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