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]

Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York, USA [1] [2]


 

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