Charles Lee (b. 1983) is an interdisciplinary artist hailing from Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Richmond, California. His work, spanning installations, collage, assemblage, photography, film, sound, and text, delves deep into the impacts of external viewpoints and obscured histories and iconography on the individual self and the collective. Through the use of personal archives, narrative storytelling, healing practices and the confrontation of the internal shadows, Lee seeks to cultivate heightened self-awareness and empathy. Central to his practice is an emphasis on the significance of intrapersonal awareness, community, and our shared journey towards healing and mutual comprehension, all in service of forging a more equitable future.
Lee holds an MFA in Fine Arts from California College of the Arts, and a BA in Business with a focus in Marketing from Bowie State University. His work has been exhibited broadly including Berggruen Gallery (SF), the Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, Casemore Gallery, SF Camerawork and 1014 Gallery in London. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College and Recology.