Li Lin Lee
Li Lin Lee was born in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1955. He and his family moved around Southeast Asia as political exiles before immigrating to the United States in 1962, eventually settling in Pittsburgh. He studied biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and started his long creative arc in graphic design and fashion, before discovering a passion for art after he arrived in Chicago in the 1980’s. Lee has exhibited widely since in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago.
His paintings and prints are represented in museums such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the Hallmark Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee is also represented in many corporate and private collections, including the Vera List Foundation, Prudential Insurance, Citibank, and the US State Department.
