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Steven
Young Lee, Resident Artist Director Steven Young Lee creates contemporary ceramic pieces that appropriate elements of form, decoration, color, imagery and material from various cultures and historical periods. This collage of forms and motifs draws from various origins, including Chinese, Korean, French, Dutch, English and Minoan traditions. His work reflects a fascination with historical ceramic objects as both a representation of individual cultures and a hybridization of outside influences.A native of Chicago, IL, Steve received his MFA in ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2004. He has lectured and taught extensively in North America and Asia. In 2016 Steve was one of four artists to participate in the Renwick Invitational at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. He has served as the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation since 2007. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Helena with their two children, Gavin and Florence. |
 Jar with Landscape, 2012 porcelain, cobalt inlay, mortar, gold leaf |
 Vase with Peonies, 2012 porcelain |
 Platter, 2012 porcelain |
 Platter, 2012 porcelain Collaboration with Beth Lo |
 Landscape and Butterflies Vase, 2012 porcelain |
 Landscape and Butterflies Vase (detail), 2012 porcelain |
 Dragon Jar, 2011 porcelain, cobalt inlay |
 Dragon Jar (back view), 2011 porcelain, cobalt inlay |
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 Pre-historic Jar, 2010 porcelain, inlayed cobalt 13" x 13" x 18" |
 Gilded Pasture, 2008 porcelain, glaze, mortor, gold leaf 13" x 13" x 29" |
 Candi Red Jar, 2008 porcelain, Chromabase pigment 14" x 14" x 21" |
 Landscaped Jar, 2008 porcelain, inlayed cobalt 16" x 16" x 21" |
 Granary Jar, 2008 porcelain, inlayed cobalt 16" x 16" x 21" |
 Birds of North America, 2007 porcelain, inlayed cobalt, decals 15" x 15" x 18" |
 In the Name of Tradition, 2007 porcelain, salt-fired glaze 14" x 14" x 26" |
 As Buddha porcelain, plated gold 10" x 10" x 13" |
 The Year of the Rabbit-Lunar porcelain, glaze 15" x 15" x 29" |
