About

Inchin Lee is a leading international contemporary ceramics artist who immigrated to America as a child, then returned to South Korea to focus his studies in East Asian ceramics. With over 50 years of experience, Inchin specializes in wood-firing and the utilization of different stoneware and porcelain clays to produce voluminous jars and vessels.

The works are fired in an extremely labor-intensive process, nurturing high temperatures in wood kilns for over a week. The final forms are a marriage of the natural marks left by the wood fire, and expert vision of Inchin Lee. All pieces are crafted in his home studio in Anseong, South Korea.

Inchin currently serves as a Chair Professor at Dankook University, and as an Advisor to both E-Land Cultural Foundation and Shimhae Cultural Foundation, where he continues to guide and support the next generation of creative voices in South Korea. For 31 years, he devoted himself to shaping and mentoring generations of artists at Hongik University’s Department of Ceramics & Glass, from which he is now retired.

He frequently hosts workshops and masterclasses in China, New York and California.