Based in Seoul, Heami Lee explores the diverse materiality of clay through her practice. She creates objects free from utilitarian constraints and embeds a sense of reverence for time in the process of layering silver onto ceramics.
Believing that the past, present, and future flow as a continuous stream, she shapes forms that reflect temporal connection, condensed beauty, and fluid form—achieved through the repetitive act of silver plating. Heami’s works respond sensitively to the humidity and temperature of a given space, continuously transforming, and becoming complete as uniquely existing entities through a natural dialogue between the artist and the viewer.
Artworks
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CV
Heami Lee (b. 1984)
Lives and works in Seoul, Korea
EDUCATION
2012ㅤㅤ
M.F.A. Ceramic, Graduate School, Hongik Univ.
2009ㅤㅤ
B.F.A. Ceramic & glass, Hongik Univ.
B.B.A. Department of Business Administration, Hongik Univ.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023ㅤㅤ
Heami Lee Solo Exhibition, bol gallery, Singapore, Singapore
2022ㅤㅤ
Heami Lee, minoriminori gallery, Tainan, Taiwan
Scenes of time, Gallery Kabinett, Seoul, Korea
2021ㅤㅤ
Silver pigments, time to be made by hand, B-tree Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019ㅤㅤ
Silver Porcelain, Gallery Document, Seoul, Korea
Our still life, alkov, Pangyo, Korea
2018ㅤㅤ
The Gold lines, rooming, Seoul, Korea
2017ㅤㅤ
La book Selection, ddp crea, Seoul, Korea
Moment in vase, Craft on the hill, Seoul, Korea
2014ㅤㅤ
Blue Christmas in july, Bu;uk, Seoul, Korea.
GROUP EXHIBITION
2024ㅤㅤ
Busan art fair 2024, Bexco, Busan, Korea
House of editorkab, Ochoryang, Busan, Korea
2023ㅤㅤ
Relationshiplog, hohoje, Seoul, Korea
Terre Mêlée, Galerie HeA, Seoul, Korea
SILVER LINING, Galerie HeA, Seoul, Korea
Busan Art Fair 2023, bexco, Busan, Korea
2022ㅤ ㅤ
ASIA NOW 2022, Monnaie de paris, Paris, France
Craft/Defamiliarization, lotte gallery, Seoul, Korea
A white garden, march gallery, Seoul, Korea
Busan Art Fair 2022, bexco, Busan, Korea
Shilla arcade showcase exhibition, shilla hotel, Seoul, Korea
At home, the mansion, Seoul, Korea
Craft/WHITE, seoul museum of craft art, Seoul, Korea
2021ㅤ ㅤ
ART JEJU, maison glad, Jeju, Korea
2021 Korea craft week(Appreciate/A sightseeing tour of beauty), Culture station 284 RTO, Seoul, Korea
Bowl.Basket.Basin, gallerykabinett, Seoul, Korea
The atelier, fermate, Seoul, Korea
2020ㅤ ㅤ
Silver Christmas popup exhibition, boontheshop cheongdam, Seoul, Korea
My home:moment, gallerykabinett, Seoul, Korea
Art&journey, ananticove, busan, korea
Into the forest, space445, Seoul, Korea
ART BUSAN, bexco, Busan, korea
1000 vase, galeriejoseph, Paris, France
Still life, 16p16p16p, Seoul, Korea
Dutch parade, galleria, Kwanggyo, Korea
2019ㅤㅤ
Shapes we meet by chance, uhjjuhdah.promenade, Seoul, Korea
A little piece of light, orerarchive, Seoul, Korea
Interior design korea, kintex, Ilsan, Korea
2018ㅤ ㅤ
Seoul Living Design Fair, Coex, Seoul, Korea
NYNOW, Javits center, NY, U.S.A
Ordinary days in innohome, innohome, Seoul, Korea
2018 Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, Korea
2017ㅤㅤ
A little story with the artist, YOUNHYUN Handmade Sotre, Seoul, Korea
The art of everyday life, Naver, Bundang, Korea
2017 Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, korea
2016ㅤ ㅤ
Annual Showcase Gala, Chapter1, Seoul, Korea
2015ㅤ ㅤ
Un Dîner chez moi !, Gallery Merciel bis, Busan, Korea
Fiber Art Fair, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Hands on the table, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2014ㅤ ㅤ
Merci, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
Boundless Seas, Space cottonseed, Singapore, Singapore
It's all about material, YOUNHYUN Handmade Sotre, Seoul, Korea
I believe I believe..., Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2013ㅤ ㅤ
The last Blue, modern market place, Seoul, Korea
Atmosphere, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2012ㅤ ㅤ
A boundless ocean, space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2011ㅤㅤ
BADA design/atelier 2011 S/S, F/W launchingshow, Seoul, Korea
2010ㅤㅤ
It’s White, Doosan art square, Seoul, Korea
Graduate school of Hong-ik University Dept. ceramic, HOMA , Seoul, Korea
New generation of sympathetic Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, HOMA, Seoul, Korea
2009ㅤ ㅤ
Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya , Japan
Exhibition commemoration the 60th anniversary College of Fine Arts Hong-Ik University, HOMA , Seoul, Korea
CQ, HOMA, Seoul, Korea
It's red, galleryyiang, Seoul, Korea
2008ㅤ ㅤ
Seoul contemporary ceramics exhibition, xigallery, Seoul, Korea
AWARDS
Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Contest, Selection Award
Earthen Figurines Contest, Selection Award
SELECTED COLLECTION
The Baltimore museum of art (U.S.A)
Ramada hotel sindorim (Korea)
Based in Seoul, the artist explores diverse materialities rooted in clay. Creating objects free from functional constraints, they incorporate a technique of layering silver over ceramics to convey a reverence for time. Through a repeated process of shaping, firing, and silver layering, the artist expresses condensed beauty and fluid forms. Each work responds to the humidity and temperature of its surrounding space, constantly evolving and forming a natural connection between the artist and the viewer—ultimately becoming a one-of-a-kind presence in the world.
Artworks
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
© Heami Lee
CV
Heami Lee (b. 1984)
Lives and works in Seoul, Korea
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Ceramic, Graduate School, Hongik Univ.
B.F.A. Ceramic & glass, Hongik Univ.
B.B.A. Department of Business Administration, Hongik Univ.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023ㅤㅤ
Heami Lee Solo Exhibition, bol gallery, Singapore, Singapore
2022ㅤㅤ
Heami Lee, minoriminori gallery, Tainan, Taiwan
Scenes of time, Gallery Kabinett, Seoul, Korea
2021ㅤㅤ
Silver pigments, time to be made by hand, B-tree Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2019ㅤㅤ
Silver Porcelain, Gallery Document, Seoul, Korea
Our still life, alkov, Pangyo, Korea
2018ㅤㅤ
The Gold lines, rooming, Seoul, Korea
2017ㅤㅤ
La book Selection, ddp crea, Seoul, Korea
Moment in vase, Craft on the hill, Seoul, Korea
2014ㅤㅤ
Blue Christmas in july, Bu;uk, Seoul, Korea.
GROUP EXHIBITION
2025
(A) Banquet, GALLERY ROYAL, Seoul, Korea
Moonjar for you, The Square, Seoul, Korea
MOON JARS NO SIMPLE MATTER, GUILD GALLERY, New York, USA
2024
Looking at, Stay in, B-tree gallery, Busan, Korea
Terre Mêlée III in Paris, SILVERA POLIFORM, Paris, France
Encounter 2024, RAC, Busan, Korea
Terre Mêlée II in Napoli, Tiledesignstore Gallery, Napoli, Italy
House of editorkab, Ochoryang, Busan, Korea
2023
Relationshiplog, hohoje, Seoul, Korea
Terre Mêlée, Galerie HeA, Seoul, Korea
SILVER LINING, Galerie HeA, Seoul, Korea
2022
Craft/Defamiliarization, Lotte gallery, Seoul, Korea
A white garden, march gallery, Seoul, Korea
Shilla arcade showcase exhibition, Shilla Hotel, Seoul, Korea
At home, the mansion, Seoul, Korea
Craft/WHITE, Seoul museum of craft art, Seoul, Korea
2021
ART JEJU, Maison Glad, Jeju, Korea
2021 Korea craft week (Appreciate/A sightseeing tour of beauty), Culture station 284 RTO, Seoul, Korea
Bowl.Basket.Basin, gallerykabinett, Seoul, Korea
The atelier, fermate, Seoul, Korea
2020
Silver Christmas popup exhibition, boontheshop cheongdam, Seoul, Korea
My home:moment, gallerykabinett, Seoul, Korea
Art&journey, ananticove, Busan, Korea
Into the forest, space445, Seoul, Korea
ART BUSAN, Bexco, Busan, Korea
1000 vase, galeriejoseph, Paris, France
Still life, 16p16p16p, Seoul, Korea
Dutch parade, galleria, Kwanggyo, Korea
2019
Shapes we meet by chance, uhjjuhdah.promenade, Seoul, Korea
A little piece of light, orerarchive, Seoul, Korea
Interior Design Korea, Kintex, Ilsan, Korea
2018
Ordinary days in innohome, innohome, Seoul, Korea
2017
A little story with the artist, YOUNHYUN Handmade Store, Seoul, Korea
The art of everyday life, Naver, Bundang, Korea
2016
Annual Showcase Gala, Chapter1, Seoul, Korea
2015
Un Dîner chez moi !, Gallery Merciel bis, Busan, Korea
Hands on the table, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2014
Merci, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
Boundless Seas, Space cottonseed, Singapore, Singapore
It's all about material, YOUNHYUN Handmade Store, Seoul, Korea
I believe I believe..., Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2013
The last Blue, modern market place, Seoul, Korea
Atmosphere, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2012
A boundless ocean, Space B_E, Seoul, Korea
2011
BADA design/atelier 2011 S/S, F/W launching show, Seoul, Korea
2010
It’s White, Doosan art square, Seoul, Korea
Graduate school of Hong-ik University Dept. ceramic, HOMA, Seoul, Korea
New generation of sympathetic Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, HOMA, Seoul, Korea
2009
Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary College of Fine Arts Hong-Ik University, HOMA, Seoul, Korea
CQ, HOMA, Seoul, Korea
It's red, galleryyiang, Seoul, Korea
2008
Seoul contemporary ceramics exhibition, xigallery, Seoul, Korea
FAIR
2024
DEFINE SEOUL 2024, Seoul, Korea
Busan Art Fair 2024, Bexco, Busan, Korea
2023
Busan Art Fair 2023, Bexco, Busan, Korea
2022
Busan Art Fair 2022, Bexco, Busan, Korea
ASIA NOW 2022, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
2018
NYNOW, Javits center, NY, USA
Seoul Living Design Fair, Coex, Seoul, Korea
2018 Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, Korea
2017
2017 Craft Trend Fair, Coex, Seoul, Korea
2015
Fiber Art Fair, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
AWARDS
Seoul Contemporary Ceramic Contest, Selection Award
Earthen Figurines Contest, Selection Award
SELECTED COLLECTION
The Baltimore Museum of Art (USA)
Ramada Hotel Sindorim (Korea)
