ARTISTS / Lee Jong Min
Lee Jong Min (b.1982) is a ceramic artist based in An-Seung, South Korea. He obtained his BA degree in Chung-Ang University Art and Crafts, South Korea, and membership of International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) since 2021.
To express his adoration of mother nature, Lee devotes his mind and time on traditional ceramic methods to develop his own craftsmanship and concepts, sculpting his work into meticulous shapes and minute details by impeccable concentration and perseverance. As a ceramic auteur, his works are collected by many International Museums, including National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art South Korea, MK&G Museum Germany, and Changchun International Ceramic Gallery China.
About Lee Jong Min
1982 Born in South Korea
2012 Art and Crafts, Crafts Major BA, The Chung-Ang University, South Korea
2021 Member, International Academy of Ceramic, Geneva Switzerland
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 The Flow, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2021 4th solo exhibition, PHY gallery, South Korea
2017 “Lee Jong Min” Gallery Godo, South Korea
“Delicate Carving” Gallery Tong-In, South Korea
2012 “Drawing on the wind” Gallery IS, South Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Evolving Boundaries: A Tribute Exhibition to TOUCH's Fifth Anniversary, Touch Ceramics, Hong Kong
2022 Galleries Art Fair 2022, South Korea
2021 Museum opening exhibition, Seoul Museum of Craft Art, South Korea
Chung-Ju Craft Biennale 2021, South Korea
Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2021, South Korea
The 10TH China Changchun International Ceramic Symposium, China
2020 “The Power of [Extra] ordinary” Korea Craft Design Foundation, South Korea
2019 Asia Week New York 2019, USA
International Hokuriku Kogei Summit, Toyama Museum of Art and Design, Japan
“Because of Ceramics” Art Space Southern Song, Hangzhou, China
2018 Art Miami 2018, USA
Porzellan Biennale 2018, Meissen, Germany
2017 Collect 2017, 2018, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
“Value of Refutation” Gallery Sklo, South Korea
TRESOR 17, Basel, Switzerland
2016 Sofa Chicago 2015, USA
MK&G Messe 2016, Mk&G Museum Hamburg, Germany
Mino International Ceramic Biennale 2016, Japan
Modern Masters 2016, Galerie Handwork, Munich, Germany
2015 Art Geneva 2015, Switzerland
2014 “白(white) - The four whites” Yido Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2013 Grassi Messe 2013, 2014, Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany
Selected Awards
2021 Special Prized, Korean International Ceramic Biennale Competition, South Korea
2018 Finalist, U-50 International Hokuriku Kogei Awards, Japan
2017 Best Artist, Craft Trend Fair, South Korea
2016 Special Prized, Mino international ceramic Competition Award, Japan
Selected Collections
2021 Korea Ceramic Foundation, South Korea
2020 Changchun International Ceramic Gallery, China
Seoul Museum of Craft Art, South Korea
2016 MK&G Museum, Germany
Barbara Achilles - Stiftung Foundation Hamburg, Germany
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea
2015 Hetjens Museum, Germany