Timothy Hyunsoo Lee
timmy.h.lee@gmail.com
Represented by Wook & Lattuada Gallery: http://wooklattuada.com/
EDUCATION
2008 – 2012 Wesleyan University [Middletown, CT]
Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior Program, Studio Art (Drawing concentration), and Biology (Developmental).
High Honors recipient in Studio Art (Drawing concentration)
Spring Semester 2010 University of Queensland [Queensland, AU]
Study Abroad Program: University of Queensland at St. Lucia in Australia
WORK & INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
July 2012- present Oogie Art: NYC Art & Design Portfolio School [New York, NY]
Director, Bayside Branch (Queens, NY)
- We offer students a revolutionary and art-centered approach to gain admissions to top high schools and universities. Our results-driven curriculum is individualized for each student to maximize their creative potential, and aid them in their art portfolio preparation at their own pace.
Spring 2011-2012 Office of Admissions, Wesleyan University [Middletown, CT]
Senior Interviewer
- Give tours and hold information sessions for prospective applicants and their families
- Interview prospective applicants during both the summer (40 hrs/week for 11 weeks) and the academic year (10 hrs/week)
Spring 2012 Wesleyan University Center for the Arts [Middletown, CT]
Woodshop Monitor
- Monitor the woodshop during its open hours and ensure the safety of all students using the machines
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2012 Aesthetica Art Prize
Long-listed for the 2012 Aesthetica Art Prize in Painting & Drawing
2012 Wesleyan University Department of Art & Art History
High Honors recipient for Studio Art Thesis (Drawing concentration)
2012 Wesleyan University Department of Art & Art History
Elizabeth Verveer Tishler Prize in Art recipient for the best senior thesis exhibition
2008 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
New York regional Gold Key and National Silver Award recipient for Visual Art Portfolio (top 1% of all submissions)
2007 NFAA YoungArts Program
Best-of-New York Award recipient in Visual Arts
2007 ArtistsWanted
Top 25 for “This Urgent Call” international art competition
2007 National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts (NFAA)
National Award recipient (top 5% of all submissions)
2007 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition
Recipient of four New York Regional Gold Key and one Silver Key awards in visual art
2007 Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
Summer fellowship recipient – given to only 60 students annually nationwide
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Traces
2013 (upcoming) Wook & Lattuada Gallery [New York, NY]
secretive skin
2012 Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery [Middletown, CT]
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Wesleyan University studio art thesis group show
2012 Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery [Middletown, CT]
Swerved
2012 South Gallery, Wesleyan University Center for the Arts [Middletown, CT]
Be the Art: Students of Color
2011 South Gallery, Wesleyan University Center for the Arts [Middletown, CT]
Boundaries
2007 Wook & Lattuada Gallery [New York, NY]
Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Award Group Show
2007 Brooklyn Museum [Brooklyn, NY]
PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA COVERAGE
2013 Aesthetica Spring Anthology: 100 contemporary artists
Featured artist (page 41)
2013 Peripheral ARTeries: Contemporary Art Review Magazine
Six page feature and a personal interview on the February issue (Vol. 1, pages 30-36)
2013 Aesthetica Art: Online Blog
Featured interview on January 22, 2013 [aestheticamagazine.com]
2012 Artist a Day: Online Contemporary Art Archive and Magazine
Featured artist on September 9, 2012 [artistaday.com]
2012 Hi-Fructose: New Contemporary Art Magazine
Featured artist on August 10, 2012 [hifructose.com]