Lee Gi-hun

Lee Gi-hun is a South Korean painter and picture book author.“Lee” is his surname. In 2013 his book Tin Bear was awarded the Children's Jury Prize at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB)

Works 2021 09:47, Gloyeon 2016 Egg, BIR 2014 Big Fish, BIR 2012 Tin Bear, Rejam 2012 Rani, written by Park Deok-kyu, illustrated by Lee Gi-hun, Rejam

Career In addition to his work as a picture book author, Lee Gi-hun has established an international career as a painter.

He has held solo exhibitions including Prometheus & Pietà at The Hole in New York, Gaze at Galleri Christoffer Egelund in Copenhagen, Pietà at Dorothy Circus Gallery in Rome, and Masquerade at StolenSpace Gallery in London.

In 2024, he performed a live painting performance at the Korea House during the 2024 Paris Olympics, presenting his Masquerade series.

He was featured as a limited edition cover artist in Hi-Fructose Magazine Volume 72.

Exhibitions Solo exhibitions 2026 – Prometheus & Pietà, The Hole, New York 2025 – Gaze, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen 2025 – Pietà, Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome 2024 – Masquerade, StolenSpace Gallery, London

Activities

2023 WONDER: Wordless Picture Books by 7 Artists from South Korea, Brisbane Writers Festival, Exhibition and Interview 2023 Lee Gi-hun Live Painting and Picture Book Seminar, Bologna Children's Book Fair 2022 Exhibition of Original Artwork from Lee Gi-hun's Picture Books, Book Talk and Live Painting by Lee Gi-hun, Busan Library 2015 Exhibition of Picture Book Tin Bear, Guadalajara International Book Fair 2013 Exhibition of BIB Children's Jury Prize Winner Tin Bear, Biennial of Illustration Bratislava 2009 Exhibition of Selected Illustrator of the Year's Tin Bear, Bologna Children's Book Fair