In Taylor Lee's (b.1981) examination of representations of the female body, she explores the ideas of reminiscence and lost histories. Lee's joyful and optimistic depictions of women fuse past and present, pop culture and folk art, whimsicality and sentimentality. Faced with her female models, the viewer has the opportunity to consider how, for much of history, the idolized feminine archetype was voluminous and curved. In the wake of our current shift toward progressive notions of the body, Lee’s forms remind us of the openness that can be found in the past, and shine light on modern-day tendencies and normative culture.

Lee received her BA in Ceramics at the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV (2005), and subsequently studied Fashion Design Merchandising at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, CA (2014). She has been the subject of solo/duo exhibitions at Ojiri Gallery, London, UK (2024); NARANJO 141, Mexico City, MX (2023); Long Story Short Gallery, New York, NY (2022); Over the Influence, Hong Kong, CN (2022); Over the Influence, Los Angeles, CA (2021); and Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA (2020). She was selected for residencies at NARANJO 141, Mexico City, MX (2023) and Casa Balandra, Majora, ES (2023). Lee currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

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