Steven Young Lee Abstract Sculptures

Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University...

Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He has lectured and taught at several universities globally. In 2004, he created a new body of work as part of a one-year cultural and educational exchange fellowship in Jingdezhen, Jianxi Province. His work has been exhibited in China, Canada and throughout the United States, and is held in numerous public and private collections. Lee maintains an active studio practice rooted in both functional and sculptural ceramics. His current work examines cultural references and how individuals draw realities based on experience and environment. Through his sculpture and vessels, he challenges preconceptions of style, form, symbolism, superstitions, and identity. Selected Collections Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul, South Korea Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield, MN Crocker Art Museum, Swidler Collection, Sacramento, CA Schein-Joseph Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY San Bao Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT Standard Ceramic Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY Alfred University, Alfred, NY Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA "Maebyeong Vase with Birds", Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Copper Inlay

Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College o...

Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College o...

Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He has lectured and taught at several universities globally. In 2004, he created a new body of work as part of a one-year cultural and educational exchange fellowship in Jingdezhen, Jianxi Province. His work has been exhibited in China, Canada and throughout the United States, and is held in numerous public and private collections. Lee maintains an active studio practice rooted in both functional and sculptural ceramics. His current work examines cultural references and how individuals draw realities based on experience and environment. Through his sculpture and vessels, he challenges preconceptions of style, form, symbolism, superstitions, and identity. Selected Collections Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul, South Korea Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield, MN Crocker Art Museum, Swidler Collection, Sacramento, CA Schein-Joseph Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY San Bao Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT Standard Ceramic Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY Alfred University, Alfred, NY Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture Pair...

Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College o...

References to ancient Asian porcelain vase forms with occasional contemporary references abound in the drawing and form of Lee's work. Allowing the form, itself, to deconstruct in an...

References to ancient Asian porcelain vase forms with occasional contemporary references abound in the drawing and form of Lee's work. Allowing the form, itself, to deconstruct in an...

References to ancient Asian porcelain vase forms with occasional contemporary references abound in the drawing and form of Lee's work. Allowing the form, itself, to deconstruct in an...

References to ancient Asian porcelain vase forms with occasional contemporary references abound in the drawing and form of Lee's work. Allowing the form, itself, to deconstruct in an...

References to ancient Asian porcelain vase forms with occasional contemporary references abound in the drawing and form of Lee's work. Allowing the form, itself, to deconstruct in an...

Steven Young Lee's work combines traditional porcelain vase and jar forms with contemporary, sculptural elements of deconstruction. The highly refined nature of the surface illustra...

Dimensions: 14" x 10" x 9" Materials: Porcelain, Cobalt Inlay, Glaze Steven's work combines wonderfully elegant porcelain forms referencing traditional ceramic object...

References to ancient Asian porcelain vase forms with occasional contemporary references abound in the drawing and form of Lee's work. Allowing the form, itself, to deconstruct in an...