Heejoon Lee observes the environment that surrounds him and seeks the sustainability of painting. In today's digital conditions and speed of change, he explores new approaches and interpretations in the medium of painting with affection and interest. From his first solo exhibition in 2016, the main subject matter of his work has been his interaction with space in architecture and the cities. He discovers geometric shapes and color planes in the urban environment and reconstructs them on canvas. The artist expands his interest in the material value of painting during the shift from face-to-face to contact and from everyday spaces to virtual since the pandemic - the heightening of immaterial experiences. He believes that as long as painting provides the space to reflect on everyday life and exchange thoughts, it will endure and extend as its new forms.
Education
2014 Master of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
2012 Bachelor of Painting and Sculpture, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Scaffolding, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2022 Heejoon Lee, Kukje Gallery, Busan, Korea
2021 Image Architect, Incheon Art Platform Gallery G1, Incheon, Korea
2021 Raw, Polished, Coated., Space So, Seoul, Korea
2020 The Tourist, L’espace 71, Seoul, Korea
2017 Emerald Skin, Yeemock Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017 The Speakers, Weekend, Seoul, Korea
2016 Interior nor Exterior: Prototype, KIGOJA, Seoul, Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 The 22nd SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition, SONGEUN, Seoul, Korea
2021 Intentional Coincidence, Jaha Museum, Seoul, Korea
2021 Dwindles to a Point and Vanishes, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
2021 Public Art New Hero, Daechung Museum of Art, Cheongju, Korea
2020 Space Sense, Seoul National University Museum of Art？Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2019 Painting Network, Shinhan Gallery, Seoul
2019 APMAP 2019 JEJU ISLANDERS MADE, O’sulloc Tea Museum, Seogwipo, Korea
2019 Unstable Objects, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2019 Flaneur, Art Sapce Hue, Paju, Korea
2019 Corners 1: Responses, Correspondences, Keep in Touch, Seoul, Korea
2019 Phantom City, Sehwa Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2019 Geometry, Beyond Simplicity, Museum San, Wonju, Korea
2018 Motif, Hakgojea Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2017 PACK, Seoul Oil Tank Culture Park, Seoul, Korea
2017 Land Play, Keep in Touch, Seoul, Korea
Residencies
2023 SeMA Nanji Residency, Seoul, Korea
2022 Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, Korea
2021 Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea
2013 Neoterismoi Toumazou, Nicosia, Cyprus
Awards
2020 First prize winning of ‘New Hero’ award, Public Art magazine, Seoul, Korea
