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Selected Group Exhibitions

2024
The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora, Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI (forthcoming)
Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (forthcoming)

2023
International Biennial PAPER FIBER ART 2023/24, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Craft Design Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan. Traveled: National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Nantou County, Taiwan (catalog)
2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH (Prize: Juror’s Award)
Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women, Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg, VA (catalog)
Paper is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN. Traveled: San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
Finding Identity: Heritage as Inspiration, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH

2022
YOU ARE HERE, CAN Triennial, The Galleries at CSU, Cleveland, OH
Adaptation: Artist’s Books and Prints for a Changing Environment, UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library, Berkeley, CA (catalog)
Boundless, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, WA (catalog)
LUNAR: A New Year, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2021
Finding Common Ground, San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
By Hand: Women & Books, RISD Fleet Library, Providence, RI
Crossover: Trends in Paper, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Every Day & Special Days, Sherry Grover Gallery, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, WA
Rolodex. Craft a Conversation. AAPI directory, Center for Craft, Asheville, NC
Doong-ji: Natural Dye Online Exhibition, Baltimore Natural Dye Symposium

2020
The Ardent Thread, Artist Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
15^th Anniversary Exhibition, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (online)

2019
Extraordinary Skills, Cleveland Hopkins Airport Public Gallery, Cleveland, OH
All Stitched Up, Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA (catalog & award: Best Representation of Theme)
Centripetal/Centrifugal: Asian American Art, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Hanji Translated, The Indo-Korean Cultural and Information Centre, Chennai, India (catalog)
Paper-Centric, Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine, NC
Women’s Sphere (Is Wherever She Makes Good), Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton, CT
Thread Count: The Intersection of Mathematics and Fiber Arts, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

2018
paper on skin, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Narrative Threads, Art Gym Denver, CO
Beyond the Seam, Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah, Mandurah, W. Australia, Australia (catalog)
On Paper Supreme, Tiantai Art Gallery, Qingdao & Jinan. Traveled: Erdos Cultural Ctr, Erdos; Zhuanzhuanhui Beijing Art Club, Beijing; Xinzao Modern Art Ctr, Guangzhou (catalog)
Knowing Paper, Marion Art Gallery, SUNY Fredonia, NY

2017
Integrated: Korean Clay and Paper Heritage, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. (curator)
Building Books, Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
(in)visible: book art and process, Firehouse Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA

2016
Paper & Glass, FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH
Confluence: Twelve Collaborations, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH (catalog)
Comic Art: Fantasy and Imagination, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY

2015
Words | Matter, Arts on Elston, Chicago, IL
Ten Artists, Ten Colors, NOWC Gallery, Poking, Philippines
Caxton Club 120th Anniversary Exhibit, Chicago, IL

2014
Cut, Formed, Folded, Pressed: Paper, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
Global, Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, N. Ireland
Pressing & Pulling, c3:initiative, Portland, OR
Revive & Renew, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH (catalog)
Fiber in Flux, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, OH
The New Scroll, Hamilton St Gallery, Bound Brook, NJ & NJ Arts Guild, Rahway (catalog)

2013
Book Art Biennial 2013, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
Shifu Art, NOWC Gallery, Poking, Philippines (catalog)
5th International Artists’ Book Exhibition, King St. Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary (catalog)
POPIERUKAS 2013, Kaunas Photography Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania (catalog)
Trans-Fiber & Paper, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, OH (catalog)

2012
The Art of Handmade Paper, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA (catalog)
Paper in Space, University of Dallas Haggerty Gallery, Irving, TX
Rising & Falling, Butter Projects, Royal Oak, MI
Asian Artists Exhibition, Cleveland Asian Festival, Cleveland, OH

2011
Art in a Global Age, Towson University, Towson, MD
Kon’nyaku Art, BenCab Museum, Baguio, Philippines
Elementals, Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY. Traveled: R Space, Lisburn, N. Ireland
eyeseverywhere, Fábrica de imágenes, Morelia, Mexico. Traveled: Stavanger Culture House, Norway, Hubei Art Museum, Wuhan, China (catalog)
Korean American Film Festival New York, Chelsea Clearview Cinema, New York, NY
Wallpaper, Art & Design Barcelona, Spain (catalog)

2010
Let’s Talk About Love Baby, SAIC, Chicago, IL. Traveled: MOCAD, Detroit, MI; Printed Matter, NYC; iMOCA, Indianapolis, IN; CCAD, Columbus, OH
Gathering a Community: Paper and Pulp, Salt Space, New York, NY
Cross-Cultural Visions, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea. Traveled: Gallery Korea, New York, NY; KORUS House, Washington, D.C.
2010 Book Arts Invitational, Bright Hill Gallery, Treadwell, NY (catalog)

2009
There Goes My Hero, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY (catalog)
Textura: Contextual Art, Kilburn Art Space, Seoul, Korea
Show and Bestow, Free Library of Philadelphia, PA. Traveled: Oberlin College, OH (catalog)
Portable Library Project, lowercase gallery, Regional Assembly of Text, Vancouver, BC. Traveled: Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax, NS; Mixed Media, Hamilton, Canada
The 1st Exchange Exhibition of Bookart, Sono Factory, Seoul

2008
The Last Book, National Library of Argentina, Buenos Aires. Traveled: Zentralbibliothek, Zürich, Switzerland; New York Public Library, New York, NY
Artistbookseoul, Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany (catalog)
Your Documents Please, The Museum of Arts & Crafts-ITAMI, Japan. Traveled: ZAIM, Yokohama, Japan; Galerie Paris, Yokohama, Japan; 2B Galéria, Budapest, Hungary; Galerie Kurt im Hirsh, Berlin, Germany; GALÉRIA Z, Bratislava, Slovakia; Galería Ajolote Arte Contemporáneo, Guadalajara, Mexico; Alma in Manhattan, NYC (catalog)
Interweavings, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
Fun & Games (and such…), Center for Book Arts, New York, NY (catalog)
All Synthetic or All Natural, Lux Arts Center, Lincoln, NE

2007
Fiber + Book, Fiber Art Center, Amherst, MA
Pulp Function, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA. Traveled: Arts United, Fall River, MA; Worcester Ctr for Craft, MA; Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY; Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND; James Michener Museum, Doylestown, PA (catalog)
Artists’ Books 2007, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Bridge Art Fair, Chicago, IL

2006
5th North American Juried Book Arts Exhibition, Bright Hill Center, NY (catalog)
4th Intl Artists’ Book Exhibition, King St. Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary (catalog)
This is not a book, Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts, Chicago, IL (catalog)

2005
Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL
Bookish, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Selected Awards, Grants, Residencies

2024
Oak Spring Garden Foundation Perennial Residency
2023
CERF+ Get Ready Grant
Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective Member Project Grant
2022
North American Hand Papermakers Hall of Papermaking Champions designee
Oak Spring Garden Foundation Alumni Residency
2021
SPACES Satellite Fund Grant (The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts)
Fulbright Senior Research Scholar (South Korea)
2020
Oak Spring Garden Foundation Artist in Residence
SPACES Emergency Relief Grant (The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts regrant)
Oak Spring Garden Foundation COVID-19 Artist Response Program
2019
Ohio Arts Council Heritage Fellowship
Allen Memorial Art Museum Artist-in-Residence, Oberlin College
2017
Philip C. Curtis Artist-in-Residence, Albion College
2016–2018
Craft Research Fund Project Grant, The Center for Craft
2015
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Open Studio Residency
2014
American Folklore Society Professional Development Program
John Anson Kittredge Fund Artist Grant
Morgan Conservatory Artist-in-Residence (funded by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture)
2013
c3:initiative artist-in-residence
2012
Friends of Dard Hunter Scholarship
Santa Fe Art Institute Residency
2011
New York Foundation for the Arts Strategic Opportunity Stipend (also 2009, 2007, 2010)
Oberlin College Outstanding Young Alumni Award
2010
Saltonstall Arts Colony Residency
Flaxart International Residency
2009
Weir Farm Trust Art Center Residency
Korea Fulbright Foundation Scholarship
2008–2009
Fulbright Fellowship, Design (South Korea)
2008
Manhattan Graphics Center Scholarship
2007
Jentel Artist Residency / Ragdale Residency / Vermont Studio Center Residency
Interdisciplinary Residency in Art and Ecology, Michoacán, Mexico
Puffin Foundation Grant
2006
Art Farm Residency
2006-2003
Helen Fong Dare Scholarship
Albert P. Weisman Scholarship
Getz Graduate Award
Caxton Club Graduate Student Fellowship
Oberlin College Alumni Graduate Award

Selected Collections

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Barnard Zine Library
Baylor University Crouch Fine Arts Library
Berger-Cloonan Decorated Papers Collection, Texas A&M University Library
Brooklyn Museum of Art Library Special Collections
Carleton College Gould Library Special Collections
Cleveland Institute of Art Gund Library
Dartmouth College Sherman Art Library Special Collections
Duke University Library, Sallie Bingham Center
Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Library
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection
Florida State University Strozier Library Special Collections
Furman University James B. Duke Library Special Collections
Idaho State University Oboler Library Special Collections
Indiana University Bloomington, Wells Library Artist Book Collection
Indiana University Herron Art Library Artist Book Collection
Iowa State University Parks Library Special Collections
Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Kenyon College Greenslade Special Collections
King St. Stephen Museum (Székesfehérvár, Hungary)
Los Angeles Public Library, Special Collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library
Michigan State University Special Collections
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Museum of Modern Art Library
Newberry Library Special Collections
Oberlin College Clarence Ward Art Library Special Collections
RISD Hay Library Special Collections
SCAD Atlanta Special Collections
Scripps College Denison Library Special Collections
Smith College Young Library Special Collections
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library Artists’ Books Collection
Stanford University Green Library, Literature Special Collections
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Special Collections
Tufts University SMFA Library Special Collections
UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library Special Collections
UC Riverside Rivera Library Special Collections
UCLA Biomedical Library
UCLA Young Library Special Collections
UNC Greensboro University Libraries Special Collections
University of Connecticut, Dodd Research Center Special Collections
University of Denver Penrose Library Special Collections
University of Iowa Main Library Special Collections
University of Miami Richter Library Special Collections
University of Missouri-Columbia Library Special Collections
University of Oregon Knight Library Special Collections
University of Texas-San Antonio Library Special Collections
University of Wisconsin-Madison Kohler Art Library
Virginia Commonwealth University Book Art Collection
Wesleyan University Olin Library Special Collections
Yale University Haas Library Special Collections

Bibliography

2024
Luha Lee, “Aimee Lee: Pioneering Hanji in America,” SayArt, Feb 5

2023
Juleana Enright, “Revitalizing Cultures Through Paper Arts,” Hand Papermaking 38, no. 2 (Winter 2023)
Shaymaa Roshdi, “معرض مواسم صانعة الورق من عشب الصقلاب إلى شجر الفرصاد وحوار مع الفنانة إيمي لي,” Korea.net, 12/27
Evangeline Elsa, “2000-year-old Hanji paper art revival by Korean-American artist, in UAE,” Gulf News, 12/15
Hwisang Cho, [review of the book Hanji Unfurled], The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 3, vol 117 (Sep 2023)
Abby Aresty, DIY Oberlin, interview & studio visit radio show for WOBC 91.5 (8/15, 8/22)
Correy Baldwin, The UPPERCASE Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Rag & Pulp (vol R)
Jenna Ross, “What is paper? With ‘Paper Is People,’ Minnesota Center for Book Arts rethinks the white sheet,” Star Tribune, 6/19

2022
Janet Mendelsohn, “Aimee Lee: Keeping an Endangered Craft Alive,” Basketry+ 86 (Fa/Wi 2022)
Victoria Birth, “Reflections, a Series of Interviews,” Guild of Bookworkers Journal 51
Fotini Chatzoudi, “Korean American Pioneer of Hanji discussses her craft,” Korea.net, 9/7
Anastasia Pantsios, “CAN Triennial Showcases Cleveland Visual Artists at 16 Venues,” CoolCleveland
Linda Ligon, “Aimee Lee Makes Hanji,” Spin Off 46, no. 2 (Summer 2022)
Live radio interview, Pulse 95, Sharjah, UAE, 3/17
“Aimee Lee: ‘Wrapped in Hanji’ reflects Korean traditions at SHD,” Sharjah 24, 3/14

2021
Mike Choi, “Special Report: 태평양을 건너간 천년 한지, 에이미 리,” Hanji Culture and Industry Center (Seoul), KCDF, 12/12
Nancy Gilson, “Inventive works of art the focus of ‘Crossover: Trends in Paper’ exhibit” Columbus Dispatch, 9/12
Catherine Alice Michaelis, “Every Day & Special Days,” Artist’s Books Unshelved
Rachel Hopkin, Covid Conversations: Life in a Time of Corona podcast, episode 10
Caitlin Etherton, “Seven ‘Rules’ for Artmaking from Resident Aimee Lee,” Oak Spring Garden Foundation blog, 5/28
Jennifer Marer, “How to Support Asian American Visual Artists in Cleveland,” ideastream, 5/26

2020
Cut the Craft podcast interview, 11/3
“A Rhododendron a Day,” Oak Spring Garden Foundation Q&A, 6/23
Ligon, Linda, ed. “Aimee Lee Makes Hanji,” The Long Thread, Long Thread Media

2019
The Sound of Ideas, ideastream 90.3 WCPN, 12/11 and 12/23
Zachary Srnis, “Artist receives state award,” The Morning Journal, 11/1
Peter Bower, [review of the book Papermaker’s Tears], The Quarterly, No. 112 (Oct 2019)
Hima Vijay, “It’s not just paper,” Deccan Herald, 2/24
Helen Hiebert, Paper Talk podcast interview, 1/25

2018
Alicia Bailey, “Aimee Lee—Peculiar & Commonplace,” abecedariangallery.com
홍다은, “시카고서 한지의 ‘멋’ 소개,” The Korea Times, 10/29
Amalia Donastorg, “Orange Art Center Presents eegut juhgut,” CAN Journal, Fall

2018
Lachlan Bennett, “Artist Aimee Lee teaches Korean papermaking,” The Advocate, 6/18
“Fredonia art exhibition highlights paper as an artistic medium,” The Observer Today, 2/27

2017
Beau Brockett, “Like her Hanji, Artist Aimee Lee is Resilient, Versatile,” The Albion Pleiad, 10/30
The Interview, Morning Wave Busan, 9/22
“One Artist’s Audacious Pursuit of Traditional Korean Hanji,” Great Big Story, 8/2
June Soh, “Artist Carries on the Ancient Tradition of Handmade Korean Paper,” VOA, 5/17

2016
Elizabeth Ross (editor), eyeseverywhere | ojosportodoslados : 10 años | 10 years
“Book Arts: Imaginative Interpretations,” UPPERCASE magazine, Issue 29 (April 2016)
Live interview, KBS World Radio, 3/16
Martha Schwendener, “Highlights From Asia Week,” The New York Times, 3/10
Deborah Blakeley, “Aimee Lee, Paper Artist – Cleveland, USA,” Zoneone Arts, 1/17
“Papermaker Aimee Lee,” Applause, ideastream WVIZ/PBS, 1/14

2015
Gus Chan, “Ancient art is a study in patience, perfection,” The Plain Dealer, 8/9
May Babcock, “Woven Paper! Meet Aimee Lee, Handmade Paper Artist & Author,” Paperslurry
April Vollmer, Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop, Watson-Guptill
“See breathtaking works of ancient paper,” Oberlin News Tribune, 1/26
Chung Ah-young, “Korean-American dedicated to papermaking tradition,” The Korea Times, 1/8
Hanji: Dreaming of a New Millennium, documentary aired on MBC Prime (Korea), 1/1

2014
Ralph Bellantoni, “Bound Brook gallery showcases artistic rebirth of scrolls in new exhibit,” MyCentralJersey, 3/6
Kathy M. Skerritt, “Deep-Diving the Morgan,” CAN Journal, Spring 2014

2013
Minah Song, [review of the book Hanji Unfurled], Hand Papermaking 28, no. 2
Susan Byrd, A Song of Praise for Shifu, The Legacy Press
Barbara Shapiro, “Book Reviews: Hanji Unfurled,” Textile Society of America Newsletter 25, no. 3
Elizabeth Trapp, “Sheafs-d’oeuvre: Works of paper defy expectations of supposedly fragile material,” The Columbus Dispatch, 9/8
Audrey Mast, “Paper Pusher,” DEMO Magazine, Issue 19 (fall/winter 2013)
Janet De Boer, “Wandering into Jiseung: Aimee Lee,” Textile Fibre Forum Magazine, Iss. 113
500 Paper Objects: New Directions in Paper Art, Lark Books
Judy Dominic, “Aimee Lee and the Art of Hanji,” Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot 44, no. 2, Iss. 174
Molly Elkind, “Hanji Unfurled Book Review,” Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot 44, no. 2, Iss. 174
Libby Pomroy, “Old Art Learned the Old Way,” Korean Quarterly 16, no. 2
Shin Young-ju, “Artist Aimee Lee Lecture at CKS,” The Korea Times San Francisco, 3/7
Bookbinding Now podcast interview, 1/16

2012
Jackie Lupo, “Papermaker broaches art and ancient craft,” The Rivertowns Enterprise, 11/30
Dina Sciortino, “Artist Pens First English Written Book on Hanji,” Rivertowns Patch, 11/12
Pat Waring, “Show to highlight many personalities of handmade paper,” Martha’s Vineyard Times, 9/12
Michael H. Hodges, “Expect the unexpected at Butter Projects,” The Detroit News, 6/14
Sandra Salamony and Peter & Donna Thomas, 1,000 Artists’ Books, Quarry Books

2011
Sarah Kelly, Design and Make Paper Jewellery, A & C Black Publishers Ltd

2010
Sabrina Gschwandtner, “Knitting the Unspoken,” Interweave Knits (Winter 2010)
Amber Dorko Stopper, “Sustained: The Work of Aimee Lee,” Korean Quarterly 13, no. 3
Rebeca Schiller, “Fiddling with Paper: Aimee Lee’s Paper World,” HAND/EYE, 4/22

2009
Nicole White, “Gallery Adds Caribbean Twist to Art Basel,” South Florida Times, 11/11
Doug Gruse, “The Fiber of Korea: ‘Abundance’ explores hanji,” The Post-Star, 11/10
Narae Kim, Making Beautiful Book, Bookpress
Dina Sciortino, “Hastings grad’s Fulbright extends her paper trail,” Rivertowns Enterprise, 2/27

2008
Rory Golden, “Working the Mulberry: Kozo Paper in Book Art,” Hand Papermaking 23, no. 2
1,000 Artist Journal Pages, Rockport Publishers/Quarry Press
500 Handmade Books, Lark Books

2007
Christine Temin, “Pulp Function: The Constant Is Paper,” American Craft (Oct/Nov 2007)
Steven C. Daiber, “Exhibition Review: Fiber + Book,” Ampersand (Fall 2007)
Bill Van Siclen, “You’ll never look at paper the same way again,” The Providence Journal, 6/28

2006
Mike Bockoven, “Exploration in Isolation,” Grand Island Independent, 10/29

Selected Publications

2024           “Asao Shimura,” North American Hand Papermakers Hall of Champions

2023           “The Tool Makers: Part Two,” Papermaker’s Tears Vol. 2, The Legacy Press

2022           “Over-the-Shoulder Papermaking Apron,” Hand Papermaking 37, no. 2 (Winter 2022)

2021           The Jeong Portfolio (Deluxe edition), Korean American Artist Collective

2020           “A Papermaker & Toolmaker in Argentina: Alejandro Geiler,” Hand Papermaking 34, no. 2

Welcome to Jiseung, Bionic Hearing Press

2019           “The Tool Makers: Part One,” Papermaker’s Tears Vol. 1, The Legacy Press

2018           Making Milkweed Paper, Bionic Hearing Press

2017           “My Hands Are Listening,” Hand Papermaking 32, no. 1 (Summer 2017)

2016           “Hanji in the hands,” Guild of Book Workers Journal, 2012

“Young Papermakers Today: Three Profiles,” Hand Papermaking 31, No. 1 (Summer 2016)

2015           “Hanji Takes Center Stage,” IAPMA Bulletin 54

“Becoming a Papermaker: Best Practices from Japan to the U.S.,” American Folklore Society

2014           “Cultivating Hanji in America,” Surface Design Journal 34, no. 4 (Summer 2014)

“Korean Papermaking: Paper, Place and People,” Another Escape 3

2013           “Jiseung: A Journey into the Korean Art of Weaving Paper,” Kyoto Journal 77

“From Sheet to Thread to Page: Knitted Paper Books,” Central Booking 4, Issue 4

2012           Hanji Unfurled: One Journey into Korean Papermaking, The Legacy Press

Eric Hoffer Award First Horizon Award Finalist, Reference Category Honorable Mention

“Korean Papermaking Goes West,” Hand Papermaking 27, no. 1 (Summer 2012)

2011           “Making History in Cleveland,” Book Arts arts du livre Canada 2, no. 1

2010           “Generations of hanji,” Hand Papermaking 25, no. 2 (Winter 2010)

“Jiseung: One Journey in to the Korean Art of Weaving Paper,” Bull & Branch 29, no. 3

“Buddhist Illumination of Korean Papermaking’s Past and Present,” Buddhism & Culture 5

2009           “Searching for Yupmuljil in the Korean Countryside,” Kami Newsletter 4, Asa Press (CP)

2008           “Broken First Words Sestina,” Yellow Medicine Review (Spring 2008)

Education

2006           MFA, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts

1999           BA, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, Visual Art

Representation

Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers

Still Point Gallery