Sullivan+Strumpf is delighted to announce the opening of Lindy Lee's major survey exhibition Moon in a Dew Drop at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Sydney. Curated by MCA Director, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, this exhibition will introduce audiences to over 70 works from across the artist's extensive career, from early photocopy artworks and wax paintings to recent large-scale installations and sculptures.
Lindy Lee is one of the most respected contemporary artists working in Australia today. She was born in 1954 in Brisbane to parents who emigrated from China. Working across a range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, installation and public art, Lee draws on her Australian and Chinese heritage to develop works that engage with the history of art, cultural authenticity, personal identity and the cosmos. Key influences are the philosophies of Daoism and Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism, which explore the connections between humanity and nature.
With a practice spanning over four decades, Lee has exhibited widely in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and USA. She is represented in numerous major public and private collections, including Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art and University of Queensland Art Museum.
In recent years, Lee’s practice has expanded into the public realm. She has created a series of significant public artworks in Australia and internationally, including The Life of Stars, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; The Garden of Cloud and Stone, Chinatown Public Domain, Sydney; and The Life of Stars – The Tenderness of Rain, Province Midtown Cultural Centre, Zhengzhou, China. In 2018 the artist was awarded a prestigious international commission to create an iconic gateway work for New York's Chinatown district.