Sejun Lee

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Biography 

I would sometimes be obsessed with the compulsive urge to express two opposing concepts at the same time. Why can't we vocalize two words at the same time?
I want to draw a picture where various stories coexist on one screen. In order to capture a narrative that collides with each other, harmonizes and works auxiliaryly, a large-scale painting work is mainly carried out.
I want to capture the birth and disappearance of the universe, a huge narrative like life and death, and even the subjective and emotional parts like the change of seasons and the heart of missing loved ones in my work.

Illustrations of Possible Worlds, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 291 × 291cm(9), 2024

All the times I thought of you, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 291 × 291cm(9), 2024

Circle1, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, canvas panel, D304cm(13), 2020-2024

Beyondscape, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 390.9 x 645cm (4), 2023

Beyondscape01, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen 130.3 x 163.5 cm, 2023

Between seasons, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 130.3 x 130.3 cm, 2024

Into the world beyond, Acrylic, oil and fluorescent pigment on linen, 130.3 x 130.3 cm, 2024

Home Sick, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 293.8 x 293.8cm (5), 2022

The Farther Away, the Clearer, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 50 × 100cm, 2022

Fire, Acrylic, oil, and fluorescent pigment on linen, 259.1 × 195.9cm, 2020

Education

2025 D.F.A. College of Fine Arts, Paintings, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

2013 M.F.A. College of Fine Arts, Paintings, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

2011 B.F.A. College of Fine Arts, Paintings, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

 

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Paintings for the Possible Worlds, Pyeongtaek Culture and Arts Center(Northern) Exhibition Hall, Pyeongtaek, Korea

2024 Lobster Letters, Goyang Artist Residency Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2023 Space Arcade, Goyang Artist Residency Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2023 When you and I finally meet, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2023 Meta Fiction, Space Hwanggumhyang, Seoul, Korea

2020 A Day After of the End, Space So One, Seoul, Korea

2020 Space Opera, KSD Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2019 Landscapes of Surfaces, Gallery Arioso, Ulsan, Korea

2019 World View, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2016 Submerged Land, Cake Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2016 Swamps and Forests, Yangju, Korea

2015 What to burn?, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2013 How to Contain the Infinite within the Finite, AG Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2012 Something happens now, KiMi Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea

 

Group Exhibitions

 2024 Mool-ggo, Yangju Residence 777, Yangju, Korea

2024 Fiction+Mitochondria+System, Hall1, Seoul, Korea

2024 Secret Records, Chamber, Seoul, Korea

2024 Here Ready Art!, Goyang City Art and Creative Space Haeum Window Gallery, Goyang, Korea

2024 Canvas Chronicles, Hyundai Department Store Trade Center/ Pangyo, Seoul / Seongnam, Korea

2023 Lee Sejun × Nam Dahoon: Cross Punch, Nevermind, Seoul, Korea

2023 The 23rd SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition, SONGEUN, Seoul, Korea

2023 NEO HERITAGE 2023, Zeus & Baksumudang, Geumho Alver, Seoul, Korea

2023 A Chilly Dew, Goyang City Art and Creative Space Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2023 Hyper Impressionism, Daegu Art Factory, Daegu, Korea

2023 In This Garden We Loved _ Part II, Atelier Aki, Seoul, Korea

2023 The Preview Seongsu, SFactory Building D, Seoul, Korea

2022 Outset, Goyangcity Gallery, Goyang, Korea

2022 Until death do us part, Gallery CNK, Daegu, Korea

2022 Stroll, Cian Art Museum, Gyeongsan, Korea

2022 Sunset Fieldset, Goyang City Art and Creative Space Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2022 Point of No Return, Gallery Shinhan, Seoul, Korea

2022 Lee Sejun × Jung Hyundu This Is (Not) My (Your) Painting, Space Willing N Dealing, Seoul, Korea

2021 Intentional Coincidences, Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea

2021 Victory over the sun, Oksang Factory, Seoul, Korea

2021 The 1st O’Flat code of conduct declaration seminar, Eulji-ro of Seoul, Korea

2020 Not Open Exhibition, Nanji Residency , Seoul, Korea

2020 Here We Are, Suchang Youth Mansion, Daegu, Korea

2020 New Collections Exhibition Plus, Osan Museum of Art, Osan, Korea

2019 Unending Ending, Saltnaru Small Art Museum, Ulsan, Korea

2019 270 Years in Danwon, Connecting the Future, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan, Korea

2019 Sajaul, Art space HQ, Gallery Greew, Ulsan, Korea, Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, Ulsan, Korea

2019 Scenographic Imagination, Beijing Commune, Beijing, China

2018 The Gallerist, WAP art space, Seoul, Korea

2018 No life king, Art space Boan, Seoul, Korea

2016 Twin Peaks, HITE Collection, Seoul, Korea

2016 乱城之魅, 树下画廊, Beijing, China

2016 Seoul Babel, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

2015 Goods, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea

2015 The Wet Pants, Gutakso, Seoul, Korea

2015 Color On Canvas, Mimesis Art Museum, Paju, Seoul

2015 Paintings - all the windows to the world, BMOCA Museum, Paju, Museum

2015 Get Fat Project, Space 291, Seoul, Korea

2015 Unoccupied Experiment _ Open Studio of 777 Residence, Yangju 777 Art Studio, Yangju, Korea

2015 Tea Time for Passion, Chang Ucchin Museum of Art, Yangju, Korea

2014 4th Summer Color, Gong Art Space, Seoul, Korea

2014 A Wise Answer to a Silly Question, Kunstdoc, Seoul, Korea

2014 Today’s Salon, COMMON CENTER, Seoul, Korea

2014 Cross_Line of sight, Ligak Museum or Art, Cheonan, Korea

2013 New Romance,Gwacheon Space K, Gwacheon, Korea

2013 Fearless, Able Fine art NY, New York, USA

2013 Parallel World_ Artistic landscape, Zaha Museum, Seoul, Korea

2012 New York Art Show 2012, SH gallery, New York, USA

2012 Órbita : Orbit of art, Palais de Seoul, Seoul, Korea

Other Projects

2025 After the World Ends: A Day in the Aftermath: Lee Sejun’s Artistic Monograph, Willing N Dealing Publishers

2017 Submerged Land, Waterain Publishers

Residencies

 2025 SFAC Aet Space Geumcheon Residency, Seoul, Korea

2022-24 Goyang Artist Residency Haeum, Goyang, Korea

2020 SeMA Nanji Art Studio, Seoul, Korea

2019 Ulsan Bukgu art Sogeumnaru 2014 Residency, Ulsan, Korea

2016 Beijing B-Space residency, Beijing, China

2013-16 Yangju Residency 777, Yangju, Korea

Grants&Awards

2024 Pyeongtaek Foundation for Arts Best project selected

2024 Kiaf Semi Finalist 10 selected

2024 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Selected for funding to support the publication of a visual arts anthology

2024 Gyeonggi Foundation for Arts, Selected for the Visual Arts Support Revitalization Fund

2024 Pyeongtaek Foundation for Arts, Selected for the Pyeongtaek Youth Arts Support Fund

2023 Artist selected for the 23rd Songeun Art Prize

2023 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Research program funding selection

2021 Arts Council Korea, COVID-19 Art for the Record Fund team selected

2021 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Research program funding selection

2019 Winner of the 1st KSD Art Prize Grand Prize

2016 Seoul Foundation for Arts, Funding for the Arts

2014 The 3rd Ghasong Art award 2014 Selected Artists

2013 Art in Culture, Selected Artist Best 10

2013 New York Art Show, “Best Artist” Award

2012 Arko Art Center Young Artist workshop

2012 SeMA Emerging Artist and Curator Program, Seoul Museum of Art, Korea

2012 The 2nd Seoul Digital University Prize “specialties” Award

 

Collections

2024 Seoul Museum of Art

2024 Pyeongtaek Foundation for Arts

2019 Osan Museum of Art

2016 Yangju-City