..................................................................................................................................................Taek
Lee |
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Education |
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1990 MFA, Yale University,
School of Art, New Haven, CT
1988 BFA, Magna Cum Laude, Maryland Institute College of
Art, Baltimore, MD
1987 Yale University, Norfolk Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT
1986 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan,
ME
1986 Associate in Art, Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD
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| Affiliations |
Adjunct
Professor of Art, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA:
2000-present
President of the Korean American Artists Association, Washington,
DC: 1993-96, 02-present
Resident Artist, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA: 2004-present
Board of directors, Korean American Artists Association, Washington, DC: 1998-present
Lecturer of Art, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD: 1998-00
Member, International Artists Support Group, Washington, DC: 1996-01
Committee char, Korean-American Scholarship Foundation, USA: 1996-99
Member, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC: 1995-97
President of the Korean American Artists Association, Washington, DC: 1993-86, 02-03
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| Awards
/ Grants |
1994 KAFA Honorary Award, Korea Arts Foundation of America, Santa Monica, CA
1988 Magna Cum Laude, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD
1987 Ellen Battell Stoekel Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1986 Full Merit Tuition Scholarship, Skowhegan School of Painting and
Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
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| Teaching Experience |
Adjunct Professor of Painting and Drawing, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2000-present
Visiting Artist, Art and Visual Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2003
Lecturer of Art, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 1998-00
Teaching Assistant, Color Theory, Yale University, School of Art, New Haven, CT 1989
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| Selected Reviews
/ Publications |
2003 The Washington Post, Weekend Section(8/22), by Mark Jenkins: Korean American
Art, With An Emphasis On 'American'
2003 Washingtonpost.com, Weekend Section(8/22), by Mark Jenkins: "Above, "Rectangle
Within Circle" by Taek Lee contrasts area of color with clean shapes and line."
2003 The Washington Post, Weekend Section(8/15), by Michael O'Sullivan: Weekend's Best,
Our Picks, Exhibition
2003 Washingtonpost.com, Entertainment Guide, Museum & Gallery(8/10), : "Born Identity,
Contemporary Korean American art at Smithsonian"
2003 The Washington Post, Sunday Source, Entertainment(8/10, "Taek Lee's "Rectangle
Within Circle," part of a Korean American art exhibit opening Friday at S. Dillon Ripley
Center."
2002 The Washington Post, Weekend Section(5/17), by Michael O'Sullivan: 'Black and White' And
Shades of gray
1998 The Washington Post, Style Section(12/31), by Ferdinand Protzman:
'A Bracing East Wind'
1998 The Gazette, In The Arts(12/98), by Nancy Ungar: "Rap's 'New Wind'
could use more oxygen"
1994 The Washington Post, Style Section(8/18), by Mary McCoy: Korean Americans use many
mediums to unite two worlds
1994 The Washington Post, Weekend Section(8/20), by Lee Fleming: Twenty Years of Cultural
Enrichment
1988 The Baltimore Sun(4/28), by Steve Purchase: Good grades for MICA seniors
Catalogues:
2003 "Dreams & Reality": Celebrating 100 Years of Korean Immigration to the U.S.
: Smithsonian Institute, International Gallery, S. Dillon Rapley
Center, Washington, DC
: Korean American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
1998 "Recent Paintings": WPA/Corcoran, Washington Project for the Arts
1997 "Art Link '97": Washington & Seoul Invitational: Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art, Seoul
Korea
1994 "Twenty Years of Cultural Enrichment": Korean Artists Association
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| 1997 |
"Recent Paintings" : Touchstone Gallery,
Washington, DC |
| 1994 |
"Taek Lee" : Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1994 |
"Black and White" : Calvin Edward Gallery, Frederick, MD |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2005 |
"Human & Nature 2005" : Mediapia Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2005 |
"Projection and Inference" : Korean-American artists in the
Mid-Atlantic: Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel
Community College, Arnold, MD |
| 2005 |
"In Search of Dreams Across the Pacific" : Howard County Center
for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD |
| 2005 |
"AAC Resident Studio Artists Group Show5" : Arlington Arts Center,
Arlington, VA |
| 2005 |
"30th Anniversary Exhibition" : Glenview Mansion Art Gallery |
| 2004 |
"Art and Visual Technology Faculty Exhibition 2004" : Mason Hall and
Concert Hall Galleries, George mason University, Fairfax, VA |
| 2003 |
"Dreams & Reality" : Smithsonian Institute, International Gallery,
S. Dillon Rapley Center, Washington DC |
| 2003 |
"Echoes: American Dreams" : Rockville Arts Place, Rockville, MD |
| 2003 |
"Art and Visual Technology Faculty Exhibition 2003" : Mason Hall and
Concert Hall Galleries, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA |
| 2003 |
"Cultural Enrichment, 2003" : Johnson Center Gallery, George Mason
University, Fairfax, VA |
| 2003 |
"Strictly Painting 4" : McLean Project for Arts, McLean, VA |
| 2003 |
"Self within Self: The Past, The Future, The Present" : The Korean
Cultural Center, Washington DC |
| 2003 |
"Visual Frequencies 2003" : University and College Associate,
Washington, DC |
| 2002 |
"Of Small Things" : curated by Andrea Pollan & Y. David Chung, Dega
Gallery, McLean VA |
| 2002 |
"Black and White" : Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington,
DC |
| 2002 |
"art@work" : Squirers Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P, Tysons Corner, VA |
| 2001 |
"Mega Morning Calm" : Fulton Hall, University Galleries, Salisbury
University, Salisbury, MD |
| 2001 |
"Odyssy" : Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington, DC |
| 2001 |
"Crossings : Korean-American Contemporary Art" : Embassy of the
Republic of Korea, Washington, DC |
| 2001 |
"Visual Frequencies 2001" : Mason Hall Atrium Gallery, George Mason
University, Fairfax, VA |
| 2000 |
"Visual Frequencies 2000" : Mason Hall Atrium Gallery, George Mason
University, Fairfax, VA |
| 1999 |
"32nd Annual Art Dept Faculty Exhibition" : Montgomery College,
Rockville, MD |
| 1998 |
"31st Annual Art Dept Faculty Exhibition" : Montgomery College,
Rockville, MD |
| 1998 |
"Sae Ba Ram: New Wind" : Traveling Invitational : Rockville Arts
Place, Rockville, MD, Maryland Arts Place, Baltimore, MD |
| 1998 |
"Korean American Artists Exhibition" : The Community Gallery, UMUC,
College Park, MD |
| 1998 |
"Recent Paintings" : curated by Paula Crawford & W.C. Richardson,
WPA/Corcoran Projectspace, Washington, DC |
| 1998 |
"Cultural Enrichment '98" : Embassy of the Republic of Korea,
Washington, DC |
| 1997 |
"Art Link '97: Seoul and Washington Invitational" : Kyung-In
Museum of Fine Art, Seoul, Korea |
| 1996 |
"Images from Another World" : A Touch of Art Gallery, Alexandria, VA
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| 1996 |
"Asian Influence: East meets West" : 3 artists invitational, Dundalk
Gallery, Dundalk, MD |
| 1996 |
"IASG AT MOCA" : The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, DC |
| 1996 |
"Liquids and Solids" : Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1996 |
"Cultural Enrichment '96" : International Gallery of Art, Washington,
DC |
| 1996 |
"Asian American Art" : In Celebration of Asian Pacific American
Heritage Month: Country Executive Office Building, Rockville, MD |
| 1996 |
"Seventh Street International Exhibition" : John Wilson Gallery
Washington, DC |
| 1995 |
"New Art From New Members" : Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1995 |
"Crossing Cultures '95" : Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1995 |
"4 Asian-American Perspective" : United States Geological Survey,
Reston, VA |
| 1995 |
"Selected Paintings by Three Asian Artists" : Asian Art Center,
Towson University, Towson, MD |
| 1994 |
"20 Years of Cultural Enrichment" : Studio Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1994 |
"Cultural Bridges: Afro-American and Korean-American Art" : Parents
Association Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
| 1994 |
"Korean-American Art '94" : Metro Gallery, George Mason University
Arlington, VA |
| 1994 |
"1994 Small Works Exhibition" : Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1993 |
"Asian Art from Washington" : 4 person show, Meridian International
Center, Washington, DC |
| 1993 |
"The 19th Annual KAA Exhibition of the Greater Washington Area" :
Metro Gallery, George Mason University, Arlington, VA |
| 1993 |
"The 25th Annual KAA Exhibition of Southern California" :
Invited Artist : Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, DC Los Angeles, CA |
| 1993 |
"Earth, Sea, Sky" : Foundry Gallery,, Washington, DC |
| 1993 |
"Free in Between" : Crayton Eye Center, Atlanta, GA |
| 1993 |
"International Art Exhibition" : The Florida Museum of Hispanic &
Latin American Art, Miami, FL |
| 1993 |
"Personal Icons" : Isospin-two-South Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 1993 |
"Positive and Negative" : Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State
University, Johnson City, TN |
| 1993 |
"Asian Pacific Festival" : Am. Federation of State, County &
Municipal Employees, Washington, DC |
| 1992 |
"Annual 12"x12" Show" : Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1992 |
"Art Maryland 1992" : Howard County Center for Art, Ellicott
City, MD |
| 1990 |
"Yale MFA Thesis Show" : Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1988 |
"Yale University, School of Art, Group Exhibition" : Yale
University, New Haven, CT |
| 1988 |
"BFA Thesis Exhibition" : Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 1988 |
"Two Painters" : Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore,
MD |
| 1988 |
"Artscape '88" : Juried by eric Fichel, Decker Gallery, Baltimore,
MD |
| 1988 |
"Maryland Institute Juried Exhibition" : Maryland Institute
College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 1987 |
"Skowhegan Exhibition" : Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture,
Skowhegan, ME |
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| Exhibition Organized |
| 2003 |
"Cultural Enrichment, 2003" : Johnson center Gallery, George Mason
University, Fairfax, VA |
| 2003 |
"Self within Self" : The Past, The Future, The Present : The
Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC |
| 2003 |
"Black and White" : Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington,
DC |
| 2001 |
"Crossings : Korean-American Contemporary Art" : Embassy of the
Republic of Korea, Washington, DC |
| 1998 |
"Cultural Enrichment '98" : The Korean Information Center, Washington
DC |
| 1996 |
"Cultural Enrichment '96" : International Gallery of Art, Washington
DC |
| 1995 |
"Crossing Cultures '95" : Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1994 |
"Cultural Bridge : Afro-American and Korean-American Art" :
Parents Association Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
| 1994 |
"20 Years of Cultural Enrichment" : Studio Gallery, Washington,
DC |
| 1994 |
"Korean-American Art '94" : Juried by Prof. Sandi Kita : Metro
Gallery, George Mason University, Arlington, VA |
| 1993 |
"The 19th Annual KAA Exhibition of the Greater Washington Area" :
Metro Gallery, George Mason University, Arlington, VA |
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| Artist Talk and Artistic Activities |
| 2005 |
"Juror for 2005 Regional Scholastic Art Competution" : Fairfax, VA
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| 2005 |
"Dreams & Reality: Korean American Contemporary Art" : Traveling
Invitational: Smithsonian Institute, International Gallery, S. Dillon Rapley Center, Washington DC:
Korean American Museum, Los Angeles, CA: www.koamart2003.com |
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