Sang Lee

Sang Lee was born in Seoul, Korea in 1949. Lee's family lived in a small town outside Seoul for the majority of his childhood. He attended the University of Seoul from 1968-1972. In 1975, Lee became a full time artist and quickly gained both popularity and critical acclaim as a seascape painter in Korea. Sang Lee won the most prestigious prize for painting in Korea and had individual exhibitions of his paintings. In 1989 he moved to the United States and has become increasingly popular on the American market as well.