Background

Paul Lee was born and grew up in Ilford

Ilford

Ilford is a large cosmopolitan town in East London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It forms a significant commercial and retail...

, London

London

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, England

England

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.

Lee studied at St Martins School of Art and then Winchester School of Art

Winchester School of Art

Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles north of Southampton in the city of Winchester near the south coast of England.- Overview :...

 where he received his BA

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 (Hons) in Fine Art

Fine art

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 in 1997.

Lee was 'Artist in Residence' at the Chinati Foundation

Chinati Foundation

The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati is a contemporary art museum located in Marfa, Texas and based upon the ideas of its founder, artist Donald Judd.- Mission :...

 in Marfa, Texas in 2007.

He works in painting

Painting

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, sculpture

Sculpture

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...

 and collage

Collage

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, using materials such as light-bulbs, cans, rocks and towels.

Despite Lee’s range of subject matter and media, reviewers have often noted how his art references the cultural impact of male queer

Queer

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ness.

Paul Lee is represented by Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London.

Selected exhibitions

2010

Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, UK

Lavender, Maccarone, New York, USA

2009

Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2008

Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2007

Paul Lee Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, USA

Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany

NeoIntegrity, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY, USA

Substance & Surface, Bortolami, New York, NY

Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas

2006

Open Network, Ampersand International, San Francisco, CA

Reservoir, Massimo Audiello, New York, NY

This is Not Called Gay Art Now, curated by Jack Pierson, Paul Kasmin, New York, USA

External links

• Paul Lee at Stuart Shave/Modern Art http://www.modernart.net/artists/paul-lee
• Paul Lee at Maccarone gallery http://www.maccarone.net/
• Paul Lee Review in New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/arts/design/19galleries-PAULLEE_RVW.html?_r=1
• Paul Lee in ARTslant
• Paul Lee on ArtFacts.net
• Paul Lee at Peres Projects
• Paul Lee at artPAPIER
• Further information, images and texts from the Saatchi Gallery