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Minkyu Lee is a multimedia artist whose practice centers on vessel and furniture making, working primarily with ceramics and wood. Born and educated in South Korea, he relocated to the United States in 2006. He holds a BFA (2002) and MFA (2006) from Seoul National University, as well as a second MFA (2008) from the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Lee has exhibited his work widely at both national and international venues, including the Kips Bay Design House Show (2024), Design Miami (2021–2023), New Orientalia in Taiwan (2018), Art Wynwood (2016), the Eighth Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale in Korea (2015), ZONA MACO Mexico Arte Contemporáneo (2014), SOFA Chicago (2013), Ceramic Space & Life in Korea (2009), the 28th International Ceramics Competition of L’Alcora in Spain (2008), the First Jingzhe International Ceramics Exhibition in China (2007), and the Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Art Award in Australia (2006).

In 2007, he was a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Montana. He is a lifetime member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC), an honor recognizing his sustained contributions to the global ceramics field. Lee also maintains an ongoing professional relationship with Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami, Florida, through which he continues to gain national and international visibility.

In addition to his studio practice, Lee has held academic positions at the Savannah College of Art and Design (2008–2009) and the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (2009–2025), where he served as Chair of the Art Program from 2017 to 2023.