Steven Young Lee is the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. A Chicago native, he received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He has lectured and taught at numerous universities globally. His work has been exhibited in China, Canada and throughout the United States, and is held in private collections in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Montana.Lee maintains an active studio practice rooted in both functional and sculptural ceramics. His current work examines cultural references and how individuals draw realities based on experiences and environment.  Through his sculpture and vessels, he challenges preconceptions of style, form, symbolism, superstitions and identity.


Education
2004   MFA, Ceramic Art and Design, Alfred University
1998   BFA, Ceramic Art; Art Education, Alfred University
NYS    Teaching Certification, magna cum laude
93-95  Business, Studio Art, University of Iowa

Selected Exhibitions
2012   Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
           Art Palm Beach, Duane Reed Gallery, FL
           Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
           AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
           ASU Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, AZ
2011   Flaten Art Museum, Northfield, MN
           Ferrin Gallery, SOFA, New York, NY
           Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
           Missoula Art Museum, Missoula MT
           Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
           Archie Bray 60th Anniversary Auction, Helena, MT
           Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
           Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MI
           St. Petersburg Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
2010   Crocker Art Museum, Sacremento, CA
           Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT.
           Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
           SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
           Santa Fe Clay,Philadelphia, PA
           ASU Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, AZ
           Pottery Northwest,Seattle, WA
           Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
           Pottery Northwest, Seattle WA
           Holter Museum Art Auction, Helena, MT
           Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, Helena, MT
           Archie Bray Scholarship Auction, Helena, MT
2009   Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
           NCECA Exhibition, MonOrchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
           AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
           Santa Fe Clay, Phoenix, AZ
           Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, Helena, MT
           Archie Bray Scholarship Auction, Helena, MT
           Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
           Holter Museum Art Auction, Helena, MT
2008   Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula, MT
           Paris Gibson Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
           ASU Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, AZ
           Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, Helena, MT
           Archie Bray Scholarship Auction, Helena, MT
           Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
           NCECA Exhibition, Third Street Gallery, Carnegie, PA
           Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM