Paul Lee (artist)

Paul Lee (born 16 June 1974) is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Irish in heritage, Lee was born and grew up in London, England. He studied at St Martins School of Art and then Winchester School of Art where he received his BA Hons in Fine Art.

He was 'Artist in Residence' at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas in 2007.^[1].

He works in painting, sculpture and collage, using materials such as light-bulbs, cans, rocks and towels^[2].

Despite Lee’s range of subject matter and media, reviewers have often noted how his art references the cultural impact of male queerness.^[3]

[edit] Selected Exhibitions

2008

Peres Projects, Los Angeles

2007

Peres Projects, Berlin

Jesuvian Process, Elizabeth Dee, New York, NY

NeoIntegrity, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY

Substance & Surface, Bortolami, New York, NY

Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas

2006

Open Network, Ampersand International, San Francisco

Reservoir, Massimo Audiello, New York

This is Not Called Gay Art Now, Paul Kasmin, New York

2005

All in the Family, Texas Gallery, Houston

Disco Hospital, Coleman Projects, London

2003

Dislocation, K3 Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland