DS LEE
(Dong Suk Lee)
Born in South Korea
Lives & works in New York, NY
DS LEE received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her artistic practice reflects her earlier academic and professional background of architecture and urban design through careful consideration of non-structure and application of industrial materials. In addition, her deep interests in fashion have conjured up a profound dialogue with human and surrounding components of daily life, which she has developed and refined through several years of experimental studio practice.
Besides to her art-making practice, her creative activities are interdisciplinary as having expanded to art administration, directing, management and curatorial practices as she constantly gets a creative motivation through communication and involvement with people/organizations from diverse cultural backgrounds & industries.
Her work has shown for a number of prominent exhibitions at Amos Eno Gallery, Nexxt, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, Ray Gallery, Interstate Project, Luhring Augustine, A.I.R Gallery, Invisible Dog, Youme Haus, etc.
EDUCATION
MFA, School of Visual Arts, MFA Fine Arts, New York, USA
BA, Hongik University, Architecture & Urban Design (dual degrees), Seoul, South Korea
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 DS LEE, De:Formal Gallery, New York
2016 Interior Landscape, Amos Eno Gallery, New York
2014 ICONIC COMPOSITION, Oms Art Gallery, NJ, USA
2011 Pink noise / white noise, Petit Plat, Seoul, South Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Life on an Island – Cycle 3: S.O.S, Governors Island, NY (Artist Residency organized by SVA MFA Fine Arts, curated by Alison Kuo)
2018
Different, But Alike, Ray Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (a three-person exhibition curated by Jin K. Choi, AHL-Chun Family Foundation Curatorial Fellow recipient)
LREI (The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School) 2018 Art Auction, Pace Gallery, Paddle8.com, New York
The 3rd AHL-Paddle8 Online Benefit Auction, Paddle8.com
Armory Arts Week: EFA OPEN HOUSE 2018, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York
2017
Global Art & Consumer Goods Collaboration EXPO 2017, Coex, Seoul, South Korea (Limited Edition Prints, represented by Art Wave.Co,Ltd)
Rhythmic, ATP Gallery, New York
Discrete Blueprints, (organized by AHL Foundation), Bank of Hope, Woodside, NY
The Shapes to Come, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, NJ, USA
2016
Crush & Cravings, Bogart #201, Bushwick Open Studios 2016, New York
Strangely Enough, Amos Eno Gallery, New York
2015
Invisible→Visible, AD*DS, Bushwick Open Studios 2015, New York
2014
Group Velocity, Interstate Projects, New York
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Youme Haus, New York
Making a Mark, BBCN Bank, New York
Bushwick Open Studios 2014, New York
2013
Emrupt, Leigh Wen Fine Art, New York
Sideshow Nation II: At the Alamo, Sideshow Gallery, New York
CELEBRATE, Reverse Gallery, New York
Postcards From The Edge, Luhring Augustine, New York
Generations IX: The Red/Pink Show, A.I.R Gallery, New York
1ST FALL SALON SHOW, Greenpoint Gallery, New York
Geometers (Opening Performance at Derek Brueckner’s solo exhibition), 3rd eye(sol)lation, New York
Flow Follow Flow (curated by Rupert Ravens), Nexxt , Paterson, NJ, USA
Influencer, Tracx Gallery, New York
Room with A View, Hostelling International New York, New York
Split Ends (curated by Tim Saltarelli), Visual Arts Gallery, New York
2012
Element, FIT, New York
Aiop (Art in Odd Places) Festival, New York
Super Hero Karaoke Performance (participant performance artist), Local Project, New York
PULSE, Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York
2011
Mullae Resonance, Mullae Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Uncompleted Journey, Hongik university Contemporary Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2005
2nd National Exhibition of Korean Landscape Architecture Award exhibition, Sejong Art center, Seoul, South Korea
CURATORIAL PRACTICE
2016 Curator, Crush & Cravings, Bogart #201, Bushwick Open Studios 2016, New York
2015 Co-curator, group show, Invisible→Visible, AD*DS, Bushwick Open Studios 2015, New York
ART FAIR, AUCTION
2018 LREI (The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School) 2018 Art Auction, Pace Gallery, Paddle8.com
2018 The 3rd AHL-Paddle8 Online Benefit Auction, Paddle8.com
2012 SELECT ART FAIR, Art Basel Weekend, Miami
GRANTS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2019 Life on an Island SVA MFA Fine Arts on Governors Island – Cycle 3: S.O.S, Governors Island, NY
2014 Grincity Collective Artist Residency, IA, USA
2011 International Sound Art Creative Workshop ‘Mullae Resonance I’, Mullae Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2005 2nd National Exhibition of Korean Landscape Architecture Competition, Winning Award, Seoul, South Korea
ART EDUCATION, LECTURE & JURY
2018-2019 Teaching Assistant, 2-D Drawing Class, Bloomfield College, NJ, USA
2017-2019 Guest Lecture, 3-D Design Class, Bloomfield College, NJ, USA
2018 Portfolio Mentor, Free Arts NYC, New York
2017 Artist Panel Talk, ATP Gallery, New York
2013 Artist Talk (conjunction with the show, ‘Flow Follow Flow’), Nexxt, Paterson, NJ
2012 Guest Jury for the final term review, M-ARCH Design Studio of Adjunct Assistant Professor Peter Macapia, Pratt Institute, New York
APPLIED ARTS
2017
Band Album Cover Art & Logo Design: OMVM – ‘Hey’ single album, Seoul, South Korea (released in iTunes, Spotify, etc)
Limited Edition Print, Published & Sold by Art Wave, Seoul, South Korea
2013
Limited Edition Print, Published & Sold by The Sketchbook Project, New York
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2018.9 ~2019.1 Bookkeeper, Pocahontas + Zarathustra Fine Art Services, New York
2014.3~2016.12 Chief Manager of Art Studio, Ran Hwang Art Studio, New York
2013.9~2014.2 Art Production Assistant, Ran Hwang Art Studio, New York
2013.7~2013.9 E-book Designer, Editor, Booklean, New York
2007~2009 Architecture Designer, Chang-jo Architects, Seoul, South Korea
2005~2007 Architecture Designer, Kunwon Architects, Seoul, South Korea