Artist: Boo Lee
Boo Lee
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STATEMENT:
My work is the result of combining a deep passion for drawing, painting, and ceramics. I aim to keep things playful but a little uncanny, with room for viewers to bring their own interpretation. At the moment I have a toddler and four hounds at home, and the wonder and play of everyday life with them is a constant source of inspiration. I visually reference a broad range of sources: ancient Persian ceramics, 18th century European porcelain, outsider folk art, and contemporary illustration, among others.
BIO:
Boo Lee (b. 1991) grew up in Chicago and studied ceramics and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before establishing a home studio in southwestern Michigan. Working in pigmented porcelain, he produces pottery and wall-based pieces through a process of slip casting, wheel throwing, and hand building. His surfaces are built using colored slip, paper stencils, and a precise slip-trailing/impasto technique, creating a tactile low-relief effect akin to sprigging.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
“Stained”, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, 2026 (upcoming)
“2026 Yunomi Invitational”, Clay AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA, 2026
“Animalia”, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT, 2026
“Bewitched”, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, 2025
“Ethereal”, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, 2025
“Painterly”, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, 2024
“Holding: Honoring the Ceramic Cup”, A2AC, Ann Arbor, MI, 2024
“Pushing the Boundaries of Clay”, South Haven Art Center, South Haven, MI, 2023
“Ceramique”, ARS Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI, 2022