Suzy Lee Books :: about Suzy Lee



Picture + Book Artist Born in Seoul, Korea. Currently living and working in Singapore. Education MA in Book Arts, Camberwell College of Arts, London, United Kingdom, 2000-01 BFA in Painting, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1992-96 Publication “The Border Trilogy” (Forthcoming) “Shadow”, Chronicle Books, U.S.A. 2010 Translated in 8 languages: “Schatten”,Baumhaus Verlag, Germany “그림자 놀이”, BIR, Korea “かげ”, Kodansha, Japan “Ombra”, Corraini, Italy “Ombres”, Editions Kaleidoscope, France “Sombra”, Cosac Naify, Brazil “Sombras”,Barbara Fiore Editora, Spain “Wave”, Chronicle Books, U.S.A., 2008 Translated in 8 languages: “L’onda”, Corraini, Italy “La Ola”, Barbara Fiore Editora, Spain “Onda”, Cosac Naify, Brazil “Onda” GATAfunho, Portugal “La Vague” Editions Kaleidoscope, France “Welle”, Baumhaus Verlag, Germany “파도야 놀자”, BIR, Korea “Fala”, Wydawnictwo "mam" s.c., Poland “なみ”, Kodansha, Japan “My Bright Atelier”, BIR, Korea, 2008 “The Black Bird” Available in 4 languages: “검은 새”, GilbutKid Korea 2006 “L’oiseau noir” Lirabelle, France, 2006 “Czarny ptak”, Wydawnictwo: Kwiaty Orientu Poland, 2010 “El pájaro negro” Barbara Fiore Editora, Spain 2010 “Action Korean Alphabet”, GilbutKid, Korea 2006 “The Naked Painters”, GilbutKid, Korea 2005 Translated in 2 languages “Les petits peintres nus”, Éditions Sarbacane, France “Pintores”, Librios del zorro rojo, Spain “Zoo”, BIR, Korea, 2004 Translated in 3 languages: “動物園”, ABULA Press, Taiwan “Zoo sans animaux” Actes Sud Junior, France “The Zoo”, Kane Miller, U.S.A. “Mirror”, Edizioni Corraini, Italy, 2003 Translated in 5 languages: “Miroir”, Rouergue, France “Mirror”, Seven Footer Kids, U.S.A. “거울속으로”, BIR, Korea “Espelho”, GATAfunho, Portugal “Espejo”, Barbara Fiore Editora, Spain “Espelho”, Cosac Naify, Brazil “La Revanche des Lapins”, La Joie de Lire, Switzerland, 2003 “Alice in Wonderland”, Edizioni Corraini, Italy, 2002 Awards Selected for 'Best Illustrated Children's Books 2010' by The New York Times, U.S.A. 2010 (“Shadow”) Awarded for Prêmio FNLIJ Luis Jardim- O Melhor Livro de Imagem by FNLIJ (Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil), Rio de Janeiro, 2010 (“Sombra”) Awarded for "Premio Albumilustrado" by Gremio de Libros de Madird, Spain (“La Ola”) Selected for 'Best Illustrated Children's Books 2008' by The New York Times, U.S.A. 2008 (“Wave”) Selected for The Best Children’s Books 2008 by Kirkus Review, U.S.A. 2008 ("Wave") Selected for The Best Children’s Books 2008 by School Library Journal, U.S.A. 2008 ("Wave") Selected for The Best Children’s Books 2008 by Publishers Weekly, U.S.A. 2008 ("Wave") Awarded a Gold Medal for Original Art 2008 by The Society of Illustrators, U.S.A. 2008 (“Wave”) Awarded for 2008 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts by NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), U.S.A. (“The Zoo”) Selected for the “Illustrators Exhibition (Fiction)” in Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy, 2005 (“The Black Bird”) Awarded for “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2003” by Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Switzerland, 2003 (“La Revanche des Lapins”) Selected for the “Illustrators Exhibition (Fiction)” in Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy, 2002 (“La Revanche des Lapins”) Invited Lectures/ Seminars/ Workshops Invited lecture/ workshop at Japan Women's University, Japan, 2011 Invited guest at FNLIJ, Rio de Janeiro, 2010 Invited author at International Literature Festival Berlin, Germany, 2009 Invited author at Festivaletteratura, Mantova, Italy, 2009 Invited lecture at “Picture+Book+Concept” Seminar, SI Picture Book School, Seoul, Korea, 2009 Invited lecture at “Artists’ Books and Picture Books”, HILLS, Seoul, Korea, 2009 Invited lecture at “WAVE: About Wordless Books”, Design Jungle/ BIR, Seoul, Korea, 2009 Exhibitions “Special Exhibition on Korean Picture Book”, CJ Picture Book Festival, Korea, 2010 “Hidden Between the Covers: Artists’ Book Exhibition”, The Arts Gallery, Collin College, Texas, U.S.A., 2009 “Voyage to the World of Illustration”, Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Korea, 2009 ”Seoul International Book Arts Fair”, (Invited Artist), COEX, Seoul, Korea, 2007 “Picture/Book/Design”, Zeroone Design Center, Seoul, Korea, 2007 “Alice in Wonderland”, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A., 2006 “Alice in Wonderland”, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 2005 “Artistbookseoul”, Frankfurt International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, 2005 “The Black Bird”, Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 2005 “Ivre d'Images-La Creation Contemporaine du Livre pour la Jeunesse”, Marche Foire de l'Odeon, Paris, France, 2002 “The Day of the Unread”, Waterstone's Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom, 2002 “Flash sur les Livres de Photographies pour enfants”, Bibliotheque de la Joie par les Livres, Clamart, France, 2001 Painting Exhibitions (Group) “On Show’, Gallery Boda, Seoul, Korea, 1997 “Gallery & Studio”, Seonam Art Center, Seoul, Korea, 1997 “Rope/ String/ Line’, Gallery Icon, Seoul, Korea, 1997 “Alternative Drawings”, Gallery Boda, Seoul, Korea, 1997 ‘Sandwich”, Gallery Boda, Seoul, Korea, 1997 “Two Rabbits”, Gallery Na, Seoul, Korea, 1996 ‘New Form 96”, Gallery Youn, Seoul, Korea, 1996