UJIN LEE
born in Seoul, South Korea
lives and works in New York City
EDUCATION
2007 M.F.A, Painting and Drawing, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2005 B.F.A, Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS
2024 Bo/Ja/Gi, Tramway Plaza, New York, NY (upcoming)
2012 Samsara (continuous flow), Washington Square Park, New York, NY
2011 17x17 squares, Thomas Paine Park, New York, NY
2011 Roll the ball, Hudson River Park's 14th Street Park, New York, NY
2011 Tie the knots, untile the knots, Washington Square Park, New York, NY
2010 Bojagi: Empty is not empty. Full is not full. II, Howl Festival, Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY
2010 Bojagi: Empty is not empty. Full is not full I, Washington Square Park, New York, NY
2007 Moments, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006 Control, Neo Gallery, Columbus, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 Transgressive Inversions + Identities, Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2014 LMCC's Autumn Art Auction Exhibition, William Holman Gallery, New York, NY
2012 West Chelsea Artist Preview, 1440B Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Sha-Sha, Space Womb Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2009 Sha-Sha, Seoul Art Center-Gongpyeong Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 Form/Norm, Gallery Korea, Korean Cultural Service New York
2008 The Cooper Union Summer Residency Exhibition, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2008 Art into Action, Action into Art, TNC Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Beyond These Walls, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2007 Jan Dilenschneider Drawing Show, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2007 96th Annual OAL Spring Juried Exhibition, Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006 Ohio Art League Thumb Box Exhibition, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, OH
2006 Asia: Cultural Memory, COncourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, OH
2005 95th Annual OAL Fall Juried Exhibition, Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
2005 6th Annual New Millennium Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Busan, Korea
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND RESIDENCIES
2013 The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
2012
Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grant, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs / Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
2011 Performance Funding, AT&T
2011
Project Sponsor,
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea
2010 Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grant, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs / Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
2008 The Cooper Union Summer Residency, New York, NY
2007 Fergus Gilmore Materials Award, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2007 The Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Nomination
2006 Fergus Gilmore Art Travel Award, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH