Lili Lee
Lili Lee,1993年生於韓國大邱,2019年畢業於檀國大學東亞繪畫學系(BFA),現工作與生活於韓國。其作品曾於韓國、義大利與加拿大展出。藝術家自幼受韓國傳統繪畫訓練,奠定深厚筆墨基礎,並在往返韓國與海外生活經驗中,深化對文化歸屬的思考,逐步轉向對韓國傳統文化、民間信仰與象徵系統的探究。
其創作根植於東亞繪畫傳統與個人發展出的圖像語彙,致力於為無形的情感與能量結構賦予可視形態。早期作品汲取韓國薩滿信仰的世界觀,結合護身符、靈性符號與游移於虛實之間的視覺元素,構築與「未見之物」對話的精神場域,並在韓紙上轉化儀式裝飾語彙,形塑內斂而凝聚的心靈圖景。近年來,Lili Lee關注人際關係與日常對話中的情感結構,細察言語之外的節奏與餘韻,聚焦在語言消散後殘留的情感餘韻,以層層堆疊的肌理回應在人與人之間生成與流動的感受。最終,開啟一介於靈性、情感與形式之間的當代表現語境。
Lili Lee (b. 1993, Daegu, South Korea) received her BFA in East Asian Painting from Dankook University in 2019 and currently lives and works in Korea. Her work has been exhibited in Korea, Italy, and Canada. Trained in traditional Korean painting from an early age, Lee developed a rigorous foundation in brushwork and ink practice. Through her experiences moving between Korea and abroad, she deepened her reflections on cultural belonging, gradually turning her focus toward Korean traditional culture, folk belief, and symbolic systems.
Rooted in the lineage of East Asian painting while advancing a distinctly personal visual language, Lee’s practice seeks to render visible the intangible structures of emotion and energy. Her early works draw upon the cosmology of Korean shamanism, incorporating talismanic imagery, spiritual symbols, and visual elements suspended between the real and the unseen. On hanji paper, she transforms ritualistic decorative vocabularies into restrained yet concentrated psychic landscapes, constructing a contemplative field of dialogue with the “unseen.”
In recent years, Lee has shifted her attention to the emotional architectures embedded within interpersonal relationships and everyday exchanges. Attuned to the cadences and resonances that linger beyond spoken language, she examines the affective traces that remain after words dissolve. Through layered surfaces and accumulative textures, her works respond to the subtle currents generated and circulated between individuals, ultimately articulating a contemporary visual discourse situated at the intersection of spirituality, affect, and form.
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Yellow Persona, 2026 -
A heart within a heart, 2025 -
The Grammar of Us 2, 2025 -
Guiding light in the field 2, 2025 -
Echo chamber 3, 2025 -
Like a field in bloom, 2025 -
Holy 2024, 2024 -
추선공양 追善供養, 2024 -
Words with depth 1, 2024 -
Beyond the Mind Journey 2, 2023 -
MIND PROCESSION 1, 2023 -
Symmetric union, 2023 -
Retuning to Desire, 2020
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Hundred Quilts: No Knots Without Weight
Mar 21 - May 16, 2026大河美術將推出群展《Hundred Quilts: No Knots Without Weight》,邀請六位創作實踐橫跨紙材、纖維、繪畫、雕塑與裝置的藝術家,包含日裔加拿大藝術家Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka、墨西哥藝術家Allan Villavicencio、澳籍臺裔Angie Pai、加拿大籍臺裔Dennis Lin、旅居英國的中國藝術家Amy Hui Li,以及韓國藝術家 Lili Lee。本展以「百衲被」(patchwork quilt)為核心隱喻,從其文化生成、物質結構與身體勞動出發,追索纖維如何在匱乏、斷裂、照護與遷移之中,逐步構築並得以延續生命的承重系統,於當代重新獲得感知與重量。Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY will present the group exhibition “Hundred Quilts: No Knots Without Weight”, featuring six artists whose practices span paper, fabric, painting, sculpture, and installation. The exhibition brings together Japanese-Canadian artist Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka; Mexican artist Allan Villavicencio; Taiwanese-Australian artist Angie Pai; Taiwanese-Canadian artist Dennis Lin; Chinese artist Amy Hui Li, and Korean artist Lili Lee. Taking the “patchwork quilt” as its central metaphor, the exhibition examines its cultural formation, material structure, and corporeal labor embedded within. It traces how textile and fiber practices, shaped by scarcity, rupture, care, and migration, gradually form a structure capable of sustaining life, through which fiber regains a renewed perceptual and symbolic weight in the present. -
Where Words Fade: Lili Lee Solo Exhibition
May 17 - Jul 5, 2025大河美術將舉辦韓國藝術家 Lili Lee 個展《Where Words Fade》。本展聚焦於「視覺節奏」作為 創作核心,呈現藝術家對語言、情感與內在狀態之間關係的細緻觀察與詩性轉化。展名 《Where Words Fade》源自藝術家對創作本質的反思——當語言逐漸失效、言說走向沉默,圖 像便成為情緒與能量最直接且有效的載體;此時,那些欲言又止的情感,得以透過視覺語彙持 續發聲,與觀者展開另一層次的對話。Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY is pleased to present “Where Words Fade,” a solo show by Korean artist Lili Lee. Centered on the concept of “visual rhythm” as a core of her practice, the exhibition presents the artist’s nuanced observations and poetic transformations of the relationships between language, emotion, and inner states. “Where Words Fade” reflects Lee’s contemplation on the essence of artistic creation—when language begins to falter and silence takes over, images emerge as the most immediate and potent carriers of emotion and energy. In these moments, emotions that resist articulation continue to resonate through visual language, opening up a deeper level of dialogue between work and viewer. -
Airy Disk
Jun 15 - Aug 3, 2024大河美術將舉辦全新聯展《Airy Disk》,邀請到6位藝術家,包含韓國藝術家 Lili Lee、首次於臺灣曝光的波蘭藝術家 Magdalena Gluszak - Holeksa、於英國學習藝術的中國藝術家李慧與劉欣然,以及備受矚目的臺灣藝術家洪郁雯和日本藝術家蓮輪友子共同呈現。展覽將視覺感官層層剖析,以多元的切入點進行討論,期待觀眾能夠穿過不同的像,進入豐富的心靈維度,進而對應自身的生命光譜,找到似曾相識的感動。Read more
RIVER ART GALLERY will hold the new group show “Airy Disk,” featuring six artists, including Korean artist Lili Lee, Polish artist Magdalena Gluszak – Holeksa who makes her debut in Taiwan, Chinese artists Amy Hui Li and Xinran Liu who studied art in the UK, as well as the highly acclaimed Taiwanese artist Julia Hung and Japanese artist Tomoko Hasuwa. The show will delve into layers of visual perception through diverse perspectives, inviting viewers to journey through different images into a rich, spiritual dimension, thereby resonating with their own spectrum of life and finding moments of familiarity. -
THE FEAST
Jun 10 - Jul 29, 2023大河美術將舉辦《 THE FEAST 》聯展,集結 8 位海外亞裔藝術家,包含 Lili Lee、Mai Ta、Ness Lee、Peter Chan、Stanley Chen、Tessar Lo、Timothy Bair 與 Yi-Shuan Lee,開啟一場細膩的藝術盛會。《 THE FEAST 》核心概念為匯聚共鳴與身分的自我覺察。從鑰匙孔望入,暗示展覽強烈的帶入目的,蠟燭開啟了一場儀式,形塑了與觀者的對話場域。長餐桌作為一種凝聚集體記憶同時蘊含傳統階級意識的象徵,這些擁有特殊流動身分的海外藝術家們,在此端上各種佳餚,試圖透過創作來掙脫框架,而「亞裔」的特質卻又讓觀者能夠從中發現與自身共鳴的痕跡,進而回應其個別身分歸屬與存在的價值。藉由一張餐桌、一場盛宴,《 THE FEAST 》開啟對於觀看世界的另一個討論。本次參展藝術家雖來自各種不同的文化背景,卻能透過與人們重疊的身分而對作品產生更多思考的視角,我們期望觀者完整的沈浸在空間裡,享受這場充滿記憶律動的深度饗宴。RIVER ART GALLERY will hold the group show “THE FEAST”, bringing together eight overseas Asian artists, including Lili Lee, Mai Ta, Ness Lee, Peter Chan, Stanley Chen, Tessar Lo, Timothy Bair, and Yi-Shuan Lee, to initiate a refined art gathering.Read more
The core concept of “THE FEAST” is to gather resonance and self-awareness of identity. Looking through the keyhole implies the exhibition’s strong intention of immersing, while candles ignite a ritual that shapes the diaLogue space with the viewers. The Long dining table, as a symbol of condensing collective memory and carrying traditional class consciousness, becomes a platform where these overseas artists with distinctive fluid identities serve various delicacies, attempting to break free from constraints through their creations. Yet, the “Asian” quality enables viewers to discover traces of resonance within themselves, responding to the individual values of their own identity and existence. Through a table and a feast, “THE FEAST” opens up another discussion on how we perceive the world. Despite coming from diverse cultural backgrounds, the participating artists, through their identities overlapping with the viewers, can offer different perspectives that encourages deeper reflection on the artworks. We hope that viewers can fully immerse themselves in the space and enjoy this profound feast filled with the rhythm of memories. -
再述的隱喻
The Metaphors of Restorying Feb 10 - Mar 31, 2023《再述的隱喻》集結8位藝術家,看似不同的表現方式,暗藏著許多不謀而合的隱喻,從童年記憶的講述,到自我價值與世代文化的反映,甚至對於生命及大環境的體悟,藉由作品的再詮釋,披著截然不同的敘事掛毯,說著你我皆可能面對的當代議題。“The Metaphors of Restorying” brings together eight artists whose seemingly different expressions conceal many coincidental metaphors, from the narrative of childhood memories, to the reflection of self-value and generational culture, and even the understanding of life and the environment. With the reinterpretation of the artwork, it is like to drape a tapestry of a very different narrative, speaking about contemporary issues that you and I may face.Read more -
SHA-VANA: Closures and New Beginnings - Duo Show by Lili Lee & Yi-Shuan Lee
Sep 2 - Oct 29, 2022大河美術將舉辦《SHA-VANA:Closures and New Beginnings》,一場極富深度卻不失趣味的雙人展,揭開了韓國藝術家 Lili Lee 和加拿大籍華裔藝術家李奕諠的核心價值與創作心路歷程,並以兩人個別的獨特創作風格,引領出後疫情時代,除了療癒身心外,反思與提升才是修行的初衷。RIVER ART GALLERY is going to present “SHA-VANA: Closures and New Beginnings”, a duo show that embodies depth as well as humor, introducing the core values and the mental processes of creation of Korean artist Lili Lee and Taiwanese-Canadian artist Yi-Shuan Lee. Their two unique creative styles are not only healing for the mind and body but also put emphasis on the core intention of self-introspection and improvement during post-pandemic times.Read more
