Rhys Lee

Born 1975, Lives and works in Melbourne, VIC
Qualifications
1994-97 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
1993-94 Certificate in Visual Art and Design, Bundamba Institute of TAFE, Brisbane
Solo Exhibitions

2007

 Snake, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2006

 Gaggedfix, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne

Gaggedfix, Melbourne Art Fair, Represented by Helen Gory Galerie
  Pinkeye, Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
2005  Twinkles Twinkle, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
  Rims & Kwows Pits, Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
2004 Salads & Forecasts, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
  Squad of Crack, Melbourne Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
  Squad of Crack two, Volume Gallery, New York
  Mountain peaks but not always, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2003 Try this in the forest at once, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
  Capitol Hill Rooting King, curated by Hannah Mathews, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
2002 Thoop Bort, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2001 Dries Instantly, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
  Untitled, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney
2000 Untitled, Loft Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland
  Its not about them, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney
  Stealing by finding, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
 
Selected Group Exhibitions
2005 Luminous Two, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2001 Idn Fresh Conference 2001 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney
  Aviary, Patrizia Autore Gallery, Melbourne
2000 Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney
  Swan Hill National Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Gallery
1999 The Hutchins Art Prize, Tasmania
  Brisbane Power House Centre for the Arts
Bibliography

2007 Carmel Dwyer, 50 Most Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector, Issue 39, January - March 2007 pg 116 - 117
2006 Hannah Matthews, catalogue essay, ‘You, me & everyone we know’, Gaggedfix, July 2006
  Andrew Frost, 50 Most Collectable Artists, Australian Art Collector, Issue 35, Jan-Mar 2006
2005 Judy Ostergard, For Love or Money, House and Garden, September 2005
  Edward Colless, Feature article and cover, Australian Art Collector, Issue 33, 2005
2003 Hannah Mathews, RMIT Gallery Catalogue essay, Rhys Lee, Capitol Hill Rooting King, 2003
  Ashley Crawford, Melbourne Gothic, Australian Art Collector Magazine, Issue 24, 2003
  Malu Alvarez, There's No Place Like Home, Monument Magazine Issue, July, 2003
  Deanne Cheuk, Douglas Coupland, Tolkion Magazine, Issue 33, 2003
  Deanne Cheuk, Design Down Under, Tokion Magazine, Issue 34, 2003
  Ken Miller, This One Goes Out To Pablo Picasso, Tolkion Magazine, Issue 37, 2003
  Melbourne Drawing On Culture, Composite Magazine, Issue 29, 2003
  Theory Of Everything, Black & White Magazine, Volume 68, 2003
  Fiona Gruber, Arts Rave, 3PBS Radio, 2003
  Brianna Ragel, Instant Explosion, Oyster Magazine, Issue 47, 2003
  The Cut 08/09, Oyster Magazine, Vol 47, August/September 2003, p 18
  Ishil Ihtiyar, The Mark Of Rhys, The Antipodium, Issue 1, 2003
2002 Rachelle Unreich, Herald Sun, 17 August 2002
  Ashley Crawford, Beautiful Marks Grotesque Images, The Age, 14 Sept 2002
  Annemarie Kiely, Street Wise, Belle Magazine, Collectors Issue, 2002
  Edward Colless, Rhys Lee, Australian Art Collector Magazine, Issue 21, 2002
  Daisuke Kawasaki, Lightening  From Melbourne, Beikoku Ongaku Magazine, Moonbow Issue, 2002
  Rhys Lee, Thoop Bort, Catalogue Photo Essay, 2002
2001 Monument Magazine, August 2001
  Oyster Magazine, Issue 35, 2001
  Oyster Magazine, Issue 37, 2001
  Australian Style Magazine, Issue 48, 2001
  Processed Magazine Issue 1, 2001
  Oyster Magazine, Issue 32, 2000
  Review, Australian Style Magazine, Issue 55, 2001
  Review, Oyster Magazine, Issue 36, 2001
  Linlee Allen, Stylefile #47, StyleByte 47, August 2001
  Andrew Frost, Rhys Lee, Australian Style Magazine, Issue 55, 2001
  Edward Colless, Stealing By Finding, Australian Art Collector Magazine, Issue 14, 2001
  Coast 2 Coast, ‘Rhys Lee’ ABC TV, August 2001
  Clare Barker, ‘Aviary’ Oyster Magazine, Issue 38, 2001
  Josephine Morgan, ‘Melbourne Upfront’ Oyster Magazine, Issue 36, 2001
2000 Edward Colless, ‘Smart Art for under $2000’, Australian Art Collector, Issue 14, Oct-Dec 2000, p 65
  John Safron, Stealing By Finding, RRR Radio, August 2000

Collections
  BHP Billiton
  Private collections throughout Australia, USA and United Kingdom