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1975Born, Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
1993-1995Business, Studio Art, Art Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1998BFA Ceramic Art, Art Education, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
2004MFA Ceramic Art and Design, Alfred University
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1998-2001Instructor, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
1998-2002Studio Potter, Steve Lee Inc., Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York
2001-2002Resident Artist, Instructor and Studio Manager, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
2006—Resident Artist Director, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
2005-2006Visiting Faculty, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada
RESIDENCIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS
1998Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
2001-2002Clay Art Center
2004-2005Pottery Workshop-Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2004-2005Visiting Artist and Lecturer, San Bao Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China
BIOGRAPHY
Steven Lee’s work falls into two categories: functional dinnerware related pieces, and sculptures created from functional forms rendered non-functional by creating slumped, fractured or split vessels. His large thrown pieces are inspired by traditional forms from various cultures including a series based on Korean storage jars from the Joseon Dynasty. He has used various surface techniques including traditional ceramic glazes and underglaze decoration, as well as less traditional materials such as auto body paint and gold leaf.
Not content to make well-crafted porcelain forms, Lee has created a body of work in which he deconstructs the pot with carefully placed “accidental” cracks and breaks. Often these pots slump and bend as if being poured out of themselves. He appropriates imagery and pattern from Asian and European sources using blue or red underglaze or white sgraffito. He playfully uses the positioning of his mark on his vessels requiring the observer to closely examine not only the foot rim, under foot but also the decorative motifs for his hidden “LEE” mark.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum , Alfred, New York
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Crocker Art Museum, Swidler Collection, Sacramento, California
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedelia, Missouri
Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
San Bao Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Koplos, Janet. “Steven Young Lee.” Ceramics Art and Perception, no. 96, June-August 2014.
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Artist's Studio: Archie Bray Foundation
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified April 27, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/lee