Feng-Ru Lee, Born 1974, Taiwan
Currently lives and works in Nottingham, UK
Education
2002
MA Fine Art, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, UK
1997
BA Fine Art, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Solo Exhibitions/Performances
2015
Jounrey to Citizen Sheep, New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
2009
Milee The Sheep and Her Animal Orchestra, curated by Anneka French, commissioned by Lincoln Art Programme, supported by Arts Council England, The Collection, Lincoln, UK
Typhoon Symphony, commissioned by Arc* and South Hill Park, South Hill Park, Bracknell, UK
Thought Action Fusion, joint solo exhibition with artist David Thomas, Entrance Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic, supported by Arts Council England and Entrance Gallery.
2008
Secret Recipe, touring to Alexia Goethe gallery, commissioned by Contemporary Art Society and Castlesfield Gallery coincided with Frieze Art Fair and Zoo Art Fair, London, UK
In This Mountain Where The Sun Shines Through, 'British Summer Time' commission, The New Art Gallery Walsall, supported by Arts Council England, New Art Gallery Walsall and Hybrid Consulting, Walsall, UK
Into The Space II, Crowd6 gallery, Smethwick, UK
Into The Space I, screen night showing ‘work in progress’ during the residency at Stiftung Starke, Berlin, supported by Arts Council England and facilitated by Springhill Institute
2006
From This Mountain to That One, performance, London School of Economics, London, UK
Transformer- The Small Extensions, site-specific work commissioned by Periscope Artists Project Space, Various galleries and outdoor space inculding: Ikon gallery, Periscope Artists Project Sapce, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Victoria Sq., St. Philip's Park, Spectrum Art Store, Oddbins, Sunflower Lounge and Holloway Circus in Birmingham, UK
2001
HIDE & SEEK- FIGHT & PEACE, Temporary gallery space in New City, Jerusalem, supported by Taipei Cultural Bureau and Jerusamen City Council, Israel
1996
Art Relationless? Gallery of National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung,Taiwan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015
The Gaze, new drawing commissioned by EM15 for Sunscreen at La Biennale di Venezia, Italy
2014
BEYOND, new drawing commissioned by QUAD as part of 'Supernatural' Season, QUAD, Derby, UK
Melting Pot: Hyson Green's Food and Culture Festival, Secret Recipe performance touring to New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
2013
Harvesting Stories, Secret Recipe performance touring to Library of Birmingham as part of 'Discovery Season' to celebrate its grand opening, Birmingham, UK
2011
Opem, East Midlands open submission, The Collection, Lincoln, UK
2010
Gallery #1, Fierce Festival and Stroke Newton International Airport, Wednesbury, UK
Secret Recipe, touring to QUAD, Derby, UK
PARTY! , The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
2009
Shift Time Festival, curated by Anna Douglas and Jon King, commissioned by Shrewsbury city council, Shrewsbury, UK
Secret Recipe, touring to “Food Glorious Food!” Event at The New Art Gallery Walsall, UK
Jam: Cultural Congestions in Contemporary Asian Art, South Hill Park, Bracknell, UK
2008
Secret Recipe, commissioned by VIVID during Flux- Fest programme, Birmingham, UK
Into The Space, ‘ work in progress’, 2 performances commissioned by Fierce! Festival, Birmingham, UK
2007
Peer 6, Five Years Gallery, London, UK
2006
Eastside Arts Picnic, commissioned performances by IKON Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Stampede, Periscope Artists Project Space, Birmingham, UK
Best of 2005-Taishin Arts Award Exhibition, Taishin Arts Centre, Taipei, Taiwan, supported by Taishin Bank
2005
SeeSaw, Sin Pin Pier, Kaohsiung, Taiwan + Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, UK. supported by Cultural Division, Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Fruition Garden Show, Back garden in 24 Albert Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK
Intertidal Zone Art Monitoring Station - Annual Project for 2005, curated by Lu Ming-te, Hsu Su-Chen and Chang Sin-pi, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan. Supported by Taiwan Cultural and Arts Foundation
2004
The Whole Has a One-to-One Correspondence with Any Part, Custard Factory Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2002
Long Way Home, curated by Yu-Cheng Chuang and Mao-Chia Huang, Goldsmiths College, London, UK, supported by Cultural Division, Taipei Representative Office In the UK
2001
Asian Art Now: 2001, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, US, Touring to Asian Cultural Exchange Association Center in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2000
Taipei Prize, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
Irony, Mitzukoshi Department Store Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Awards and Residencies
2008
Artist in residency, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, supported by Arts Council England, The New Art Callery Walsall and Hybrid Consulting
2007
Artist in residence, Stiftung Starke, Berlin, supported by Arts Council England, facilitated by Springhill Institute
2006
Intertidal Zone Art Monitoring Station-Annual Project for 2005, curated by Lu Ming-te, Hsu Su-Chen and Chang Sin-pi, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan. nominated as and presented at one of the top 5 shows in visual arts, Best of 2005-Taishin Arts Award, Taiwan
2001
Artist in residence, Mount Zion, Jerusalem, Israel, supported by Taipei Cultural Bureau and Jerusalem city council
2000
The 27th Taipei Prize awarded, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1998
Irony, Swatch, awarded 2nd prize, Iron design competition, Taipei, Taiwan
