Jeong Ju Lee Opening Reception

Gravers Lane Gallery is proud to present Jeong Ju Lee at her Opening Reception. Born in South Korea, Jeong Ju Lee graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology and earned MFA in Metals and Jewelry Design in 2007. Additionally, she completed a Wood Working Camp geared towards Furniture Design at Hongik University Graduate School. She is currently a resident artist at Penland School of Crafts.

The artist creates three dimensional sculptural forms using chasing and repousse techniques combined with non-traditional materials. While she primarily practices jewelry making, she also designs and sculpts furniture. In addition to 23 exquisitely designed sculptural brooches, Gravers Lane Gallery is fortunate to have three of Lee’s chairs, made entirely of copper, copper wire, and steel. The pieces are at once visually arresting and inviting. Their unique and intriguing forms beckon the viewer to examine and sit. The work is equally animated through the coexistence of function and aesthetics. 

Jeong Ju Lee’s  work was most recently included in the Spring Craft Weekends held in Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C. in both 2011 and 2012. Additionally, it has been featured at Indulge Jewelry Marketplace at Bellevue Arts Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia in 2010. She has also received the prestigious Future Furniture Design Award by Interior Design magazine in 2006 as well as Best in Show, Fine Craft Show, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, 2008.