Maia Ruth Lee
Maia Ruth Lee | |
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Born | Maia Ruth Lee January 28, 1983 Busan, South Korea |
Occupation | Artist, Educator |
Known for | Modeling as a pregnant person |
Spouse(s) | Peter Sutherland |
Maia Ruth Lee is an artist and educator.
Early life
In 1983, Lee was born in Busan, South Korea. Lee's parents were Christian missionaries. Lee grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Lee has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea. Lee also studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada.[5]
Career
As an artist, Lee has exhibited her art in New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal. Lee's first solo exhibition was at Eli Ping Frances Perkins in New York.[1] In 2017, while Lee was pregnant, she modeled for fashion brand Eckhaus Latta's spring 2018 show.[6][7] Lee is a director at the arts-focused non-profit group Wide Rainbow. [8][1] In September 2018 to October 2018, Lee held a solo exhibition of her sculpture pieces at Jack Hanley Gallery.[1] In February 2019, Lee was selected by curators Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta as a participating artist in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, opening in May 2019 at the Whitney Museum Of American Art in New York City.[9][10]
Personal life
Lee's husband is Peter Sutherland, an artist.[2] Lee resides in New York.[1]
References
- "Jack Hanley Gallery - Maia Ruth Lee Access to Tools". jackhanley.com. October 7, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- "Maia Ruth Lee". ScenesfromtheStudio.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Four Pillars Hanna Hur, Laurie Kang, Maia Ruth Lee, and Zadie Xa". whitehotmagazine.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- "Maia Ruth Lee". photoktm.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- "Maia Ruth Lee". remahortmannfoundation.org. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Regensdorf, Laura (9 September 2017). "This Gorgeously Pregnant Model Just Proved Why a Baby Bump Belongs on the Runway". Vogue. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Silver, Jocelyn (10 September 2018). "Sandy Liang Honors the Lower East Side". Paper. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "SHE BRAKES FOR RAINBOWS". Artforum. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "2019 WHITNEY BIENNIAL ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATING ARTISTS". Artforum. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "Maia Ruth Lee". artsy.net. Retrieved March 18, 2019.