HyunJoung Lee
For me, creating art is like writing a poem. Each stroke and material choice carries a story. My work transforms paper into landscapes that exist between reality and imagination, evoking memories, emotions, and a sense of timelessness. I hope to invite viewers on an inner journey, where they can find their own meanings within the textures and spaces of my work.
- HyunJoung Lee
HyunJoung Lee (b. 1972, Seoul) is a South Korean artist based in Paris, widely recognized for her poetic fusion of Korean tradition and contemporary sensibility. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sejong University in Seoul (1994), she trained as a goldsmith in France—a formative experience that continues to inform her attention to material, tactility, and precision.
Rooted in Korean artistic heritage, Lee’s practice centers on hanji (traditional Korean paper), Chinese ink, and natural pigments. She reinterprets these materials through an inventive, meditative process in which the paper is dissolved, reshaped, and layered into sculptural topographies. The resulting works—at once delicate and powerful—evoke the undulating forms of mountains, water, and pathways, transforming the surface of the paper into landscapes that hover between the physical and the spiritual. Lee’s compositions embody both discipline and lyricism. Her intricate manipulation of texture and tone recalls the temporality of nature while inviting contemplative reflection. Through the rhythmic interplay of ink, pigment, and fiber, she explores the porous boundary between memory and matter, tradition and renewal—crafting a visual language that bridges East and West with quiet yet profound resonance.
HyunJoung Lee has exhibited globally and her works have been showcased at major art fairs in Asia and Europe, including Tokyo Gendai (2025, 2023), Enter Art Fair (Copenhagen, 2025), Art SG (Singapore, 2024-2025), Art Paris (2025), Art on Paper Brussels (2024), Kiaf Seoul (2023), and Asia Now Paris (2022–2023), among others. Her practice has also been presented at respected platforms such as the Salon d’Automne (Paris), Beyond Borders Art Exhibition (Hong Kong), and the International Paper Art Biennale (Shanghai). Earlier in her career, she received the Taylor Prize at Art Capital (Grand Palais, Paris, 2017), affirming her recognition within the French and international art scenes. Her works are held in private and public collections, including Cernuschi Museum in Paris, FR.
HYUNJOUNG LEE (b. 1972, KR)
Lives and works in Paris, FR
EDUCATION
BFA in Fine Arts, Sejong University, Seoul, KR
AWARDS
2017 Taylor Prize for Capital Art at the Grand Palais, FR
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Asia Now Paris, Galerie Louis & Sack, Paris, FR
2024 “Ridge lines”, Galerie Sept, Brussels, BE
2023 “Correspondences” Galerie Louis & Sack, Paris, FR
2023 “Infinity Path”, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, KR
2023 “Silence”, The Columns Gallery, Singapore, SG
2020 Mairie de Saint-Mandé, FR
2019 Galerie d'art IDA Médicis, Paris, FR
2018 Galerie Plexus, Montreux, CH
2018 Galerie ArtsKoco, LX
2018 Galerie Entre Deux, Millau, FR
2018 Fondation Taylor, Paris 9eme, FR
2017 Galerie Montparnasse Ville de Paris, FR
2011 Gallery 89, Paris, FR
2007 Ricochet, K.C.P.F. Gallery, Seoul, KR
2004 Korean Craft Promotion Foundation Gallery, Seoul, KR
2000 Voyage de Tahiti, Maison de Tahiti, Paris, FF
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 "Timescape", Namuso Gallery, The Hague, NL
2025 Enter Art Fair, Galerie Sept, Copenhagen, DK
2025 Taipei Dangdai, The Columns Gallery, Taipei, TW
2025 "Dual Horizons", Namuso Gallery, The Hague, NL
2025 Art Paris, Galerie Louis & Sack, Paris, FR
2025 Art on Paper Amsterdam, Namuso Gallery, NL
2024 ART SG, Singapore, The Columns Gallery, SG
2024 Salon du Dessin, Palais Brongniart, Paris, FR
2024 Art Capital, Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, FR
2023 Tokyo Gendai, The Columns Gallery, Yokohama, JP
2023 Kiaf Seoul, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, KR
2023 Art Busan, The Columns Gallery, Busan, KR
2023 Asia Now, Galerie Louis & Sack, Paris, FR
2022 Solid'art, Carreaux du Temple, Paris, FR
2022 Asia Now, Galerie Louis & Sack, Paris, FR
2020 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK
2019 Art Capital, Grand Palais, Paris, FR
2019 Beyond Borders Art Exhibition, Hong Kong, HK
2019 Salon d'Automne, Paris, FR
2019 Feast on Paper, International Paper Biennale, Shanghai, CN
2018 Art Capital, Grand Palais, Paris, FR
2017 MAG Salon d’Art Contemporain, Montreux, CH
2016 Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, CN
2015 Salon Art en Capital, Grand Palais, Paris, FR
2013 Reflet, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR
2010 Survival Kit Exposition, Gallery AG, Seoul, KR
2010 Art en Capital, Exposition, Grand Palais, Paris, FR
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Contemplation , 2024 -
Contemplation , 2024
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Infinity Path, 2024
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Infinity Path, 2024
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Memory of the Wind, 2024
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Silence, 2024
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Silence, 2024
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The Faults, 2024
