ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jiyong Lee (b. 1971) is a studio artist and educator based in Carbondale, Illinois, USA. As a professor of art at Southern Illinois University, he has led the university’s glass program since 2005. Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Lee earned his MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, where he also taught prior to his tenure at SIU. His extensive teaching career has taken him to some of the world’s most renowned art institutions, including The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Crafts, Domaine de Boisbuchet in France, Canberra Glassworks in Australia, and Fire Station Artists’ Studios in Dublin, Ireland, among many others.
From 2009 to 2015, Lee contributed to the glass arts community as a board member of the Glass Art Society. His accolades includes being a finalist for the 2021 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, winning the 2017 Bavarian State Prize at the International Trade Fair in Munich, and receiving the Emerging Artist Award from the Glass Art Society. Lee’s work has been highlighted in major publications such as Glass Quarterly, American Craft, Neues Glas (Germany), New Glass Review by The Corning Museum of Glass, and American Art Collector. His art has been showcased in prestigious exhibitions worldwide, with recent highlights including Thoughts on Thickness in Milan, Italy, the Translucency exhibition at the Tallinn Applied Art Triennial in Estonia, the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition, and KOREA NOW at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. His works are part of prominent public and private collections, including those of the Barry Art Museum, The Corning Museum of Glass, Chanel in France, and Samsung Corporation in Korea.
Jiyong Lee (b. 1971) is a studio artist and educator based in Carbondale, Illinois, USA. As a professor of art at Southern Illinois University, he has led the university’s glass program since 2005. Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Lee earned his MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, where he also taught prior to his tenure at SIU. His extensive teaching career has taken him to some of the world’s most renowned art institutions, including The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Crafts, Domaine de Boisbuchet in France, Canberra Glassworks in Australia, and Fire Station Artists’ Studios in Dublin, Ireland, among many others.
From 2009 to 2015, Lee contributed to the glass arts community as a board member of the Glass Art Society. His accolades includes being a finalist for the 2021 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, winning the 2017 Bavarian State Prize at the International Trade Fair in Munich, and receiving the Emerging Artist Award from the Glass Art Society. Lee’s work has been highlighted in major publications such as Glass Quarterly, American Craft, Neues Glas (Germany), New Glass Review by The Corning Museum of Glass, and American Art Collector. His art has been showcased in prestigious exhibitions worldwide, with recent highlights including Thoughts on Thickness in Milan, Italy, the Translucency exhibition at the Tallinn Applied Art Triennial in Estonia, the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition, and KOREA NOW at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. His works are part of prominent public and private collections, including those of the Barry Art Museum, The Corning Museum of Glass, Chanel in France, and Samsung Corporation in Korea.
Public Collection
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, USA
Barry Art Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Fundación MEDIANOCHE0, Granada, Spain
Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Chanel, Paris, France
Samsung Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, USA
Barry Art Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Fundación MEDIANOCHE0, Granada, Spain
Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Chanel, Paris, France
Samsung Corporation, Seoul, Korea
American Craft Council
The Queue (2024) www.craftcouncil.org/post/queue-jiyong-lee
Night and Day (2013) www.craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/night-and-day
The Queue (2024) www.craftcouncil.org/post/queue-jiyong-lee
Night and Day (2013) www.craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/night-and-day
The 8th Tallin Applied Art Triennial 'Translucency'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PRHfeid_g8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52Pqqd17Vw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PRHfeid_g8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F52Pqqd17Vw
HARPERS BAZAAR KOREA
www.harpersbazaar.co.kr/article/38530
www.harpersbazaar.co.kr/article/38530
Exhibition Review in Glass Quarterly
jiyong_lee_exhibition_review_by_dr._william_ganis.pdf
jiyong_lee_exhibition_review_by_dr._william_ganis.pdf
International Examiner
iexaminer.org/granite-calimpong-jiyoung-lee-experiment-with-glass-at-the-traver-gallery/
iexaminer.org/granite-calimpong-jiyoung-lee-experiment-with-glass-at-the-traver-gallery/
Curriculum Vitae
jiyong_lee_cv_2024.pdf
jiyong_lee_cv_2024.pdf