Stephen Young Lee Ceramics

The resident artist director at the archie bray foundation for the ceramic arts in helena montana lee creates both functional works and sculptural art pieces that often take the form of broken or fractured and collapsed vases.

Stephen young lee ceramics. Steven young lee has been the resident artist director of the archie bray foundation for the ceramic arts in helena montana since 2006. He is currently the resident artist director of the archie bray foundation for the ceramic arts. In 2005 6 he was a visiting professor at emily carr institute of art and design in vancouver b c. In 2004 05 he lectured and taught at numerous universities throughout china as part of a one year cultural and educational exchange in jingdezhen shanghai and beijing.

Steven young lee vase with peonies and butterflies re perception x x porcelain cobalt inlay gold luster 2013. He received his mfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics at alfred university. The not so traditional ceramics of steven young lee. Steven young lee is a ceramic artist currently living in helena montana.

Ceramic by steven young lee. Steven young lee is the resident artist director at the archie bray foundation for the ceramic arts. Steven young lee employs ceramics as a medium to explore ideas of cross cultural appropriation and the way experiences the environment and even superstitions shape identity. In 2004 05 he lectured and taught at numerous universities throughout china as part of a one year cultural and educational exchange in jingdezhen shanghai and beijing.

Lee s exploration of failure grew out of his early studies which immersed him in functional pottery at new york s college of ceramics at alfred university as he spent his time trying to avoid. Steven young lee is a contemporary artist working in ceramics and mixed media.