Jinhwi Lee
Current Position: Lecturer & Head of the Ceramic Workshop, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @jinhwi.lee
- Origin: Born in South Korea
Education
2018–2021 M.F.A. in Fine Arts and Ceramics, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
2015–2018 B.F.A. in Fine Arts and Ceramics, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
2006–2009 M.F.A. in Ceramic Arts and Design, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea
2002–2006 B.F.A. in Ceramic Arts and Design, Sangmyung University, Cheonan, South Korea
1999–2002 Fine Arts, Chungnam Arts High School, Cheonan, South Korea
Residencies & Grants
2022 Artist-in-Residence, Atelierhaus Anscharpark, Kiel, Germany
2021 Master’s Project Grant, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Kiel, Germany
2017 Porzellan Spaziergang (Porcelain Walk) Project & Exhibition, Porzellanikon – State Museum for Porcelain, Selb, Germany
2015 Group Artist-in-Residence, European Ceramic Workcentre (EKWC), Oisterwijk, Netherlands
Workshops Led
2026 Raku firing, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
2025 Glaze Experimentation, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
2025 Under the Skin (Alginate and Plaster Mold-Making Techniques), Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
2021 Experimentelle Oberflächengestaltung, La Ceramique, Cordes-sur-Ciel, France
2018 Form und Farbe in Ton, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel, Germany
Awards
2021 Honorable Mention, The 12th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan
2021 Honorable Mention, Korean International Ceramic Biennale (KICB), Icheon, South Korea
2020 Förderpreis, Ceramics in the Powder Tower, City Gallery Oldenburg, Germany
2019 Honorable Mention, 10th El Vendrell Ceramics Biennale, El Vendrell, Spain
2017 Finalist, Talente Competition, Munich, Germany
2009 First Prize, 45th Chungbuk Art Competition, Chungbuk Fine Arts Association, Cheongju, South Korea
2009 Honorable Mention, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (GICB), Icheon, South Korea
2008 Finalist, Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, Xi Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2007 Finalist, Korea Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, Incheon, South Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Farbfall, Ceramics in the Powder Tower, City Gallery Oldenburg, Germany
2009 Toward the Self, Palang Gallery, Cheonan, South Korea
Group Exhibitions
2026 33rd Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition, Museum Grottaglie, Grottaglie, Italie
2026 Figürlich (Figurative), Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2025 Sangmyung Ceramic Art Association Exhibition, Kyung-In Museum of Fine Art , Seoul, South Korea
2025 Vom Kleinen ins Große (From Small to Large), Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2025 Contemplation of Light, Tongin Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2024 Sangmyung Ceramic Art Association Exhibition, Tongin Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2023 Stand der Dinge (State of Things), Cultural History Museum Merseburg, Germany
2022 Internationale Keramiktage Oldenburg (International Ceramic Days), Oldenburg Palace, Oldenburg, Germany
2022 The Extraordinary Ordinary, Korean Craft Museum (KCM), Cheongju, South Korea
2022 Entdeckungen, Entwicklungen, Ergebnisse (Discoveries, Developments, Results), Keramion Museum, Frechen, Germany
2022 Fünf Positionen Keramik (Five Positions in Ceramics), Punkt um BAK, Kiel, Germany
2022 Positionen zeitgenössischer Keramik (Positions of Contemporary Ceramics), Keramikkünstlerhaus, Neumünster, Germany
2022 Keine Autonomie ohne Herkunft (No Autonomy Without Origin), Galerie Brennwald, Kiel, Germany
2021 12th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Mino, Japan
2021 11th Korean International Ceramic Biennale (KICB), Icheon, South Korea
2021 30th Sangmyung Ceramic Art Association Exhibition, Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2021 My Favourite Acronym, Atelierhaus Anscharpark, Kiel, Germany
2021 Jubiläums Ausstellung 25 Jahre Förderpreis Keramik im Pulverturm (25th Anniversary Exhibition of the Emerging Artist Award), Oldenburg, Germany
2021 Neue Werke (New Works), Artothek Oldenburg, Germany
2021 Glasurprobe (Glaze Test), Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2020 Rausch und andere Sitten (Intoxication and Other Customs), Brunswiker Pavillon, Kiel, Germany
2019 X Biennal de Ceràmica del Vendrell (10th El Vendrell Ceramics Biennale), El Vendrell, Spain
2019 28th Sangmyung Ceramic Art Association Exhibition, Gallery Wolhae, Seoul, South Korea
2019 Kiel Keramik (Kiel Ceramics), Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2018 27th Sangmyung Ceramic Art Association Exhibition, Insa Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2018 Frechener Keramikpreis (Frechen Ceramic Award Exhibition), Keramion Museum, Frechen, Germany
2018 Opettaja ja oppilaat, Alvari, Posio, Finland
2018 Vier X Angewandte Kunst Schleswig-Holstein (Four X Applied Arts SH), Kiel, Germany
2018 Jetzt aber (Now Then), Atelierhaus Anscharpark, Kiel, Germany
2018 Sommeratelier (Summer Studio), Tat;ort, Kiel, Germany
2018 Upcomers New Generation, Innovationsfabriken, Kolding, Denmark
2018 Ofen Setzen (Setting the Kiln), Cismar Abbey, Cismar, Germany
2018 Gast Spiel (Guest Game), Brunswiker Pavillon, Kiel, Germany
2018 Diessen Ceramic Award Exhibition, Diessen, Germany
2017 Justus Brinkmann Förderpreis (Justus Brinkmann Award Exhibition), Museum of Avant-Garde, Craft and Design (MK&G), Hamburg, Germany
2017 Kiel Holen, Marburg Art Association, Marburg, Germany
2017 Talente Exhibition, Munich, Germany
2017 012–103, Altenzentrum St. Nicolai, Kiel, Germany
2016 Sommeratelier (Summer Studio), Tat;ort, Kiel, Germany
2009 45th Chungbuk Art Competition, Chungbuk Fine Arts Association, Cheongju, South Korea
2009 5th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (GICB), Korea Ceramic Foundation, Icheon, South Korea
2008 Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, Xi Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2007 Korea Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, Incheon Gallery, Incheon, South Korea
2007 Korea–Sweden Ceramic Art Exchange Exhibition, Sangmyung Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2007 Korea–Japan–China New Generation Ceramic Art Exchange Exhibition, Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF), Seoul, South Korea
2007 70 Design Leaders, Sangmyung Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2006 15th Sangmyung Ceramic Art Association Exhibition, Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2002 Exhibition of the Korean Association of Expressive Arts Psychotherapy, Kyungin Museum of Fine Art, Seoul, South Korea
Collections
Korean Craft Museum (KCM), Cheongju, South Korea
Artothek Oldenburg (City Art Library), Oldenburg, Germany
Mizunami City Hall, Mizunami, Japan