Kwang
Lee

Living and working in Berlin

1970 Born in Korea 1991-96 Studying painting at the Fine-Art-Faculty of the Hong-Ik University, Seoul 1998 Move to Düsseldorf, Germany 2000 Admission to the Kunstakademie DüsseldorfDesign of a stage set for Ravel’s opera „The Child and the Spells“ in cooperation with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf 2001 Design of a stage set for Mozart’s opera „The Magic Flute“ in cooperation with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf for Christine Hölz, Halle 6, Düsseldorf 2003-06 Assistent to Prof. Markus Lüpertz, Düsseldorf 2004 Solo exhibition „Sweet Madness, Endless Pain, Paraphrases of the Works of Francisco Goya“, AION Art Gallery, Vancouver 2006  Master student of Prof. Markus Lüpertz 2008 Group exhibition „Clara’s Choice“, Neuhauser Kunstmühle, SalzburgSolo exhibition „Long-desired Light“, Galerie Korea, promoting exhibition of the Korean embassy, BerlinWorking scholarship of the Gana Art Center Galerie, Seoul, Cité de Internationale des Arts, ParisResidence in ParisSolo exhibition „Kwang Lee, Malerei“, Cité de Internationale des Arts, Paris 2009 Diploma degree (“academy letter”) of the  Kunstakademie DüsseldorfSolo exhibition „The Secret of Transformation“, Galerie 45, AachenGroup exhibition „Masters of Tomorrow“, Galerie Gecko, Solingen 2010 Solo exhibition „The Birth of Illusion“, Janzen Galerie, WuppertalGroup exhibition, „The Immortality of the Star, from Goya over Walter Benjamin to Václav Havel“, Museum Baden Solingen, Solingen 2011 Solo exhibition „Starry Night“, Haus der Ärzteschaft, Düsseldorf 2012 Solo exhibition „Water“, Galerie Son, Berlin 2014 Group exhibition „West-Eastern Diwan“, Galerie Gecko, SolingenGroup exhibition „Korea Korea“, Galerie Son, BerlinSolo exhibition „Hosu, Lakes“, Braun und Hassenflug, Berlin 2015 Solo exhibition „Dreamy Landscapes“, Centre Bagatelle, BerlinGroup exhibition „Very Painting“, Art Forum Rhee, Bucheon in KoreaGroup exhibition „2015 Nanseolheon International Artist Exhibition“, Gangneung Museum of Art, Korea 2016 Group exhibition „Oversees Domestic Leading Artist“, Jeong Seon Museum, Seoul 2017 Solo exhibition “Hyang-Su“, Galerie am Damm, BerlinGroup exhibition “Jeong Seon is painting in Germany”, Jeong Seon Museum, SeoulGroup exhibition „Jeong Seon is painting in Germany”, St. Otillien, Bayern 2018 Group exhibition „Comfort Women without Comfort“ RK Galerie, BerlinGroup exhibition „The Return of Jeong Seon – Old Master, New Spirits“, Vertretung des Freistaates Sachsen beim Bund,  Berlin 2021 Painting Performance “MuDae 2021: Chamin – Daehwa” in the Corean Culture Centre Berlin