Olivia JS Lee, M.F.A.

Education

M.F.A. Sculpture
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

B.F.A. Honors, Graphic Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

Non-Degree

M.F.A. Program
Interactive Design
School of Visual Art
New York, NY

Visiting Student
Business and Literature
Hanyang University
Seoul, Korea

Residencies and Awards

2025 Wassaic Project, Wassaic, New York (forthcoming)

2024 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), Amherst, Virginia

2024 Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY

2024 The Bridge, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

2024 Vermont Studio Center (VSC), Johnson, VT

2023 Innovator Award, Honorable Mention, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ

2023 Resident Artist, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL

Exhibitions

2025 Contemporary Materiality RHAA Gallery, Chicago, IL (forthcoming)

2025 Faculty Spotlights Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL

2025 Imprint of Time, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL

2024 Fall Exhibition, Solas Gallery, New York, NY

2024 Continuous Span, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

2024 Solo Exhibition: Reaching Into the Void, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea

2024 Faculty Spotlights Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL

2024 Winter Showcase, Solas Studio, New York, NY

2024 The Value 2024 International Exhibition, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea

2024 Experimental Film and Video, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea

2024 In View, The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL

2023 Growing Up Now, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

2023 Time Memory Mythos, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

2023 Centerline Exhibition, ZhouB Art Center, Chicago, IL

2023 Shape, International Photography Exhibition, PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2023 Collaborate, The Art Garage, Green Bay, WI

2023 Nostalgia Exhibition, Artly Mix Cultural Space, São Paulo, Brazil

2023 Group Exhibition, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA

2023 Small Works Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

2023 Collector’s Choice, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

2023 Abstraction, The Chicago Fine Art Salon, Chicago, IL

2023 8th Open International Art Competition, Taravarna Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2023 No Place Like Home, MidwestNice Art, Virtual Exhibition

2023 Non-Representational & Unreal, Gallery 4%, Virtual Exhibition

2023 The Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2023 Graduate Exhibition One, SAIC galleries, Chicago, IL

2023 Sculpture Group Show, Comfort Station, Chicago, IL

2020 Intersection of Lights, SD Gallery, Yong-in, Korea

2014 Form and Color, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

2012 History of Graphic Design and Architecture, Chase Center, Providence, RI

2010 Series of Self, Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN

Published Work

2025 CICA Art Now (forthcoming)

2020 The Fine Line Between Fine Art and Design, U. Group, Washington D.C.

2020 The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Department of State, Washington D.C.

2019 Sustainability Impact Report, Optoro, Washington D.C.

2018 "Investing in a Cleaner Future," The Washington Post, NY

2018 "Exposing the Gavel Gap," The Washington Post, NY

2018 "That ’70s House," The Washington Post, NY

2018 "America’s Blueprint," The Washington Post, NY

2018 "’50s Flashback," The Washington Post, NY

2016 "Would You Like the IRS If It Looked Like This?," Bloomberg, NY