Sam Lee Gallery is committed to collaborating on a long-term basis with its select roster of emerging & mid-career artists through museum-quality exhibitions as well as through domestic and international art fairs. One of the Gallery’s focuses is to show innovative approaches that articulate and explore contemporary issues such as post-911 realities, borders (political, geographic & imagined), travel and technology in an increasingly restricted global environment, and national identities with regard to patriotism and self-definition. In addition, guest-curated exhibitions will be featured, thus providing a venue for critical discourse and context between invited and gallery represented artists.
The Gallery is also dedicated to closely working with each and every patron—providing the client with private consultation relating to acquisition, presentation and archival management of artworks. The Gallery regularly conducts search services for specific artworks and valuation appraisals for fine art collections, particularly in the area of photography.
Vietnam-born, Los Angeles-based Sam Boi Lee has spent 10 years working with established galleries including Peter Fetterman Gallery, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Jan Kesner Gallery, and Robert Koch Gallery. Lee started his career at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where he gained solid experience in collections management. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in art history, with a concentration in contemporary art and the history of photography.