INCHIN LEE
b.1957, Korea
Inchin Lee is a leading international contemporary ceramics artist who immigrated to America as a child, then returned to South Korea to focus his studies in East Asian ceramics. With over 40 years of experience, Inchin now specializes in wood-firing and the utilization of different stoneware and porcelain clays to produce voluminous jars and vessels.
The works are carefully fired in an extremely labor-intensive process, nurturing high temperatures in wood kilns for over a week. The final forms are a marriage of the natural marks left by the wood fire, and expert vision of Inchin Lee. All pieces are crafted at his home studio in Anseong, South Korea.
Inchin is also a retired professor of 31 years at Hongik University (Department of Ceramics & Glass) and a current Art Director for E-Land Group in Seoul, where he continues to consult and nurture the next generation of contemporary artists in South Korea. He frequently hosts workshops and seminars in Jingdezhen (China), New York and California.
WORKS
2023
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2023
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EDUCATION
1977 Orange Coast College, California, U.S.A.
1977 Laguna College of Art and Design, California, U.S.A.
1979 California State University, Fullerton, California, U.S.A.
1982 BFA, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1984 MFA, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
1986 Assistant to Fujiwara YU, Fujiwara Yu Pottery, Bizen, Okayama, Japan
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Inchin LEE / Arumjigi Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2021 Inchin LEE / Light of Life Hometown, Gapyeong, Korea
2021 Inchin LEE / Bohyemiahn Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2020 Inchin LEE: Hometown / Gallery Artlink, Seoul, Korea
2018 Inchin LEE / E-Land Gallery, Shanghai, China
2016 Inchin LEE / Gallery SEIN, Seoul, Korea
2016 Inchin LEE: Korean Teapot Artist / POA, China
2016 Inchin LEE / Choeunsook Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2013 Inchin LEE / Space DURU, Seoul, Korea
2012 Inchin LEE / Zien Art Space, Yongin, Korea
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
and more
COLLECTIONS
World Crafts Council, Saatchi Gallery / London, United Kingdom
Daejeon Museum of Art / Daejeon, Korea
Philadelphia Museum of Art / Philadelphia, USA
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
Hongik University Museum of Art (HOMA) / Seoul, Korea
Jesus Ville / Seoul, Korea
ELAND Culture Foundation / ELAND Space / Seoul, Korea
Victoria & Albert Museum / London, UK
British Museum / London, UK
Musée Royal de Mariemont / Morlanwelz, Belgium
National Gallery of Australia / Canberra, Australia
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 / Alfred University, USA
Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago, USA
Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York, USA