Mo Lee is a New York-based Korean-American visual artist working in abstract painting. With a background in mathematics and architecture, she approaches painting through intricate geometric structures. These uniform frameworks become fields where color—shifted one step at a time—generates pattern and movement. While the design draws inspiration from traditional basket-weaving and textile practices, disciplines that span cultures and depend on rigor and patience, the painting itself remains entirely flat. Each dab of paint sits directly on the support; there is no physical “over-under,” only the unified surface built through methodical placement of color. While the precision of the work might suggest digital origins, the process is wholly manual and laborious. In this slow and deliberate practice, she honors the generations of women whose hands sustained families and communities through daily acts of making and care. Lee’s paintings pay tribute to the unseen work that keeps the world moving.

Exhibitions

2026 Meditation on Light, Solo Exhibition at ChaShaMa, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York

2025 Juried Selection Exhibition, Fridman Gallery, New York

2024 The Art Students League Gala, Museum of Modern Art, New York

2024 Annual Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, The Art Students League of New York

2023 Annual Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, The Art Students League of New York

Education

Yale University, BA in Economics and Mathematics

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Master in Architecture

The Art Students League of New York