Tim Lee

In his interdisciplinary practice encompassing photography, video, text, and sculpture, Tim Lee intricately explores pivotal moments in both art history and popular culture, simultaneously replicating and reinterpreting them.

Drawing from a diverse array of sources, Lee provocatively inserts himself into the narratives of his subjects. Through loosely reconstructing specific works associated with these creators, he not only challenges our understanding of their histories but also constructs an expansive timeline that traverses from the past into the imagined future.  

Biography of Tim Lee

Tim Lee was born in 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. In 1999, he received his BA in Design from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Later, in 2002, Lee obtained an MFA, completing his studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

In 2008, Tim Lee was awarded two prizes: the Sobey Art Prize and the VIVA Art Award.

In 2009, the artist participated in the DAAD Berlin Artists-in-Residence Programme in Berlin. Two years later, in 2011, he participated in the IASPIS residency program in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tim Lee has showcased his art through numerous solo exhibitions, including those at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Lisson Gallery, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, and many more. 

Lee's artworks have been featured in various group exhibitions, including "Laugh-In" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, "Flesh of the World" at the University of Toronto, "Piano Arte" at the Salzburg Museum, "Musicircus" at the New Media Gallery, among others.

He has taken part in various biennials, such as the Shanghai Biennale in China (2012), the Istanbul Biennial in Turkey (2011), the Yokohama Triennale in Japan (2008), and the 1st Prague Biennial in the Czech Republic (2003).  

Currently, Tim Lee lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.