ARTIST PROFILE

Sun Ju Lee

  • b. 1978
  • Currently in London, United Kingdom.

CONTACT & LINKS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • Floating Platform , Cork Printmakers_Sirius Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland.

2014

  • a Practiced Place , Shipton Street Galler, London, United Kingdom.

2012

  • 실천된 장소_a Practiced Place , GalleryDOS, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of.

2011

  • a Practiced Place , Lightbox Gallery, London, United Kingdom.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • Mindful Mindless , Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of.
  • The Imaginary Museum: Monuments and Landmarks , Leeds City Museum , Leeds, United Kingdom.
  • AA2a, University of Bedfordshire, London, United Kingdom.

2014

  • As it seems , Southwark Studio Gallery, London, Korea, Republic Of.
  • Collecting Memories , Hoyeon gallery, Gyunggi University, Gyunggi , Korea, Republic Of.

2013

  • Reconstructed Memory , Le Safran, Tokyo, Japan.
  • OpenOpen, Swiss Cottage Library, London, United Kingdom.
  • Ordinary Landscape , 195 Union Street, London, United Kingdom.
  • New British , Lloyds Club, London, United Kingdom.
  • Reconstructed Memory , hole and corner M, Kwangju, Korea, Republic Of.

2012

  • House of Editions , Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of.
  • Map the Korea , Bargehouse, London, United Kingdom.

2011

  • International Print Biennale , Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
  • Photography’s New "IT" Girls:2011 , Blackall Studios, London, United Kingdom.
  • Rhizosphere, Bargehouse, London, United Kingdom.

2010

  • Tomorrow_Open Archive , SOMA Museum, Seoul, United Kingdom.
  • Pavilion of Art & Design London 2010 , Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom.
  • Art for Youth London , Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom.
  • Cross Section , Blackfriars Road Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
  • SHOW RCA , Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom.
  • Roll 2010 , Jealous Gallery, London, United Kingdom.

LOCATION

  • Born 1978.
  • Lives and works in London, United Kingdom.

EDUCATION

  • 2016 - 2019
    University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
    PhD in Fine Art
  • 2008 - 2010
    Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom
    MA Fine Art in Printmaking
  • 2002 - 2004
    Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
    MFA Painting and Printmaking in Painting and Printmaking
  • 1997 - 2002
    Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
    BFA Painting in Painting

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2014
    AA2a Scheme Fund
    AA2a , London, United Kingdom
  • 2010
    Tim and Belinda Mara Trust Award
    Tim and Belinda Mara Trust , London, United Kingdom
  • 2010
    Matthews Wrightson Trust Awards
    Matthews Wrightson Trust , London, United Kingdom
  • 2009
    Nancy Balfour Award
    Nancy Balfour Trust, London, United Kingdom
  • 2009
    Royal College of Art Overseas Student Bursary
    Royal College of Art , London, United Kingdom
  • 2009
    20/21 Contemporary British Art Fair Award, Shortlisted
    20/21 Contemporary British Art Fair, London, United Kingdom
  • 2008
    Artist fellowship for International Residency Programme
    Arts Council Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
  • 2008
    Royal College of Art Travel Award
    Royal College of Art , London, United Kingdom
  • 2008
    Winner of Royal College of Art Paris Studio
    Royal College of Art , London, United Kingdom

RESIDENCIES

  • 2015
    Sirius Arts Centre international residency programme, Sirius Arts Centre , Cork, Ireland
  • 2015
    Cork Printmakers International Print Residency , Cork Printmakers , Cork, United Kingdom
  • 2014
    University of Bedfordshire residency programme, University of Bedfordshire , London, United Kingdom
  • 2009
    Cité Internationale des Arts , Cité Internationale des Arts , Paris, France

COLLECTIONS

  • Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom