SONA LEE
b. Seoul, South Korea
studio.leesona@gmail.com
@sssonalee
https://www.instagram.com/sssonalee/
EDUCATION
2025 M.F.A. Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, United States
2021 B.F.A. Contemporary Art, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2026 ‘Between Stillness and Fracture’, Art Pan Gallery, NJ, United States
2022 Sona Lee ‘LEEWAY’, Gallery LVS, Seoul, South Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 ‘Rings of Saturn’, Civil Arts, Nick + Sons Bakery, New York, United States
2026 ‘Before Arrival’, SPACS ART, New York, NY, United States
2026 ‘Losing Ghosts’, Detour Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘New Lands’, C24 Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘Visionary Projects’, West Village Salon, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘RE: TURNING’, Kellen Gallery, Aronson Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘Breaking Dawn: A Quiet Revolution’, The Blanc, New York, NY, United States
2024 ‘Stranger Dreams’, On The Fringe NYC, New York, NY, United States
2024 ‘STAY’, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2024 ‘Echoes of Presence’, Paris Koh Fine Arts, Fort Lee, NJ, United States
2023 ‘Metamorphosis’, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2023 ‘Art Around You’, Shinsegae Gangnam Branch, Seoul, South Korea
2022 ‘NET FAIR ART DMZ', Library Stay Jijihyang, Paju, South Korea
2022 Raum Art Bazaar ‘LVS PROJECT’, Raum Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2021 ASYAAF & Hidden Artist Festival, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
2021 ‘The 11th Scout 展’, Gallery Imazoo, Seoul, South Korea
2020 ‘KUCA’, Gallery Ramer, Seoul, South Korea
GRANTS & AWARDS
2026 The Hopper Prize, Grant Finalist
2026 Prisma Art Prize, Finalist
2024 Lin Wang Endowed Scholarship Fund, NY, United States
2023 Lin Wang Endowed Scholarship Fund, NY, United States
RESIDENCIES
2027 Artist in Residence at SÍM Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland (Forthcoming)
2025 Artist in Residence at Long Meadow Art Residency, MA, United States
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
“Journal: Sona Lee”, The Hopper Prize, September, 2026
https://hopperprize.org/sona-lee-interview/
“Northeast Issue #182”, New American Paintings, June, 2026
“Featured Artists”, Create! Magazine Issue #57, June, 2026
2026 Jihoon Lee, “Sona Lee’s Solo Exhibition, ‘Between Stillness and Fracture’”, Koreatimes(New York) May 18
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/1613790
2026 Seo Mangyo, “Artpan Gallery featuring Sona Lee ‘Between Stillness and Fracture’”, The Korean Daily (NY), May 11
https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20260510165101208
“10 Questions with Sona Lee”, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, May 5, 2026
https://www.altiba9.com/artist-interviews/sona-lee-painting-surrealism-memory-fragments
“Life & Work with Sona Lee of Jersey City”, Newjersey Voyager, March 25, 2026
https://newjerseyvoyager.com//interview/life-work-with-sona-lee-of-jersey-city
Rui Jiang, “Hauntology and the Will to Remain”, White Hot Magazine of Contemporary Art, February 5, 2026
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/hauntology-will-to-remain/7528
“Meet Sona Lee”, Bold Journey, July 8, 2025
https://boldjourney.com/meet-sona-lee/
“New Lands”, C24 Gallery, June 12, 2025
https://www.c24gallery.com/exhibitions/7-new-lands-eric-clinton-sarah-leahy-and-sona-lee/overview/
Daniel Larkin, “Parsons Fine Arts MFA Students Help Us Navigate 2025”, Hyperallergic, April 15, 2025
https://www.hyperallergic.com/1003071/parsons-fine-arts-mfa-students-help-us-navigate-2025/
“Interview: Exploring Inspiration and Creative Process from Sona Lee's Artistic Perspective”, Asian American Art Review Magazine, January 2025
https://www.aaarmagazine.com/interview/jan-sona-lee
“《이소나 개인전_LEEWAY》”, Seoul Art Guide, 2022
https://www.daljin.com/?WS=31&BC=cv&DNO=19849
b. Seoul, South Korea
studio.leesona@gmail.com
@sssonalee
https://www.instagram.com/sssonalee/
EDUCATION
2025 M.F.A. Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, United States
2021 B.F.A. Contemporary Art, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2026 ‘Between Stillness and Fracture’, Art Pan Gallery, NJ, United States
2022 Sona Lee ‘LEEWAY’, Gallery LVS, Seoul, South Korea
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 ‘Rings of Saturn’, Civil Arts, Nick + Sons Bakery, New York, United States
2026 ‘Before Arrival’, SPACS ART, New York, NY, United States
2026 ‘Losing Ghosts’, Detour Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘New Lands’, C24 Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘Visionary Projects’, West Village Salon, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘RE: TURNING’, Kellen Gallery, Aronson Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2025 ‘Breaking Dawn: A Quiet Revolution’, The Blanc, New York, NY, United States
2024 ‘Stranger Dreams’, On The Fringe NYC, New York, NY, United States
2024 ‘STAY’, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2024 ‘Echoes of Presence’, Paris Koh Fine Arts, Fort Lee, NJ, United States
2023 ‘Metamorphosis’, 25 East Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2023 ‘Art Around You’, Shinsegae Gangnam Branch, Seoul, South Korea
2022 ‘NET FAIR ART DMZ', Library Stay Jijihyang, Paju, South Korea
2022 Raum Art Bazaar ‘LVS PROJECT’, Raum Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2021 ASYAAF & Hidden Artist Festival, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
2021 ‘The 11th Scout 展’, Gallery Imazoo, Seoul, South Korea
2020 ‘KUCA’, Gallery Ramer, Seoul, South Korea
GRANTS & AWARDS
2026 The Hopper Prize, Grant Finalist
2026 Prisma Art Prize, Finalist
2024 Lin Wang Endowed Scholarship Fund, NY, United States
2023 Lin Wang Endowed Scholarship Fund, NY, United States
RESIDENCIES
2027 Artist in Residence at SÍM Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland (Forthcoming)
2025 Artist in Residence at Long Meadow Art Residency, MA, United States
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
“Journal: Sona Lee”, The Hopper Prize, September, 2026
https://hopperprize.org/sona-lee-interview/
“Northeast Issue #182”, New American Paintings, June, 2026
“Featured Artists”, Create! Magazine Issue #57, June, 2026
2026 Jihoon Lee, “Sona Lee’s Solo Exhibition, ‘Between Stillness and Fracture’”, Koreatimes(New York) May 18
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/1613790
2026 Seo Mangyo, “Artpan Gallery featuring Sona Lee ‘Between Stillness and Fracture’”, The Korean Daily (NY), May 11
https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20260510165101208
“10 Questions with Sona Lee”, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art, May 5, 2026
https://www.altiba9.com/artist-interviews/sona-lee-painting-surrealism-memory-fragments
“Life & Work with Sona Lee of Jersey City”, Newjersey Voyager, March 25, 2026
https://newjerseyvoyager.com//interview/life-work-with-sona-lee-of-jersey-city
Rui Jiang, “Hauntology and the Will to Remain”, White Hot Magazine of Contemporary Art, February 5, 2026
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/hauntology-will-to-remain/7528
“Meet Sona Lee”, Bold Journey, July 8, 2025
https://boldjourney.com/meet-sona-lee/
“New Lands”, C24 Gallery, June 12, 2025
https://www.c24gallery.com/exhibitions/7-new-lands-eric-clinton-sarah-leahy-and-sona-lee/overview/
Daniel Larkin, “Parsons Fine Arts MFA Students Help Us Navigate 2025”, Hyperallergic, April 15, 2025
https://www.hyperallergic.com/1003071/parsons-fine-arts-mfa-students-help-us-navigate-2025/
“Interview: Exploring Inspiration and Creative Process from Sona Lee's Artistic Perspective”, Asian American Art Review Magazine, January 2025
https://www.aaarmagazine.com/interview/jan-sona-lee
“《이소나 개인전_LEEWAY》”, Seoul Art Guide, 2022
https://www.daljin.com/?WS=31&BC=cv&DNO=19849