About Paul Lee
Born 1974. Paul Lee is a British painter.
Paul Lee (born 16 June 1974) is a British artist based in New York City, United States.
Background Paul Lee was born and grew up in Ilford, London, England.
He studied at St Martins School of Art and then Winchester School of Art, where he received his BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1997.
Lee was Artist in Residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, in 2007.
He works in painting, sculpture and collage, using materials such as light-bulbs, cans, rocks and towels.
Selected exhibitions
2019
I See With My Body Now, Karma, New York, NY, USA
2018
David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
On My Way To You Now, Modern Art, London
2017
Pestle, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand
2016
Centre, Jeffrey Stark, New York, NY, USA
Layers for a Brain Corner, Maccarone, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2015
On The Beach In The Dark, Untilthen, Paris, France
Nocturnal, seeing in the dark, a path of light that does not cross others, Modern Art, London
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2014
Matinee, Maccarone, New York, NY, USA
Modern Art and Maccarone, Independent, New York, NY, USA
39 Great Jones, New York, NY, USA
2013
Active Light, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand
Emerald, Maccarone, New York, NY, USA
2011
Moon River, Modern Art, London
2010
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, UK
Lavender, Maccarone, New York, USA
2009
Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2008
Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2007
Paul Lee Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, USA
Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany
NeoIntegrity, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Substance & Surface, Bortolami, New York, NY
Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas
2006
Open Network, Ampersand International, San Francisco, CA
Reservoir, Massimo Audiello, New York, NY
This is Not Called Gay Art Now, curated by Jack Pierson, Paul Kasmin, New York, USA
Selected Collections
The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, USA
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, USA
M+, Hong Kong, China
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, USA
RISD Museum, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, USA
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX, USA
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Zabludowicz Collection, London
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British artist (born 1974)
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Paul Lee was born on 16 June 1974 in Ilford.
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