Hyun Jou-Lee was born on October 6th 1965, in Korea. At age seven, she left her childhood home to attend school in Seoul. She went on to study at the Women’s University in Seoul, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts. Her thirst for discovery led her to Montreal in 1994, where she studied at the Saidye Bronfman Center. She started exhibiting locally, and has since been showing work in galleries in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Jou-Lee has a symbiotic relationship with her artwork. She looks for guidance from the canvas, often surprised by the finished result. She begins by applying a thick gesso, to create relief and give dimension to the piece. Jou-Lee experiments with many mediums, using principally oil and encaustic. Her colour palette is extremely broad; ranging from the very organic to the brightest colours of spring: the difference depends on the story the artist is trying to tell.

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EDUCATION:
1994-96    Studies at Saidye Bronfman Center Art School
1992 B.F.A. (major in painting), Ewha Women University, Seoul, South Korea

PRESS:

“Time fascinates Montreal artist,” June 10, 2007, Mississauga News  READ ARTICLE HERE

PUBLICATIONS:

Magazin’art, No 2, Winter 2001, pp.76-78; 106-107
Patricia Perron, “Passages”, Parcours vol.6, no 4, fall 2000, p.85
Michelle Gagnon, “Cash & Carry Art – Act now”, Hour, May 28 – June 3, 1998
“Lee Hyun Jou Solo Exhibition in Montreal”, Korean Times, November 4th 1998
Émilie Poiret, “Espaces intérieurs”, Vie des Arts, No 173, Winter 1998-99, p. 67
“Qui sont ces ethnies? – Montreal Asian Heritage Festival” (May 13th 1999)
“Lee Hyun Jou Art in Toronto”, Korean Times, November 2nd, 1999

VIDEO: Jou-Lee’s Art World – WATCH VIDEO HERE