Bing Lee
Born in China
Lives and works in New York, NY

Education
1979
Syracuse University, Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate Studies (1977-79)
1977
Columbus College of Art and Design, BFA

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008
“Word by Word” 2X13 Gallery Seoul, South Korea
2007
“Nacho and American Cheese” 2X13 Gallery New York, New York City
“Pencils, Pixels and Stencils” Lee-Kasing Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1997
“Mix and Match” Sigma Gallery, New York
1995
“Chanting Series” Hypo Bank, New York
1994
“You Have the Right To (Chant, But) Remain Silent” East West Cultural Center, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
“Beyond the Colony of Kitsch” Crossing Art, New York
“Tomato Grey” Whitebox, New York
2009
“Eye World” Triple Candies Gallery, New York
2008
“Man on Map” Haven Art, New York
2007
“Mid-Career” Asian American Art Centre, New York
2006
“Small Works” 2 X 13 Gallery, New York, NY
2005
“759 Running Feet: Wall Drawings in Gwangju” Gwangju Museum, Gwangju, Korea
“The 1st Pocheon Asian Art Festival” Pocheon, Korea
2003
“Korea Calligraphy Biennale” Korea
2002
“362 Running Feet Black and White Drawing on Wall” Queens Museum, NY
2001
“Unknown Infinity” Stephen Gang Gallery, New York
2001
“Art & Science” National Fine Art Museum, Beijing, China
2001
“Asian American Artist” SUNNY, Stony Brooke, New York
1998
“VAS 25th Anniversary” Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
1997
“Empire Within: The Space of Cultural Insignia” ISE Foundation, New York
1996
“Antologia: The Power of Words and Signs” Trieste, Italy
“Scrolling in New York” Gallery Kawafune, Japan
1995
“Five Corners” Korean Cultural Centre, New York
“Transit Art” Paine Weber & SUNNY Stony Brooke, New York
“Triple Feature” Art in General, New York
1994
“NICAF” Yokohama Art Festival, Yokohama, Japan
“Curio Shop” Artist Space, New York
1993
“Twenty Years of VAS” Fundacao Oriente Gallery, Macau
1992
“Vital Signs” Dia Centre for the Arts, New York
“Burning in Hell” Franklin Furnace, New York
1991
“More is More: Three Thousand One Hundred Forty-two Images (Words Not Included)”, SUNY at Old Westbury, New York
1990
“The Decade Show” with EPOXY Art Group, New Museum, New York
“Triptych for Germany 1990 New York”, Koein Ludwig Museum and
Stuttgart Staatsgalerie Grafische Sammlung

Site-Specific/Public Art Projects
2008
“Beijing Olympic” 8’H X 10’L, Fiberglass sculpture, H K Jockey Club, Hong Kong
2008
“Loft 21” 16’ H X 20’ L Gaffers tape on wall, Bowery Poetry Club, New York
2007
“English Brown and Dried Parsley” 10’H X 28’L Acrylic on aluminum panels, Asian Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY
2006
“Multiple Blanks” 3 walls of total size approx 11’HX150’ L, Acrylic Paint on Wall, Atrium at Bulova Corporate Center, New York
2005
“Mountain is Mountain” 14’H X 110’L, Soil and ink on wall, Gwangju Museum, Gwangju, Korea
2004
“Eight by Eight” a 6’H x 50’W enamel on metal mural and 8 pieces of 6’H x 4’W etched
glass panels at Kowloon Tong Train Station in Hong Kong, commissioned by MTR Corporation
2003
“You Are Here” one 3’x12’ mural at lobby, two 3’ x 5’ murals at the entrance and 90
individual framed tiles, ceramic tile with decal glaze mural for PS242, Queens, New York
2002
“Bill of Rights” 13’H X 75’ L Acrylic paint on wall, Queens, Museum, New York
2000
“Excerpt from Pictodiary” 36 etched glass panels of size 4’H x 3’W at the Midwest Express
Centre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1998
“Empress Voyage 2.22.1784” includes 12’H x 27’W ceramic tiles mural, 1’H x 3,500’W mosaic bands, 1.5’H x 10’W mosaic station name plagues at Canal Street Subway Station New York, commissioned by Arts for Transit, MTA
1996
“Once upon A Time” 5’high by 20’ long ceramic tile mural at PS 88, New York, Site for Students
1995
“One Line” 1’ high and 750’ long ceramic tile band on the ground floor at Townsend Harris High
School, New York, Percent for Art
1991
“ Aids is Not a Game” 30 Second Public Service Announcement for television, Public Art Fund In

Selected Bibliography
2009
Cohen, Michele “Public Art For Public School” The Monacelli Press (pg. 202, 203)
2008
Chang, Alexandra “Envisioning Diaspora” Timezone 8 Editions (pg.162, 219-220, 35-36, 44, 37, 68-69, 56, 218, 220-221)
2007
Lombardi, D. Dominick “Rhythm Of Lyric Visuality” Art in Asia (Sep-Oct)
2006
Dault, Gary Michael. “You won't know what it is. Really” Globe, Canada (Feb 17)
2005
Heartney, Eleanor (essay) Heiferman, Marvin (edited) “City Art” Merrell (pg.204)
2004
Smith, Roberta. “The Rush-Hour Revelations of an Underground Museum”
The New York Times, Weekend Fine Arts and Leisure, January 2, 2004-10-01
2003
O’Harrow, Robert Jr. “Tunnel Visions-In New York subway station, take in the subterranean art for only a buck and change” Washington Post, February 16, 2003 page E01
2002
Schick, Monica “The John J. Burke Family Collection” Wisconsin Center District (pg. 52-55 and back cover)
2001
Chow, Tong-Hsiao. “Bing Lee-New York Artist” Art & Collection September 2001
1999
Realuyo, Bino A. “NuyorAsian: Asian American Writings About New York City”
Temple University Press (page 37,38 & 39)
Heartney, Eleanor. “Bing Lee at Sigma” Art in America (March)
1997
Goodman, Jonathan. “Bing Lee at Sigma Gallery” Asia Art News (Sept/Oct)
Cotter, Holland. “Empire Within: The Space of Cultural Insignia” The New York Times (Feb 20)
Yang, Alice. “Bing Lee at East West Cultural Studies” Asia Art News (May/June)
1992
Mangaliman, Jessie. “Video Targets Asian, Ancient Game Go Used to
Discuss AIDS” New York Daily News, (Dec 1)
Harrison, Helen A. “2 Artists View the World in Statements with 3142 Images”
The New York Times (March 17)
1990
Lippard, Lucy R. “Mixed Blessing” Pantheon Books, New York (pg.36,102, 230)
1985
Lippard, Lucy R. “Re-Orienting Perspectives by Asian American Artists” In These Time (July 10)

Awards/Fellowships
2003
Fulbright Foundation Fellowship
1994
New York State Council on the Arts
1993
New York Foundation for the Arts, Gregory Millard fellowship
1991
National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship
1979
Hong Kong Independent Film Festival, Best Experimental film