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The artist, Diren Lee, graduated as a textile art major and then worked as a principal designer at Jetoy for 6 years. She also designed ChooChoo, a famous character all over Asia. During the earlier stage of her artistic career, she put question marks on scars and fears of people’s past, using tattoo as a medium. Then more recent years, she applied endangered species, abandoned pets to stories and feelings of people on this little planet. She pulls out strong empathy between human beings and animal and brings in warm sympathy about what we’ve changed and what we’ve lost.

Her art pieces are composed of crystal clear colors and lines. This very detailed descriptions eventually complete a fine harmony in distance.

The eyes in her works speak for various stories of each object. Every eye has a number of lines and colors; the artistic expression is extremely realistic yet it simultaneously tells our dreams and hopes that do not exist in real lives. This irony remains in her lines and colors.

The dreams and the reality greet each other in her canvas. And this consoles our souls and heals our wounds. 

Artist Note

Reflecting the emotions and stories of people

to the endangered animals and abandoned companion animals,

I did express on my message the empathy and love between people and animals,

and the understanding and blessing. 

Education 

HongIk University, Textile (2002-2007)

Work
     As a principal designer of JETOY, I've been painting cats called 'CHOO CHOO' which have been loved in Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hongkong for more than 7 years. 

Activity

SOLO EXHIBITION

2017.11.11~11.26 [Day Dream] gallery ARTION

2017.9.9~9.29 [Diren Lee exhibition] gallery wave

2017.3.29~4.15 [IN LOVE] Gallery Mei

2017.1.9~2.5 [Friends on Earth] MIEL

2016.5.13~6.30 [DIREN LEE] J.Hoon Gallery

2015.9.1~9.15 [Memory] art space ARTION

2014.4.17-4.23 [Coexistence] MIEL

2014..2.22~2014.3.11 [DIREN 3’rd EXHIBITION] Soul ink gallery

2013.9.5~10.5 [DIREN EXHIBITION] cozy

2012.11.3-8. [DIREN’s first exhibition] go south art space

GROUP EXHIBITION

2018.5.3~6.6 [Gate of stone. Diren Lee &Sung Byung Hee, duet exhibition] gallery HOARD

2018.1.16~2.2 [ChungDam-dong Zoo 2018] Gallery Doo

2017.10.14~11.4 [Gallery in Zoo] Seoul Grand Park

2017.9.6~9.17 [FAUNA:Animal book] gallery HOARD

2017.6.28~7.16 Duet exhibition [Greeting] Palais de seoul

2017.3.29~4.29 [LOVE] Wave Gallery

2017.2.9~2.24 [Gift form an artist ll-] gallery sein

2016.12.17~12.31 [Joy, Anger, Sorrow and Pleasure] ARTION gallery

2016.12.5~12.7 [Art Collaboration] Hall of Assembly

2016.9.22~10.5 [David Bowie] Eugene Gallery

2016.9.3~9.17 [2016 Artist Accompany for hope] SeoJung Art cetner

2016.8.8~10.14[Bravo Life] KOTRA Art collabo exhibition hall

2016.8.1~8.31 [25 promising artists of Korea] SeoJung Art cetner

2016.7.15~8.5 [Coexistence] KARA’S GALLERY

2016.6.6~6.19 [6’th Zombie] Yoojin Gallery

2016.6.3~6.16 [ARTIST ROOM] Space NAMU

2016.5.10~7.17 [SPORTS ART COLLABO] KOTRA Art collabo exhibition hall

2016.5.4~5.8 [2016 Art KyungJu] Space Tree.HICO KyungJu convention center

2016.3.25~4.7 [Spring] ARTION Gallery

2016.2.27~3.11 [Exchange] Soul ink Art Gallery

2015.12.11~1.30 [Money] Gallery

2015.12.2~12.6 [Spoon art fair] ] gallery sein

2015.12.1~12.31 [Warm exhibition] Karas gallery

2015.11.25~11.30 [Art Edition Fair] gallery sein

2015. 9.18 ~10.9 [SsangNyun] Skunk

2015.8.31~10.29. [EunHye]. Amado Art Space

2015.6.6-6.20. [TOKYO ZOMBIE] Tokyo Block House.

2015.6.5-6.8 .[Art show Busan] Busan BEXCO

2015.3.27-4.24. Back to the 90’s. Jamo book

2015.1 .1 - 1.18 [ The 3rd Rock star 展] Mudaeruk

2014.12.30~2015.1.31 <Light>. Jebi flower coffee shop

2014.12.23-1.18 World Vision charity exhibition [I Dream] Avenuel Art hall

2014.12.20 [Exchange] Soul ink Art Gallery

2014.11.15-2015.1.10 [ 色, Comfort you] Busan, Star Jade

2014.12.14-12.28 [ beclassy ] El Cantina

2014.12.13 Group exhibition W Gallery

2014.12.5~2015.1.27 [MAIFEST Gallery Exhibition the 1st] MAIFEST

2014.10.24-11.23 [ITaeWon] Soul ink Art Gallery

2014.10.18~10.31 Duet exhibition [DirenLee&Carmin songsong] Hyundai0 g ValleyFashion center

2014.8.17~8.31 [Another Farm] cozy art space

2014.4.19~2014.5.13 [Ladder] Soul ink Art Gallery

2014.3.15~2014.3.30 [Robot] HaeIRi Art school

2013.12.14-2014.1.11 [Exchange] soul ink gallery

2013.7.12~8.12 [Another Farm. WSB Farm exhibition] cozy gallery