Eunsae Lee (b.1987, Seoul) graduated from the Painting Department at Hongik University and studied Fine Arts at Korea National University of Arts. Lee draws paintings of resistance from Korean society which she has witnessed directly or indirectly, starting from popular culture, social media, and personal experience. She has developed a unique aesthetic with simple forms, thin and fast brushing, and particular color combinations.

Some of her solo exhibitions include “Guilty – Image – Colony”, Gallery 2, Seoul, “Crack; Interference; Witnesses”, Seoul Art Space Seogyo, Seoul, “Crack; Interference; Witness”, Gallery Chosun, Seoul. She also participated in major group exhibitions as “Salt of the Jungle”, Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi, “Project HOPE?”, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, “Read My Lips”, Hapjeongjigu, Seoul, “The Idea of North: Schizo-Geography”, Amado Art Space/Lab, Seoul, etc.

Education

MFA, Korea National University of Arts, Department of Fine Art, Seoul (KR)

BFA, Hongik University, Department of Painting, Seoul (KR)

Solo Exhibition

2022

Night Freaks : Squat. L21, Mallorca (ES)

2021

IMA PICKS 2021 : Dear My Hate-Angel-God. Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, (KR)

2020 

As Usual. Gallery 2, Seoul (KR)

2018 

Night Freaks. Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul (KR)

2016 

Guilty-Image-Colony. Gallery 2, Seoul (KR)

2015 

Crack; Interference; Witnesses. Seoul Art Space – Seogyo, Seoul (KR)

Crack; Interference; Witness. Gallery Chosun, Seoul (KR)

Group Exhibition

2022 

UNBOXING PROJECT: Today. NewSpring Project, Seoul (KR)

Tabby bone. GPU, Seou (KR)

Rendering. PHD Group, Hong Kong (CHN)

Minimalism-Maximalism-Mechanissmmm Act 1–Act 2. Art Sonje Center, Seoul (KR)

2021 

Though We Dance. Cosmo40, Inchoen (KR)

CHERNOBYL PAPERS. Chernobyl, Ukraine (UKR)

as the Practice of Learning. Nam-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul (KR)

əráivəl. MMCA Goyang Residency Studio 6, Goyang (KR)

A Women, Born. Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon (KR)

2020

VLADIMIR et ESTRAGON. Art Space Pool, Seoul (KR)

Spread Her Seeds. Space illi, Seoul (KR)

2019 

The Best World Possible. PLATFORM-L, Seoul (KR)

Kahn Parade 2019. Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul (KR)

Finity Mirror. SeMA Nanji Residency, Seoul (KR)

Nothing. Kyobo Art Space, Seoul (KR)

Young Korean Artists 2019 : Liquid Glass Sea. MMCA, Gwacheon (KR)

The Sea will Not Sink. Artspace Boan, Seoul (KR)

2018 

MOTIF. Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul (KR)

SSamzie Space 1998-2008-2018 : Enfants Terribles, As Ever. Donuimun Open Creative Village, Seoul (KR)

Salt of the Jungle. Vietnamese Women’s Museum, Hanoi (VN)

2017 

Salt of the Jungle. Asean Culture House, Busan (KR)

PING PONG. Gallery 175, Seoul (KR)

Project HOPE?. Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul (KR)

Salt of the Jungle. KF Gallery, Seoul (KR)

The painting. Open space BAE, Busan (KR)

Read My Lips. Hapjeongjigu, Seoul (KR)

2016 

Reminiscent of colors. Space 9, Seoul (KR)     

Eyes open to everyone. Gallery White Block, Paju (KR)

2015 

The Idea of North: Schizo-Geography. Amado Art Space/Lab, Seoul (KR)

2014 

The Showcase. Seoul Art Space – Seogyo, Seoul (KR)

Unfamiliar air. Space BM, Seoul (KR)

Today’s Salon. Common Center, Seoul (KR)

Chilled Edge. KNUA Gallery, Seoul (KR)

2013  

Eastern Monsters, Triangle Art Festival. Space k, Gwanju (KR)

Drawn to drawing. Gallery 175, Seoul (KR)

Drawn to drawing. Gallery NAKAI, Kyoto (JPN)

Drawn to drawing. Gallery KAZE, Osaka (JPN)

2012 

37.9°N 22.9°N. Kunshan art gallery, Taiwan (TW)

2011  

L’attente L’oubli. Gallery Bokdo, Seoul (KR)

2011  

Heavy, Deep and Dark. Yeemock Gallery, Seoul (KR)

Awards & Programs

2021

Incheon Art Platform Residency

2020

MMCA Goyang Residency

2019 

SeMA Nanji Residency

2018 

K’ARTS Studio (Residency)

2014 

Promising Art Support program, Seoul Art Space, SFAC

2013 

Eastern Monsters, Art In culture

Publication

2018

Eunsae Lee. URSULAPress

Collections

Artbank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

SeMA, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea

Suwon Museum of Art, Korea