"I Explore Recently Possible Aesthetics."
Changyeon Lee is a Seoul-based award-winning new media researcher/artist and director of STUDIO ZEN MACHINE. Changyeon lives and works in New York City; Las Vegas; Seoul, South Korea. He achieved Master’s degree in new media arts at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program(ITP @ Tisch School of the Arts) with full years grants, and his master’s study was funded by national scholarships from the South Korean government(from 2014 to 2016). He is currently a ph.d candidate in Media Art&Technology at Sogang University, seoul, South Korea, Funded by Korea Electronics Association(KEA).
in 2018, Changyeon won the grand-prix at young artist contest from international young artist association. he is the exhibiting artist in the 2018 scope miami beach art show at the united states, the world’s largest contemporary art show. Also, he recently got awarded 2018 artist of the year, from destig award, United Kingdom.
His works have been presented internationally, including United States, Germany, and South Korea. Recent displays of his work include exhibitions at the Museum of Moving Image ,New York; Interactive Corp(IAC), New York; Doosan Gallery, New York; Schwules Museum, Berlin; 150th Memorial Day of the Civil War of United States, New York; among others.
His Artworks are Stocked in prestigious galleries including Tate Modern, Saatchi Gallery, Pompidou Centre, Palais de Tokyo, ICA London, Serpentine, and MCA Chicago, among over 20 countries worldwide.
In addition to museum/gallery exhibitions, HIs works are being introduced, over 4,500 media newsrooms and media channels including CNN, BBC, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Press, Al Jazeera, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, ABC News, Business Insider, Yahoo, TRT, Canal +, China News Daily, Sky, among others.
[Education]
* ph.d. candidate(aRT eNGINEERING) in Media Art&Technology, Sogang University, Seoul, South KOrea.
* BA, Literature, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2012.
* BBA, Business Administration, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea.
[Fundings & Scholarships]
* National Scholarships, Master’s study funded by the South Korean Government, 2014 - 2016.
* New York University Tisch School of the Arts Grants(Full Years Grants), 2014 - 2016.
* Metaverse/a.i./AR/Vr researcher Scholarship(Doctoral Study Funding), Korea Electronics Association(KEA), 2020-2022.
* Best Doctoral Thesis research plan Scholarship, Sogang University, 2021-2022.
[invited Exhibitions]
* scope miami beach art Show, miami, united states, 2018.
* “Tech-Totem: my gift is my breath”, Gallery We, Seoul, 2018.
* ‘Am I dandy?’, Schwules Museum, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
* ‘Happening’, Doosan Gallery, Chelsea, New York, 2016.
* ‘On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl on One Beautiful April Evening’, Museum of Moving Image, New York, 2015.
* ‘Eraser’, InterActive Corp(IAC), Chelsea, New York, 2015.
* ‘This is My House of Green Grass: The Raw Retrieval of the Civil War’, Green-Wood National Cemetery for 150th Memorial Day of the Civil War of United States, New York, 2015.
[Awards]
* Red dot design award Winner, Brand & Communication Design, 2021.
* iF(International Forum Design) Design Award Winner, Brand Space, 2022.
* IDEA(International Design Excellence Awards) Winner, Branding, 2021.
* K-Design Award Winner, Communication, 2021.
* Good Design Award Winner, Space/Environmental Design, 2021.
* 2018 artist of the year, destig award, united kingdom.
* Grand - prix at Young Artist contest from international young artist association, 2018.
* exhibiting artist in the scope miami beach art Show, miami, united states, 2018.
* Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards, Politics and Global Category, 2018.
[Career]
* the metropolitan museum of art, Media Lab researcher, New York City, 2016.
* Brand&Company, Branding Consultant (Project Manager), Seoul, 2019-2021.
[publication/Press]
* Artworks Stocked in prestigious galleries including Tate Modern, Saatchi Gallery, Pompidou Centre, Palais de Tokyo, ICA London, Serpentine, and MCA Chicago, among over 20 countries worldwide.
* aesthetica Artist Spotlight / artist directory, 2018, United kingdom.
* 2018 artist of the year, Destig award, united kingdom.
* Artworks are being introduced, over 4,500 media newsrooms and media channels including CNN, BBC, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Press, Al Jazeera, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, ABC News, Business Insider, Yahoo, TRT, Canal +, China News Daily, Sky, among others.
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