Jung-Sil Lee

Jung-Sil Lee has been a historian of modern and contemporary art in global perspectives and an independent curator. Her research interests cover public memorials, ritual theory, feminism, and grassroots activism through art. As she researched 19^th century public sculpture and 20^th century American feminist art, she teaches Modernism, Asian Art, and Contemporary Art. Synthesizing public sculpture and feminism, her research interests have broadened to narratives at the union of intersectional feminism and decolonization. She has researched and curated modern and contemporary minority artists who have challenged the boundaries of traditional artistic norms by incorporating traumatic histories into their work. It led her to create courses Modern and Contemporary Asian Art and Modern and Contemporary Korean Art and Culture which she piloted at George Washington University and Maryland Institute College of Art. She has chaired for the construction of two memorials in Virginia dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and wartime sex slaves. She curated diverse art exhibitions including “Collateral Damage,” “Truth: Promise for Peace,” “Beyond Boundaries,” and “Bio Art.” She served as the president of the non-profit organization, the Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues, non-profit research organization where she seeks to intersect art and activism.