Artist Statement:

 

Stephen Eric Lee, better known as E.LEE, is a full time artist living and working in Chicago. His work is an eclectic investigation into symbols of value and paradoxes of western pop culture. E.LEE regularly collaborates with other artists and art forms, creating immersive installations and unique trompe l’oeil public work with humor and narrative.

Receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Millkin University in 2002, E.LEE has exhibited his work in Chicago / Paris / NY / Brisbane and created murals throughout the United States and around the world, including: London, Bristol, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Nagoya, and Osaka.

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Education:
Millikin University Decatur IL, B.F.A Painting/Printmaking, 2002

Solo Exhibitions:
2023 - All Star Press - “Breaking the Bank” - Chicago IL
2022 - LOOT Pop up - “In Cahoots” - Chicago IL

2022 - Krause Gallery - "A Familiar Feeling" - 2 person solo

2021 - Spectrum Fair for Art Basel Miami - “E.LEE: A Luxury Brand” - Miami FL

2020 - University of Chicago’s Logan Center - “In the Red” - Hyde Park IL
2019 - Chicago Art Department “… and Smell the Roses” - Chicago IL
2018 - Chicago Art Department “Out of the Frame” - Chicago IL
2018 - ALLCAPSNOSPACES “All That Glitters” - Chicago IL
2016 - Good Details “From the Shadows” - Chicago, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - Krause Gallery "20 Yr Anniversary Show" - NYC

2023 - Krause Gallery “Emerging to Established” - NYC
2023 - Artist Replete “Economical” - Chicago IL
2023 - ABV Gallery “Season Two” - Atlanta GA

2022 - Stupid Krap / Sun City Gallery “Small” - Noosa AUS
2022 - Chicago Truborn “Islands & Bridges” - Chicago IL
2022 - All Star Press “Naturally Beautiful” - Chicago IL
2021 - Krause Gallery “Emerging to Established” - NYC
2020 - Krause Gallery “Emerging to Established” - NYC
2019 - ALLCAPSNOSPACES “Stockpile” - Chicago IL
2019 - Hyde Park Arts Center “Not Just Another Pretty Face” - Hyde Park IL
2018 - CC’s Art Garage “Complex II” - Bridgeport IL
2017 - Linedot “Juried Holiday Show” - Chicago IL
2017 - Le Lavo matik “Paris Group Show” - Paris France
2016 - Good Details Gallery “Bad Reception” - Chicago IL
2016 - Le Lavo matik “Stencil Group Show” - Paris France
2016 - Vertical Gallery “Winter Group Show” - Chicago IL
2015 - Paper Crown Gallery “Cutout” - Arlington Heights IL
2015 - Vertical Gallery “Heroes & Villains” - Chicago IL
2014 - Vertical Gallery “Artmageddon” - Chicago IL
2013 - Vertical Gallery “Deck the Halls” - Chicago IL

Public Art Commissions:
2021 - “The Trap is Set” - Explore Uptown / Chicago IL
2021 - “Salvation” - Flint Public Art Project / Flint MI
2020 - “The Midas Touch” - Flint Public Art Project / Flint MI
2020 - “Your Life as a Comedy” - Supera Asset Management / Chicago IL
2020 - “Looming Large” - Explore Uptown / Chicago IL
2019 - “Escape Tunnel” - Berwyn Public Art Initiative / Berwyn IL
2018 - “Center Stage” - Spring Green WI
2018 - “Wall of Frames” - Berwyn IL
2017 - “Express” / “Rising Water” - Chishima Real Estate Co / Osaka JP
2017 - “Free Bird Seed” - Soho House Chicago / Chicago IL
2017 - “Walking Away” - Lyft / Chicago IL
2017 - “Mounted” - Workbench Architecture and IPCF / Bloomington IL
2016 - “Remorse” - Street Art Museum Amsterdam / Amsterdam NL
2016 - “Hanging Around” - Global Street Art / London UK

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