About
Jaewook Lee is a new media artist specializing in 3D/CGI animation, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), video games, and interactive installations. His practice delves into speculative histories and immersive ecologies, crafting environments that interrogate cultural, ecological, and social paradigms while highlighting nature’s agency in shaping human experiences through advanced digital technologies.
Lee’s solo exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (2024), the Museo de Antofagasta at SACO9 Contemporary Art Festival in Chile (2020), and the SVA-NYC Art Platform in Shanghai (2017, 2019). He has participated in prominent events such as the Currents Art + Technology Festival in Santa Fe (2025), featuring his VR work Toward Entropy; the 20th Athens Digital Arts Festival (2024); the ARKO Art & Tech Festival at Arko Art Center in Seoul (2021); and Mindful Joint at Art Sonje Center in Seoul (2017). Lee’s films and projects have screened at Canadian Screen Awards-qualifying festivals, including the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (2024) and the Montreal International Animation Film Festival (2023). Globally, his installations and films have been exhibited at institutions like the Santa Fe Art Institute, Hong-Gah Museum in Taiwan, Total Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and Museo Juan Manuel Blanes in Montevideo. His work appeared in Sculpture Magazine (May 2017). He has served as an academic reviewer for the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA). Lee’s work resides in permanent collections at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts.
Holding a BFA from Korea National University of Arts and MFAs from Carnegie Mellon University and the School of Visual Arts, Lee has taught at institutions including the University of Chicago, School of Visual Arts (SVA), and SUNY Old Westbury.
As Associate Professor of New Media Art at Northern Arizona University, he directs the Authorized Unreal Engine Academic Partner program, developing curricula that fuse theoretical inquiry with practical skills in digital media, interactive art, and speculative narratives. He mentors students in leveraging cutting-edge tools for critical exploration, pushing the frontiers of new media arts
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