Helen Chung Lee
Photographer/Independent Filmmaker
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Helen Chung Lee

Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001-2003 M.F.A. in Photography
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1997-1999
B.A. in Film Studies & Studio Arts (Photography)
University of Denver, 1995-1997
Majored in Mass Communication.
Nippon Engineering College, Tokyo, Japan, 1992-1994
A.A in Arts & Broadcasting Work (Camera & Light)

Selected Solo & Group Exhibition
« Young Photography: Multiple Expressions » Visual Studies Workshop, NY, July 2003
« 5xVIVID » Media Union Gallery, MI, June 2003
« Atmosphere » Firefly Club, MI, May 2003
« Facet » Media Union Gallery, MI, April 2003
« More Contrast » Piano Lounge Gallery, MI, April 2003
« The Print » Ann Arbor Art Center, MI, March 2003
« Young Photography » University at Buffalo, NY, March 2003
« MFA Thesis Show » Work Gallery, MI, March 2003
« Revelations of the Uprooted » 555 on 3rd Gallery, MI, February 2003
« Images As Projections » Warren Robbins Gallery, MI, February 2003
« Multiple Expressions » Young Gallery, MA, January 2003
« The Projected Image » Reitz Union Gallery, FL, October 2002
« Murals » Warren Robbins Gallery, MI, October 2002
« Surfacing: Work of Emerging Artists » Elsie Munro Gallery, MI, September 2002
« The Projected Image: Visual to Political » Neiman Center, NY, June 2002
« MFA Works-In-Progress Show» Slusser Gallery, MI, May 2002
« Forces of Light & Darkness» Noah's Underground Gallery, MI, May 2002
« Postmodernism» Arbor Vitae, MI, April 2002
« Heal Sense» Media Union Video Studio, MI, April 2002
« The Print» Ann Arbor Art Center, MI, March 2002
« Interpretation» Warren Robbins Gallery, MI, January 2002
« People, Human, and Unity» Warren Robbins Gallery, MI, January 2002
« Ana's Dream» Street Gallery, MI, November 2001
« Emotional Facets» Espresso Royal, MI, October 2001
« Juried Competition» Jan Pelton Gallery, CO, November 2000
« Juried Show» Core New Art Space, CO, September 2000
« Vertical Thrust» Interactive Gallery, CO, June 2000
« The Best Art Show Ever» Core New Art Space, CO, December 1999
« Nukim » Work Space Gallery, CO, December 1999
« Untitled » Sibell Wolle Fine Arts, CO, November 1999

Digital Film Screenings
<<2-4-1>> Kunth Hall : The 4th San Francisco
Korean-American Film Festival, CA, February 2006
« 2-4-1 » Mayan Theatre, Denver, CO September 2005
« Facet » Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater (Symphony Space) : The 2nd Reel Venus Film Festival, New York City, NY, July 2004
« Facet » Gene Siskel Film Center : The 9th Annual Asian-American Film Showcase, Chicago, IL, April 2004
« Facet » Media Union Gallery, MI, May 2003
« Broken » 555 on 3rd Gallery: Ann Arbor Film Festival, MI, April 2003
«6 Wishes » Work Gallery, MI, April 2003
« Broken » Brighton International Film Festival, MI, November 2002
« Dukkha » Slusser Gallery, MI, May 2002
« Outer of Darkness » Noah's Undergraound Gallery, MI, May 2002
« Facial Relations » Arbor Vitae, MI, April 2002
« Dukkha » Michigan Theater: Ann Arbor Film Festival (Film Jam), MI, March 2002

Awards & Fellowships
Winner (Photography & Illustration) - Applied Arts and Photography, September 2003
National Graduate Seminar Fellowship, 2002
Finalist - 22nd Annual Student Photography Contest, 2002
Rackham Merit Fellowship - University of Michigan, 2001-2002
Alice Webber Glover Scholarship Award, 2001
John H. D'Arms Graduate Student Award, 2001
The First Place - Juried Competition (Jan Pelton Gallery), 2000
Special Merit Award - Juried Show (Core New Art Space), 2000
Finalist - 20th Annual Student Photography Contest, 1999
Janau N. Noerdlinger Scholarship Award, 1999
Inst Match Seog Scholarship Award, 1999
University of Colorado at Boulder Grant, 1998
Graduate from Nippon Engineering College with Honors, 1994

Reviews
www.joongangdenver.com, September 28, 2005 www.reelvenus.com/2004_program/facet.html
Visual Studies Workshop Rochester NY, "Young Photography: Multiple Expressions", July 12, 2003
Society of Photographic Education, "Young Photography: Multiple Expressions", July 7, 2003
University of Buffalo Reporter, Exhibit to Showcase Photography, March 20, 2003
Applied Arts, September / October, Toronto, Canada, 2003
encompass: A Woman's Guide to Washtenaw County 2003-2004
Asian-Pacific American Women's Journal 2002-2003 Volume II
www.thephotographyinstitute.org/journals2002/fellows_bios/lee.html
Best of College Photography Annual, 2002
Best of College Photography Annual, 2000