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Press

Interviews

• FreshWater, Karin Connelly Rice, “Assembly for the Arts Awards $170,000 to 17 Artists through the 2024 Creative Impact Fund,” Oct 23, 2024
• Korea.net, Shaymaa Roshdi, “معرض مواسم صانعة الورق من عشب الصقلاب إلى شجر الفرصاد وحوار مع الفنانة إيمي لي,” Dec 27, 2023
• Guild of Book Workers Journal, Victoria Birth, “Reflections, a Series of Interviews: Documenting the Voices of Book Art and Craft Practitioners, Students, and Educators,” vol 51 (2022)
• Korea.net, Fotini Chatzoudi, “Korean American pioneer of Hanji discusses her craft,” Sep 7, 2022
• Sharjah 24, “Aimee Lee: ‘Wrapped in Hanji’ reflects Korean traditions at SHD,” Mar 14, 2021
• Hanji Culture and Industry Center, “태평양을 건너간 천년 한지, 에이미 리,” Dec 1, 2021
• ideastream, Jennifer Marer, “How to Support Asian American Visual Artists in Cleveland,” May 26, 2021
• Oak Spring Garden Foundation Interview for Covid-19 Relief Grant
• Scripps College Book Arts interview with Hayley Pierpont and Lindsey Tam
• Paper Talk—Podcast interview with Helen Hiebert, Jan 25, 2019
• Oliver + S—Todd Gibson, “An Interview with Hanji Artist Aimee Lee,” Mar 7, 2017
• Firstindigo and Lifestyle—Inka Juslin, “Aimee Lee about sound, art books and hanji,” Aug 19, 2016
• Zoneone Arts—Deborah Blakeley, “In Conversation with Aimee Lee,” Jan 17, 2016
• Barbara Landes—2014
• Inspire We Trust—Valentina, “Korean Paper,” Dec 5, 2012
• Diaspora Vibe Gallery—Wura Ogunji, “Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator interviews artist Aimee Lee,” Nov 6, 2009
• myartspace.com—Brian Sherwin, “Art Space Talk: Aimee Lee,” May 15, 2008

Books

• Le tour du monde du papier, Julie Auzillon (Pyramyd éditions, 2024)
• The UPPERCASE Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Rag & Pulp, Correy Baldwin (UPPERCASE Publishing Ltd, 2023)
• PapierWespe, Beatrix Mapalagama, 2023
• eyeseverywhere | ojosportodoslados : 10 años | 10 years, ed. Elizabeth Ross (Blurb, 2016)
• Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Mokuhanga, April Vollmer (Watson-Guptill, 2015)
• A Song of Praise for Shifu, Susan Byrd (The Legacy Press, 2013)
• 500 Paper Objects: New Directions in Paper Art (Lark Books, 2013)
• 1,000 Artists’ Books: Exploring the Book as Art, Sandra Salamony with Peter and Donna Thomas (Quarry Books, 2012)
• Design and Make Paper Jewellery, Sarah Kelly (A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2011)Handmade Books, ed. Ray Hemachandra, (Lark Books, 2010)
• Making Beautiful Book, Narae Kim (Bookpress, 2009)
• 500 Handmade Books (Lark Books, 2008)
• 1,000 Artist Journal Pages, Dawn DeVries Sokol (Rockport Publishers/Quarry Press, 2008)

Newspapers

• Gulf News—Evangeline Elsa, “2000-year-old Hanji paper art revival by Korean-American artist, in UAE,” Dec 15, 2023
• Star Tribune—Jenna Ross, “What is paper? With ‘Paper Is People,’ Minnesota Center for Book Arts rethinks the white sheet,” Jun 19, 2023
• The Advocate—Lachlan Bennett, “Artist Aimee Lee teaches Korean papermaking as part of paper on skin,” Jun 18, 2018
• The Albion Pleiad—Beau Brockett Jr., “Like Her Hanji, Artist Aimee Lee Is Resilient, Versatile,” Oct 30, 2017
• JoongAng Ilbo—Hwang Joo-young, “2세 예술가 에이미 이씨, “한지로 정체성을 찾았다”,” Mar 11, 2016
• The New York Times—Martha Schwendener, “Highlights From Asia Week,” Mar 10, 2016
• Yonhap News, “뉴욕서 ‘한지 우수성‘ 세미나…”NASA첩보위성에 한지 사용” Oct 9, 2015
• The Plain Dealer—Gus Chan, “Ancient art is a study in patience, perfection,” Aug 9, 2015
• Oberlin News Tribune—”See breathtaking works of ancient paper,” Jan 26, 2015 (print only)
• The Korea Times—Chung Ah-young, “Korean-American dedicated to papermaking tradition,” Jan 8, 2015
• The Korea Times San Francisco—Shin Young-ju, “”CKS, 한지예술가에이미리씨강연,” Mar 7, 2013
• The Columbus Dispatch—Elizabeth Trapp, “Sheafs-d’oeuvre: Works of paper defy expectations of supposedly fragile material,” Sept 8, 2013
• The Rivertowns Enterprise—Jackie Lupo, “Papermaker broaches art and ancient craft,” Nov 30, 2012 (print only)
• The Martha’s Vineyard Times—Pat Waring, “Show to highlight many personalities of handmade paper,” Sept 12, 2012
• The Detroit News—Michael H. Hodges, “Expect the unexpected at Butter Projects in Royal Oak,” Jun 14, 2012 (print only)
• South Florida Times—Nicole White, “Gallery Adds Caribbean Twist to Art Basel,” Nov 11, 2009 (print only)
• The Post-Star—Doug Gruse, “The Fiber of Korea: ‘Abundance’ explores hanji paper making,” Nov 10, 2009
• The Rivertowns Enterprise—Dina Sciortino, “Hastings grad’s Fulbright extends her paper trail,” Feb 27, 2009 (print only)
• The Providence Journal—Bill Van Siclen, “You’ll never look at paper the same way again,” Jun 28, 2007 (print only)
• The Grand Island Independent—Mike Bockoven, “Exploration in Isolation: Artists find inspiration down on the Art Farm,” Oct 29, 2006 (print only)

Film / TV / Radio / Podcasts

• DIY Oberlin (WOBC 90.5) by Abby Aresty, Aug 15 & 22, 2023
• Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows (Season 4)
• “Every Day & Special Days,” Artist’s Books Unshelved, Catherine Alice Michaelis for Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, 2021
• Covid Conversations: Life in a Time of Corona podcast, episode 10, interview by Rachel Hopkin, 2021
• Cut the Craft podcast interview, Sep 12, 2020
• Aimee Lee: Art of Making Hanji, ideastream, Dec 17, 2019
• Paper Talk podcast interview, Jan 25, 2019
• Great Big Story, “One Artist’s Audacious Pursuit of Traditional Korean Hanji,” Aug 2, 2017
• Voice of America, “Artist Carries on the Ancient Tradition of Handmade Korean Paper,” reporter June Soh, May 17, 2017
• YTN (Global Korea)—”천년 한지, 미국에가다…공예가 에이미 리,” 청춘, 세계로 가다,” Apr 2, 2016
• Creative Voice—”Korean Art Workshop,” Mar 19, 2016
• KBS World Radio—한민족 네트워크, interview, Mar 16, 2016
• Applause, ideastream WVIZ/PBS—Dennis Knowles, producer, “Papermaker Aimee Lee,” Jan 14, 2016
• MBC Prime (Korea)—Hanji: Dreaming of a New Millennium, documentary aired Jan 1, 2015
• Asian Art Museum—Korean Culture Day, Dec 16, 2013 (hanji segment 2:21 – 2:35)
• Bookbinding Now with Susan Mills, Jan 16, 2013
• “Maria the Korean Bride: A Film by Maria Yoon” (2013)

Magazines

• Hand Papermaking—Juleana Enright, “Revitalizing Cultures Through Paper Arts,” Vol 38, no. 2 (Winter 2023)
• Basketry+—Janet Mendelsohn, “Aimee Lee: Keeping an Endangered Craft Alive,” Issue 86 (Fall/Winter 2022)
• The Long Thread—Linda Ligon, “Aimee Lee Makes Hanji,” Long Thread Media, 2020
• DEMO Magazine—Audrey Mast, “Paper Pusher,” issue 19 (fall/winter 2013)
• Korean Quarterly—Libby Pomroy, “Can you believe this is paper?” vol. 16, no. 4 (2013, print only)
• Textile Fibre Forum Magazine—Janet De Boer, “Wandering into Jiseung: Aimee Lee” Issue 113 (print only), May 2013
• Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot—Judy Dominic, “Aimee Lee and the Art of Hanji,” vol. 44, no. 2, Issue 174, Spring 2013 (print only)
• Interweave Knits—Sabrina Gschwandtner, “Artist Spotlight: Knitting the unspoken,” Winter 2010
• Fiberarts Magazine—“Craft Centers Expanding,” Nov/Dec 2010 (out of print)
• Korean Quarterly—Amber Dorko Stopper, “Sustained: The Work of Aimee Lee,” vol. 13, No. 3 (Spring 2010)
• HAND/EYE—Rebeca Schiller, “Fiddling with Paper: Aimee Lee’s Paper World,” Apr 22, 2010
• Diaweb—María de Jesús Cordero, “The Restless Landscapes of Aimee Lee’s Hanji Paper Art,” 2009
• Hand Papermaking—Rory Golden, “Working the Mulberry: Kozo Paper in Book Art,” vol. 23, no. 2 (Winter 2008)
• DEMO Magazine—”Portfolio,” vol. 7 (Summer 2008)
• American Craft—Christine Temin, “Pulp Function: The Constant Is Paper,” Oct/Nov 2007 (print only)
• Ampersand: The Quarterly Journal of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts—Steven C. Daiber, “Exhibition Review: Fiber + Book,” vol. 25 no. 1 (Fall 2007)

Blogs

• Oak Spring Garden Foundation, May 28, 2021
• Herb Childress, June 8, 2019
• John C. Campbell Folk School, May 16, 2019
• Distinct Papers—Apr 2, 2017
• Clever Charlotte—Feb 22, 2017
• Helen Hiebert—Jun 20, 2015
• Paperslurry—Apr 14, 2015
• Paris To Go—Jan 2015
• Ann Starr—Sept 19, 2014
• Janet Dodrill—Feb 9, 2014
• Anne Marie Desaulniers—Dec 16, 2013
• Christine Mauersberger—Aug 4, 2013
• Green Chair Press—Jul 23, 2013
• Making Handmade Books—Mar 11, 2013
• Cari Ferraro—Feb 28, 2013
• Susan J. Tweit—Feb 1, 2013
• Susan Gaylord—Nov 14, 2012
• Friends of Dard Hunter—Oct 24, 2012
• Paper Connection—Oct 3, 2012
• All Things Paper—Oct 22, 2010
• All Things Paper—Oct 18, 2010
• Paperphine—Apr 12, 2010