Ancestral Rites For Modern Times / Arumjigi Cultural Foundation, Seoul
Beauty of Food, Tea & Drinkware / Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, China
SEE + 光 / California State University, Long Beach, California, USA
Dojakga Jeon (도작가展) / Gallery Iang, Seoul, Korea
CROSSOVER 2018 / Miral Museum, Seoul, Korea
2017
Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale / Yeoju Lifestyle Ceramics Museum, Gyeonggi, Korea
Missing Link / Hongik University Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea
Present-day Onggi / National Cultural Heritage Centre, Seoul, Korea
Still Life / Daejeon Contemporary Art Museum, Daejeon, Korea
Craft Climax / Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Gyeonggi, Korea
CROSSOVER / Miral Museum, Seoul, Korea
A City In Dialogue With The World - “Jingpiao” International Exhibition / Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, China
2016
Future of Vessels – The 1st Contemporary Functional Ceramics Exhibition / Henan Museum, Henan, China
Days, Daily Life (日子), China-Korea Functional Ceramics Exhibitions of 4 Artists / Shanghai Chen Yin Fo Ji Museum of Art, China
One Summer Day’s Repose: Taste, Palate, Healing, Korea Food Culture & Contemporary Craft / National Folk Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Made In Korea, Creative Korea / Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Seoul, Korea
2015
Korea NOW! Contemporary Korean Craft Exhibition / 130 Years of Korea-France Relations, Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Ceramic Art at Alfred / Alfred University, New York, USA
Crossover / Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Traditional Alcoholic Beverages with Side Dishes / Areumjigi Culture Keepers, Seoul, Korea
Cheong-ram / HOMA (Hongik University Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
Crossover, Korea-China-Japan Exchange Exhibition / Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Core Connection: Korean Ceramics / Lacoste Gallery, NY, USA
Beyond Limitations, Korea-Australia International Ceramic Workshop / Clayarch Museum, Gimhae, Korea
Contemporary Korean Ceramics Invitational Exhibition / Mokpo Ceramic Living Ware Museum, Mokpo, Korea
2014
Dual Natures in Ceramics: Eight Contemporary Artists from Korea / Organized by Asian Art Museum and SFO Museum, Terminal 3, San Francisco International Airport, USA
Translated Works / Ponetive Space, Heyri, Paju, Korea
Asia Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition / Clayarch Museum, Gimhae, Korea
Crossover / Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
The 20th Exhibition for the Korea Contemporary Ceramic Art Association / Icheon World Ceramic, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
MOON JARS by 8 Artists / Space DURU, Seoul, Korea
Daily Life / Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2014 Hongik University College of Fine Arts, Graduate School Professors’ Exhibition / HOMA (Hongik University Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
Kensington Jeju Hotel Gallery Exhibition / Kensington Resort, Jeju Island, Korea
HIS LIFE, WORK AND TIMES / N Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2013
2013 Namwon Asia Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition / Namwon City Ceramic College Gallery, Namwon, Jeolla-buk Province, Korea
Community - with me, with you with us, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2013 / International Ceramic Workshop, NH Residency Hall, Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
2013 Asia Contemporary Ceramic Art – New Generation of Artists / 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, Japan
Jingdezhen International Ceramic Exhibition / Jingdezhen, China
Incheon Architectural Heritage Architectural Ceramics Exhibition / Incheon Culture and Arts Center, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
MOON JARS by 8 Artists / Space DURU, Seoul, Korea
TOGETHER Exhibition / Po Gallery, Busan, Korea
GENERATION Exhibition / HOMA (Hongik University Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
Shimcheon Art Fair / Sanbao Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
Crossover / Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Special Exhibition for the Korea Contemporary Ceramic Art Association / Buan Celadon Museum, Jeolla-nam Province, Korea
Sanbao International Living Ceramics Exhibition / Sanbao Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
2012
Crossover / Milal Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Ceramic Art Asia / Aichi Prefecture Ceramic Museum, Japan
Korea Contemporary Ceramic Artists Exhibition / Buan Celadon Museum, Jeolla-nam Province, Korea
Sanbao International Living Ceramics Exhibition / Sanbao Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
Prism / Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gyeongsangnam Province, Korea
The Power of Ceramicists / Gallery SEIN, Seoul, Korea
2011
The 16th World Ceramic Biennale Korea, International Artists Exchange Workshop / Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
Between Tradition and Future, Main Exhibition, Cheongju International Craft Biennale / The Old Tobacco Processing Plant, Chungbukk Province, Korea
Asia Contemporary Exchange Exhibition / Shiwan Modern Ceramic Museum, China
Lee, In-Chin and Janet Deboos Exhibition / Sikgijang Gallery, Seoul, Korea
East-West Ceramics Collaboration V / University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Asia Contemporary Exchange Exhibition / YIDO Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2010
Mix up - Trend / Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
Special Exhibition on Korean Contemporary Ceramic / IAC General Assembly, Paris, France
Korea, China, Japan NEW GENERATION Exhibition / HOMA (Hongik University Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists / Fowler Museum, UCLA, USA
2009
The Mixer / Utah State University, USA
Happiness with in a Cup of Tea / Gana Art Center / Miru, Korea
Change and Constancy / Gyeonggi Province Ceramic Museum, Korea
The Seoul Art Exhibition, 2009 Craft / Seoul Museum of Art, Korea
Korea, China, Japan NEW GENERATION Exhibition / Aichi Prefecture Ceramic Museum, Japan
The 17th Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Ceramic Artists Association / Seoul Arts Center, Korea
KOO Collection / New York City, USA
Hongik Art and Design Festival / HOMA, Seoul, Korea
International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition / International Ceramics Fair, Jingdezhen, China
2008
Beijing Olympic Korea, China Art Festival / Beijing Culture Center, China
Diversified Measurement / Hugweyi Gallery, Taiwan
International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition / International Ceramics Fair, Jingdezhen, China
The Tendency of Korean Ceramics in the Modern Era / Gyeonggi Province Ceramic Museum, Korea
Korea, Japan, China New Generation Exhibition / Shiwan Modern Ceramic Museum, China
Container, Empty and Full / Gallery Ssamzie, Seoul, Korea
Asia Art Network / KEPCO Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Korea-China-Japan International Contemporary Ceramics Exhibitions-International Symposium / Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
International Ceramics Exchange Exhibition / Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan)
Korea-Japan Contemporary Ceramics Exchange Exhibition / Kubota Residence Hagi, Japan)
Cheong-chul-ur-ram (靑出於藍 Blue comes from Indigo) / Gallery Iang, Seoul, Korea
2007
Skin of Asia, the 4th World Ceramic Biennale / Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
2007 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Exchange Exhibition / Jingdezhen, China
The 16th Exhibition of Korean Contemporary Ceramic Artists Association / Seoul Arts Center
Continent Ceramics / IEAC, France
Clay Edge Gulgong 2007 / Cudgegong Gallery, Australia
Porcelain! Reborn with Bangsan Clay / Bangsan Porcelain Museum, Korea
2006
The 20th Exhibition of Advanced-Level Course / HOMA (Hongik University Museum of Art), Seoul, Korea
Delight of Clay / Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Tradition and Innovation / SOFA, Chicago, USA
20th Century Japanese and Korean Ceramics / Bonhams Auction, London, UK
China Yunnan International Folk Arts and Crafts Forum / Yunnan Provincial Museum, China
Asian Ceramic Delta / Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
Contemporary Korean Ceramics Exhibition / KOO Collection, New York City, USA
Korea Ceramics Exhibition / Shinguku, Japan
Modern Korean Ceramics Exhibition / The Air Gallery, London, UK
Imjingang Clay Fire Exhibition / The Gallery, Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
Contemporary Luxury Incense Burners of 7 Artists / Yesong Gallery, Daegu, Korea
Tea, Holding The Mind Exhibition / Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
WORKS COLLECTED BY
World Crafts Council, Saatchi Gallery / London, United Kingdom [1]
Daejeon Museum of Art / Daejeon, Korea [1] [2]
Philadelphia Museum of Art / Philadelphia, USA [1]
Gwangju Joseon Royal Kiln Museum / Gwangju, Korea
World Ceramic Center / Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
Milal Museum of Art / Seoul, Korea
Seoul Press Center / Seoul, Korea
Aju Museum / Chungbuk Province, Daejeon, Chungbuk Province, Korea
Clayarch Gimhae Museum / Gimhae, Korea [1] [2] [3]
Hongik University Museum of Art (HOMA) / Seoul, Korea
Jesus Ville / Seoul, Korea
ELAND Culture Foundation / ELAND Space / Seoul, Korea
Victoria & Albert Museum / London, UK [1]
British Museum / London, UK [1]
Musée Royal de Mariemont / Morlanwelz, Belgium
National Gallery of Australia / Canberra, Australia [1]
National Museum of China / Beijing, China
Suzhou Museum / Jiangsu, China
Foshan Museum / Foshan, China
Hang Rong Xuan Culture & Art Museum / Yunnan, China
Guangzhou Seokman Art Museum / Guangzhou, China
California State University, Long Beach / California, U.S.A.
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art Center for Ceramic Education / Alfred University, USA
Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago, USA [1]
EDUCATION
1977. 06 Westminster High School, California, USA
1977. 09 Orange Coast College, California, U.S.A.
1977. 09 Laguna College of Art and Design, California, U.S.A.
1979. 09 California State University, Fullerton, California, U.S.A.
1982. 03 BFA, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1984. 03 MFA, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1986. 03 Assistant to Fujiwara YU, Fujiwara Yu Pottery, Bizen, Okayama, Japan
SELECTED AWARDS
1989 Grand Prize / 9th Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Competition, Korea
1987 Special Award / 7th Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Competition, Korea
1984 Special Award / 4th Seoul Newspaper Contemporary Ceramic Competition, Korea
1983 Special Award / 1st Seoul Art Exhibition, Korea
1978 Grand Prize / Newport Beach Ebell Award, Cypress College Art Show, USA
1977 Laguna Beach School of Art Award, USA
1977 Leo Award, USA
1977 Bank of America Award, USA