TIFFANY HENG HUI LEE

ARTIST BIO

Tiffany Heng Hui Lee is a Taiwanese-American visual artist who creates abstract, paper-based collages, mixed media objects, sculptures, jewelry, and paintings. While obtaining her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Houston, with an emphasis on interior/environmental design, she first began creating and expanding her use of paper collages and sculptures. While a student, Tiffany was mentored by Richard Stout, a truly outstanding artist and instructor. He pushed her to accept nothing less than excellence in her work. As a graduate student, Tiffany was also a teaching assistant, which allowed her to demand excellence from her students as well. She brings 30-plus years of experience as a corporate interior designer to her artistic practice. Using her knowledge of colors, lines, shapes, textures, and materials, she bridges the disciplines of interior design and art.

Tiffany’s paper collages have been selected for numerous juried exhibitions. Most recently, she received a 2024 Jones Artist Award from the Houston Endowment. Her work was selected by Alison de Lima Greene, the Isabel Brown Curator of Modern Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, for the Visual Arts Alliance Exhibition: Other Stories About Who We Are. Lee’s works have been exhibited extensively in Texas, as well as nationally and internationally including at Beeville Art Museum, Heidi Vaughan Fine Art, K Space Contemporary, Lawndale Art Center, Lone Star College, Art Museum TX, Dougherty Arts Center, Jung Center, Lee College, Soho20 in NYC, Women Made Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, CICA Museum in Gyeonggi-do, Korea, and Galerie Biesenback in Cologne, Germany. Her work has been published in various magazines both in the United States and Europe. Her studio and home are located in Sugar Land, Texas. 


ARTIST STATEMENT

As a visual artist and licensed interior designer, Tiffany Heng Hui Lee uses her knowledge of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and materials to create abstract mixed-media collages, paintings, jewelry, and sculptures. Lines, shapes and colors capture segments of the natural landscape. They express movement and energy, reflecting the changing, unstable characteristics of nature, as well as the fragmentation and uncertainty of life. Abstract creations allow the viewer to interpret each piece based on their personal experiences and preferences. Layers mimic the order found in nature that must be present for balance and harmony to exist. The layering of materials provides depth to each piece. Tiffany’s architectural background allows her to use repetitive lines to create abstract compositions. The use of intimate detail enhances her work by luring the viewer ever closer to discover things not visible from afar.


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