June 3- July 1, 2023
Los Angeles
Steve Turner is pleased to present Woven Selves, a solo exhibition for Montreal-based Jessica Wee which features recent paintings that explore the interconnectedness of experience, memory and cultural influence. Born in the United States to Korean parents, Wee grew up in France and Canada, with a fluid sense of identity that she describes as being in between cultures. She utilizes the framework of classical still life painting to portray Asian female subjects with strength and autonomy. Her unconventional juxtapositions, dream-like and sensitively painted in oil, reflect her ongoing effort to understand Korean-ness.
Jessica Wee (born 1988, Englewood, New Jersey) earned a BFA in Studio Art at Concordia University, Montreal (2011) as well as a Diploma in Classical Realism at Angel Academy, Florence (2017). She has had solo exhibitions with Latitude Gallery, New York (2022); Spring Break, New York (2022) and has had work included in group exhibitions in Canada and the United States since 2009. This is Wee’s first solo exhibition with Steve Turner.
Born 1988, Englewood, New Jersey
Lives and works in Montreal
Education
2017
DIP in Classical Realism, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2011
BFA, Concordia University, Montreal
Solo Exhibitions
2023
TTE Gallery, Seoul (upcoming)
Woven Selves, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2022
The Shape of Self, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
Plusieurs rêves, LATITUDE Gallery, New York
Group Exhibitions
2022
Westbund Art Fair, Shanghai
Three-Legged Cow, LATITUDE Gallery, New York
2021
FUN&FLORE, Le LIVart, Montreal
I AM FROM HERE, Rad Hourani Foundation, Montreal
2020
The Earth Issue, Archive Contemporary, London and Montreal
Inner Landscapes, Archive Contemporary, Montreal
2015
Lueurs/GLOW, Galerie Youn, Montreal
2014
Black Rainbow, Galerie Youn, Montreal
2013
Mini-Moi, Galerie Youn, Montreal
Group of 7 roosters, Galerie Youn, Montreal
Papier 13 Art Fair, Montreal (with Galerie Yves Laroche)
Selected artists by Rad Hourani, Centre Phi, Montreal
2012
Group of 7 roosters, De Luca Fine Art Gallery, Toronto
Print Auction, Studio 427, Montreal
What keeps you awake at night, Studio 427, Montreal
2009
Narratives, Galerie Art Mûr, Montreal
Grants and Residencies
2023
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson
2022
Travel Grant, Canada Art Council
2021
Expore and Create Grant, Canada Art Council 2019 Kunstraum Artist Studios, Brooklyn
2012
Mentorship Grant, Young Volunteers, Montreal
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2022
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2021
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2020
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