Charles H. Lee, III 510-282-8499 Education:
CURRICULUM VITAE
2023 - MFA, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006 - BA, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD
Continued Education:
2021 - The Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIV
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 - “Sweat & Dirt,” SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
2023 - “been here.” CUBESpace Gallery (Berkeley Civic Arts), Berkeley, CA; Curated by Leila Weefur
Selected Two Person Exhibitions:
2023 - “The Act of Opening,” Recology AIR, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Nunca No, featured artists: Nunca No (Charles Lee & Claire Dunn)
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - “Space Mapping: Video Art Series,” Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; Curated by Kahlil Robert Irving
2022 - “as you summon other worlds,” Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Meghan Smith, Nunca No (Charles Lee & Claire Dunn)
2022 - “Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition,” SomArts Gallery, San Francisco,CA; Curated by Kevin B.Chen
2022 - “The Only Way Across is Through,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA; Curated by Elena Gross
2022 - “ReStart,” Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA; Curated by Patricia Hickson
2022 - “Palm* Photo Prize,” 10 14 Gallery, London, UK
2022 - “A Between,” Root Division, San Francisco, CA; Curated by MUZ Collective
2021 - “Spirit & Flesh,” slash /, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Sam Vernon
2020 - “Fluid,” Book and Job Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Austin Leong
2018 - “Green Book,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Ashley Stull-Meyers
Curatorial:
2022 - “as you summon other worlds,” Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA; Co-curated with Claire Dunn and Meghan Smith
Scholarships, Grants, and Awards:
2022 - Edwin Anthony & Adelaine Boudreaux Cadogan Scholarship, The San Francisco Foundation
2022 - All College Honors Scholarship, California College of the Arts
2021 - Graduate Merit Scholarship, California College of the Arts
2021 - Open Door Grant, Pabst Blue Ribbon
Fellowships & Residencies
2024 - Media Fellowship, Kala Art Institute
2023 - Mentored Teaching Fellowship, California College of the Arts
2022 - Recology Artist in Residence (as a collective named “nunca no” w/ Claire Dunn)
Artist Talks, Workshops, Lectures:
2023 - Artist Lecture, Stanford University - School of Fine Arts
2022 - Photo Workshop, ICA San Jose & San Jose African American Community Service Agency
2022 - Artist Lecture, San Francisco State University - School of Public Health
2021 - Artist Lecture, UC Berkeley - School of Fine Arts
2021 - Artist Talk, “Spirit & Flesh” slash / Gallery, San Francisco
Bibliography:
2023 - KQED: “SF Camerawork Show Honors the Relationship Between Black Cowboys and Their Horses” text by Nia Coates
2022 - 48hills: “What is a portal for them?” text by Emily Wilson
2020 - Oxford University Press: “When We See Us,” text by Charles Lee and DrPH Joseph Griffin