born in 1972
Kyouhong Lee experiments with glass in unexpected ways. He likes to push the boundaries of glass in order to test limitations. At the same time he is interested in traditional Korean everyday objects – from grinding wheels to stones and more. His recent works include experiments that he has conducted by combing casted glass with ott, the sap from the ott tree (lacquer) and gold leaf. The resulting work is a study of mass and volume which can only be achieved by utilizing specific properties in glass.
Kyouhong is constantly conjuring up unexpected techniques in glass. He also excels in stained glass making. Having studied in Scotland to master this skill, he is the only artist who is able to apply this skill in Korea.
Kyouhong has been selected as the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Finalist for 2023.
Cultural Headquarter (Korea)
Financial Supervisory Service (Korea)
Korea Federation of Banks (Korea)
Hansik Goo (Hong Kong)
LL Club House (Hong Kong)
Alexander Tutsek - Stiftung Museum (Germany)
Kunstsammlungen der Veste Museum (Germany)
Justin Moodie (United Kingdom)
2023 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize Finalist
2021 The Balvenie Makers Awards
2011 Special Jury Award, CERAMIX Glass Art Awards
2009 Selected Artist, International Exchange Exhibition
2006 Short-listed, COBURG GLASS PRIZE 2006, Germany
2003 Headly Trust Grant - Headly Trust Foundation, UK
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Breathing of Light, BON Gallery & Artari, Korea
Breathing of Light, Gallery LIM, Korea
2019
Silence in Nature, IB Tower (J&S Art Project), Korea
Breathing of Light, Soluna Fine Art, Hong Kong
2016
Silence in Nature, Bongsan Cultural Center, Korea
2014
Trace of Time, Gallery SKLO, Korea
2010
Nature of Life, Palais de Seoul Gallery, Korea
2006
Nature of Life, The Glass House- Edinburgh, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Korea
Language of Craft, Korea-China Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center Shanghai, China
Language of Craft, Korea-China Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Museum of Wu Suzhou, China
FINE CRAFT by SOLUNA - Light to Shadow, Gallery 5, Cromwell Place, UK
Archetypes : Not a Thing, Art Chosun Space, Korea
2023
LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize Exhibition, The Noguchi Museum, USA
Light of weaving : Labour_Hand_Hours, Korean Cultural Centre UK, Korea
2020
ART & LIFE, ACE AVENUE (J&S Art Project), Korea
Craft Artist’s Drawings, Gallery LIM, Korea
An Ode to Life, Korean Cultural Center, Hong Kong
Evolution in Korean Contemporary Glass, Shinsegye Gallery, Korea
2019
Two Persons Exhibition with Joonyong Kim, Leica Space, Korea
2018
Korean Contemporary Craft, Hyundai Heavy Industries · Museum of Art, Korea
Banquet - Opulence in Grace and Palate, commemorating the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Cheongwadae Sarangchae, Korea
2017
Ciao Vetro, Glass Island Museum, Korea
2016
Contemporary Korean Glass, Seokdang Museum of Art, Korea
2015
The Making Process, Main Exhibition, Invited Artist, Cheongju Craft Biennale, Korea
2013
The 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery SKLO, Korea
2012
Illuminated, Shinhwa Gallery, Hong Kong
2011
Two Persons Exhibition with Joonyong Kim, Gallery SKLO, Korea
2009
Three Artists from Korea, Cochrane Gallery, UK
2008
Contemporary Korean Glass, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
2006
New Works, Gallery SKLO, Korea
2005
The 10th Korean Glass Works, Adelaide, Asutralia
NEW DESIGNERS 2005, Business Design Center, UK
