The Korean Cultural Society of Boston
한미예술협회
The 12th KCSB Exhibition
Bojagi: Chunghie Lee Invitational
Bojagi (보자기) is the Korean traditional embroidery, costumes and wrapping cloths, which are very interesting modes of expression in dye textiles and embroidery work varied according to family custom and use. The bold freedom from self -consciousness that suppresses personal desires, restraint , exaggero and hidden humor in the textile art of Korean women includes infinite beauty and mystery. Chunghie Lee's lecture on Bojagi can be found here in her earlier appearance at the KCSB Heritage Sympoium.
Fall 2025
LexArt
130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA
Chunghie Lee
International Exhibition Planner (France EPM Korea guest-country of honor and others), Visual Artist, International Lecturer/Jury
[Education]
BFA & MFA from Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
[Career]
1999-2017 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, USA)
Textile Design, Painting Department, Critic
Full & part time Instructor of Evtek Institute of Art and Design, Vantaar, Finland
US Govt Fulbright Grant to Rhode Island School of Design Exchange Scholar
Instructor, Hongik University (1988-1998), Seoul, South Korea
Jury
Numerous including the 2016 Fiberart International (in U.S.A.)
Individual Exhibition 18 times (Korea, US, Australia, Taiwan, UK, France, Finland, etc.)
International Textile Conference Invited Speaker
(UK, France, USA, Australia, Qatar, Netherlands, WTA Spain, Canada, 2023 ETN, Lodz, Poland, 2023 SAQA Conference, Toronto, Canada.)
Curating - Major Int’l Exhibitions
San Francisco Craft Folk Museum Exhibition, Wrapping Tradition: Korean Textile Now’/
France European Patchwork Meeting Guest Country Chief Curator of Four Exhibitions/ Korea Bojagi Forum Biennale Chief Curator 2012/2014/2016/2023
International Symposium Lectures, Workshops and Screenings
Over 50 times (Korea, USA, UK, Japan, France, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K., Canada, etc.)
Book
Bojagi & Beyond Ⅰ/Ⅱ, USA, www.beyondabove.com
Bojagi Walks (Korea Brand Bojagi)
Public Permanent Collection:
American Museum of Art & Design, NY/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, MA / Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon/Peabody Essex Museum/American Museum of Natural History, NY/Chase Bank, New York./Jack Lenor Larsen Foundation/Honolulu Academy of Arts, HI/Rhode Island School of Design Museum, RI/Newark Museum of Art, NJ/Fuller Craft Museum, MA/ Art Institute of Chicago Museum, IL/ Ruth & Bill True Foundation, California U.S.A./ Clemmer & David Montague (US)/
Victoria & Albert Museum, London (UK)/Evtek Institute of Art & Design (Finland)/
Korea 성우그룹/Korea Gwangju Biennale Art Museum/Walkerhill Art Center (KR)