Artist List

Jacqueline Rush Lee     Images | Bio


Education:
2000   MFA University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI
1999   Fiber and Material Studies Summer Program,School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1997   BFA Ceramics with Distinction, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI

Solo Exhibitions:
2009   INTROspective. January 15-March 28. Center for Book Arts New York, NY
2005   VII Biennial of Hawaii Artists. The Contemporary Museum Honolulu & Maui Arts and Cultural Center HI
2003   Volumes II Studio 1 Window Space, Honolulu HI
2002   Volumes Solo Exhibition Hui No' Eau Visual Arts Center, HI
2000   Ex Libris MFA Solo Exhibition University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI

Selected Juried & Invitational Group Exhibitions:
2010   7th International Fiber Biennial. Febuary-March. Snyderman Works Gallery, PA
          Beyond Text and Image: The Book as Art. Washington and Lee University, VA
          Open Book. April 5-May 31. Eastern Michigan University, MI
2009   The Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book. Febuary 24-June 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, WA

          10th International Shoebox Sculpture Triennial, Traveling Exhibition through U.S.A. & Asia
          July 5-August 16. Soma Museum of Art. Seoul, South Korea
          September 6-December 20. University of Mississippi Museum, MS
          Contempo 2009. The Contemporary Museum. Nieman Marcus and Honolulu Pier, HI
2008   Secrets and Lies: National Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Books. 23 Sandy Gallery, OR
          Altered Books. Minneapolis Central Library, MN
          Situations. Minnesota Center for Book Arts, MN
          Contempo 2008. The Contemporary Museum. Nieman Marcus, HI
          Hawaii Craftsmen 41st Annual State Wide Juried Exhibition. Linekona Arts Center & Del Mano Gallery, HI
          Windward Artist's Guild 48th Annual Juried Open Exhibition. The Exhibit Space, HI
          30th Annual Commitment to Excellence. Linekona Art Center, HI
2007   Hawaii Craftsmen 40th Annual State Wide Juried Exhibition. Honolulu Academy of Arts, HI
2005   VII Biennial of Hawaii Artists. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu Cultural Center, and Maui Arts Cultural Center, HI
2004   James Graham & Sons, NY
          Art at War: The Artist's Voice. Aldo Castillo Gallery, IL
          Recent Acquisitions of Works by Hawaii Artists. The Contemporary Museum, HI
          An Afternoon of Art. Pegge Hopper Gallery, HI
2003   8th International Shoebox Sculpture Triennial, Traveling Exhibition through U.S.A. & Asia
          Art in Motion. Aldo Castillo Gallery, IL
          Vessel. Hui No' Eau Visual Arts Center, HI
2002   Artists of Hawaii. Honolulu Academy of Arts, HI
          Reactions International Project. Exit Art Gallery, NY
2001   Artists of Hawaii. Honolulu Academy of Arts, HI
          Annual Faculty Art Exhibition. University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI
          Hawaii Craftsmen 34th Annual State Wide Juried Exhibition. RISD Honolulu Academy of Arts, HI
          Quality Hearts. Contemporary Museum Cafe, HI
          Parts. Hui No' Eau Visual Arts Center, HI
2000   NCECA National Ceramics Symposium Exhibition. The Ilk at Pirate Gallery, CO
          Commitment to Excellence. Annual Juried Art Exhibition, HI
1999   Commitment to Excellence. Annual Juried Art Exhibition, HI
          3 Alumni Gallery 721. Women's Studies Center, UH & HI
          Installation I & I. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago & Champlain Buildings, IL
1998   Painted/Read Salon. Sisu Gallery, HI
1997   16th Annual Hoyt National Art Juried Exhibition. The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, PA

Selected Honors & Awards:
Recognition and Purchase Award. March 2009. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honorable Mention 3D Art Award 2008. Commitment to Excellence. Honolulu, HI
Sunshine Arts Award (3D) 2008. WA G 48th Annual Open Exhibition. Honolulu, HI
Liquitex Excellence in Art Awards Finalist 2007
Award of Excellence 2001. Hawaii Craftsmen's 34th State-Wide Exhibition, HI
Merit Award in Sculpture 1997 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts 16th Annual National Art Exhibition PA
John H. Heide Graduate Fellowship in Art 1999 (Annual Solo award)
Harue McVay Scholarships in Ceramics 1998, 1997, 1995
     
SELECTED COLLECTIONS                 
The Alan Chasanoff Book Under Pressure Book Arts Collection. , NY
Nam Jun Paik 1999, Soho, NY
The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 2009 Honolulu, HI
The Contemporary Museum Honolulu 2000, HI
The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts 1997, PA
Various private collections in the U.S. and the U.K


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS
Playing With Books: Up Cycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book. Book Release date July 2010. Jason Thomas, Quarry Books. Editor: Mary Ann Hall
Papercraft: Design and Art with Paper. Book Release September 2009. Editors: R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, B. Meyer
Grant, Adrianna. The Seattle Weekly, WA. Visual Arts: Books, Unbound. May 19, 2009
Upchurch, Michael. The Seattle Times, WA. The Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book. Feb 27, 2009
Shipley, Jonathon. City Arts Magazine, WA. Breaking Books Open. March 2009
Shipley, Jonathon. Fine Books Magazine. Running with Scissors: A Pacific Northwest Museum Lets Artists Go Crazy with Books. March 2009
The Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book. Exhibition Catalogue, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA 2009
Loustalot, Victoria. The New Yorker; The Book Bench Online: Unfurled at the Center for Book Arts NY. February 9, 2009
Biggs, Courtney. The Honolulu Advertiser. Feature Article: Galleries and Grade Schools: Artist Lee Finds joy in Teaching as she Expands her Portfolio. Island Life Section. March 15, 2009
Oshiro, Joleen. The Honolulu Star Bulletin. Art in a Box: 10h International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition. March 15, 2009
Time Out, New York. Issue no’s 694, 695.  Jan, 2009. INTROspective: Jacqueline Rush Lee at the Center for Book Arts, NY
Waddell, Elizabeth. The Quarterly Conversation: Issue 12. The Book Art of Robert The, Cara Bara and Jacqueline Rush Lee. Quarterlyconversation.com, Summer 2008
Abrams, Avi. www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/09.html. The Bittersweet Art of Cutting up Books. September 2008
Biggs, Courtney. Art Honolulu Blog. Making Things Talk: Narrative and Representation at the Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition November 2008
Windling, Terri. The Journal of Mythic Arts: News and Reviews. Endicot Redux: Book Art of Jacqueline Rush Lee. Endicottstudio.com, April 2008
Flanagan, Sean. DeepLinking Digest, NY. Jacqueline Rush Lee’s Chromascapes. February 2008
Altered Books at Minneapolis Central Library Poster and Postcard promotion 2008
Oshiro, Joleen. Honolulu Star Bulletin: Vol 13, Issue 83. Right and Wong. Photo Caption. March 2008
Janes-Brown, Paul. Maui NewsThinking Outside the Box.” November 2005
Janes-Brown, Paul. Maui News2005 Biennial of Hawaii Artists: Eclectic Visions From Modern Masters.” September 2005
Ohnuma, Keiko. Honolulu Star BulletinSincere Experimentation: Inspiration Links Diverse Approaches in Biennial” 2005
Morse, Marcia. Honolulu WeeklyThe Body Eclectic: Connecting the Dots at the TCM Biennial” Vol. 15, July 2005
Morse, Marcia. The Contemporary Museum Biennial of Hawaii Artists Catalogue Essay, July 2005
Tanigawa, Noe, with Allison Wong. Hawaii Public Radio discussion of the VII Biennial of Hawaii Artists, July 2005
Yalkut, Jud. Dayton City Paper .“Divergent Streams: Wood Sculptures and Shoebox Art at Wright State.”, OH 2005
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan: 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Traveling Invitational Catalogue
Cover & Taiwan promotional posters 2004-2003
Ayers, Ronda. Rave!Not Bigger Than a Shoebox: Scaled Down Sculptures From Around the World Make big Impression
At Dominguez Hills.” October 2004
David Momphard,Taipei Times. “Small in Size Could Mean It’s Significant in Meaning”February 2004
Fangling, Tseng. Curator Kaohsiung Museum of Fine ArtsBoundless Imagination Inside a Shoebox” Catalogue essay “Topical Variations on Ready-Made Objects: The Dream World of Surrealism” 2003
Favors, Sabrina. Ka Leo. “Good Things Come in Small Shoeboxes” March 2003
Janes-Brown, Paul.  Maui NewsLove/Lee Solo Show” 2002
Honolulu Star BulletinSurprises in Store at Artist’s of Hawaii” June 2002
The Honolulu Advertiser.  Artists of Hawaii Annual Exhibition July 2001

Wageman, Virginia. The Honolulu Advertiser "Craftsmen's Show Features Thought-Provoking Works" September 2001
Victoria-White, Gail. The Honolulu Advertiser.  UH Annual Faculty Art ExhibitionSeptember 2001
Hawaii Craftsmen 34th Annual State Wide Juried Exhibition (Catalogue) October 2001
Wageman, Virginia. The Honolulu AdvertiserChamber Show Fulfills Goal of Quality Art”September2000
Wageman, V. The Honolulu AdvertiserUH Exhibit Includes Exceptional Pieces” March 1999
Wageman, V.  The Honolulu Advertiser“Hawaii Artists End Year with Impressive Record of Works” December 1999
Fukushima Jr., Dennis.  Ka Leo O Hawai’iIngenuity Shown in Art Exhibition”September 1999

ARTIST TALKS
2008                  Pecha Kucha Volume 3.0. In Search of Happy Accidents: A Mindful Transformation of Used Books
                         Honolulu Academy of Arts, HI
2007                  Artist Talk (Open Studio) for Karen Bergenthal’s Art & Architecture Tours of WI, Kailua HI
2005                  Artist Talk: VII Biennial of Hawaii Artists.  The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu HI
2002                  Artist Talk: Volumes Solo Exhibition. Hui No’ Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui HI

INTERVIEWS
2009                  Biggs, Courtney, Writer. Honolulu Advertiser Feature Article Galleries and Grade Schools, HI
2008                  Wadell, Elizabeth, Writer: The Book Art of Robert The, Cara Barer and Jacqueline Rush Lee
2008                  Olelo Television Interview. Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibition, Linekona Arts Art Center, HI
2008                  Cunningham, Jai. Khon 2 News Morning Show. Foiled: Contemporary Sculpture Workshop Live.
                         The Contemporary Museum Honolulu, HI
2005                  Morales, Manolo. Khon 2 News. Live Interview at the Contemporary Museum’s VII Biennial of Hawaii Artists






  

 
 
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