LEE Chung-Chung, was born in Anhui, China in 1942 and moved to Tainan, Taiwan in 1945. She graduated from the Art Department of Political Warfare Cadres School (now Fu Hsing Kang College, National Defense University) in 1965. Born into a family of traditional painters, she was immersed in traditional ink painting from an early age under the guidance of her father, Lee Jinyu. While rooted in tradition, Lee Chung-Chung 's artistic practice transcends conventional forms as she reinterprets ink painting through a contemporary lens—creating a poetic abstract universe through dynamic compositions of dots, lines, and planes, animated by vibrant colors. In her works, the mellow gradations of traditional ink painting interweave with modern abstract vocabularies. Through various techniques such as rubbing and diffusion, she creates rich layers and textures, enabling viewers to perceive, within the flow of dense ink and light colors, both the artist's profound understanding of nature and life, and her innovative interpretation of Eastern aesthetics.
Her works have been exhibited across the United States, Europe, China, Japan, and Korea since 1970. Her art is in the collections of the National Museum of History, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Tainan Art Museum, Asian Arts Center in Maryland (USA), Fukuoka Art Museum (Japan), Qingdao Art Museum (China), as well as numerous private collections worldwide. She has consistently participated in Art Basel Hong Kong from 2017 to 2026 and presented solo exhibitions at Taipei Dangdai in 2020 and 2022. In 2024, she held two major solo exhibitions: "Landscape Variations—LEE Chung-Chung's Ink Art Journey" at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and "The Dialogue between Water and Ink—The Painting World of LEE Chung-Chung" at the Fine Arts Museum of National Defense, comprehensively showcasing the depth and breadth of her artistic practice.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 The Intangible Elephant – Variations in LEE Chung-Chung's Ink, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Landscape Variations—LEE Chung-Chung's Ink Art Journey, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
The Dialogue between Water and Ink—The Painting World of LEE Chung-Chung, The Fine Arts Museum of National Defense, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 TAIPEI DANGDAI: Lee Chung Chung's Solo Exhibition, Taipei, Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Poetic Universe – Lee Chung-Chung Solo Exhibition, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 The Alluring Vastness of Ink – Lee Chung-Chung Solo Exhibition, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 Elegance of Landscape – Lee Chung-Chung Solo Exhibition, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 Landscape Impressions – Solo Exhibition of Ink Paintings, Red Gold Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 L'encre de Chine, Chant du Coeur – Solo Exhibition of Ink Paintings, Pemalamo Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2012 Solo Exhibition of Lee Chung-Chung's Modern Ink Paintings, Star Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Solo Exhibition of Lee Chung-Chung's Modern Ink Paintings, Starts Studio of Spatial and Timing Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2008 Solo exhibition of ink paintings, Angel Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Solo exhibition of ink paintings, Art Center of Tainan County, Tainan, Taiwan
2007 Solo exhibition of ink paintings, Art Center of Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan
2006 Ink Painting of Lee Chung-Chung, Yat-Sen Gallery of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
2001 Solo exhibition of ink paintings, Tunghai University Art Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
1998 Solo exhibition of ink paintings, International Art Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
1994 Solo exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1992 Solo exhibition, H&W Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
1991 Solo exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1990 Solo exhibition, Asian Arts and Culture Center, Towson, MD, USA
1986 Solo exhibition, Dachia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
1984 Solo exhibition, American Cultural Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
1978 Solo exhibition of ink paintings, Lung Men Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1975 Solo exhibition, American Cultural Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
1971 Solo exhibition of ink paintings, Ling Yun Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibitions
2025 Modern and Contemporary Taiwan: Innovations and Statements in Landscape Art, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2024 Huangpu Military Academy Centennial Group Art Exhibition, Taipei City Council 1F Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Profoundly Faceted: Debates on Contemporary Art in Tainan, Tainan Art Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
2022 Mulan Artists Exhibition, The Fine Arts Museum of National Defense, Taipei, Taiwan
Abnormal：Asian International Art Exhibition by Taiwan Committee Members, DAXIN ART MUSEUM, Tainan, Taiwan
Taipei Dangdai 2022, Taipei World Trade Center, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 The Serenity of Restraint, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Heart Like a White Deer on Frost: Lee Chung-Chung, Hsu Hui-Chih Duo Exhibition, A Concept Gallery, Hong Kong, Taipei
2020 The Consciousness Flows Within, Asia University Museum of Modern Art, Taichung, Taiwan
2019 Taiwanese Modern Art – CHU Ko, Liao Shiou-Ping and Lee Chung-Chung Group Exhibition, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Art in the Library III – Spring Festival Exhibition, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Exhibition by the Exhibition Commissioners of the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Bo-ai Gallery of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Taipei International Ink Painting Exhibition, Bo-ai Gallery of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Exhibition by Famous Female Artists From Taiwan, Carrie Change Fine Arts Center of Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Memories Interwoven and Overlapped: Post-martial Law Era Ink Painting in Taiwan, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2017 Asian International Art Exhibition By Taiwan Committee Members, Carrie Change Fine Arts Center of Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2016 Contemporary Taiwan: An Exhibition of Abstract Art Classics, Remarkable Cultivation Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
Walk in Istanbul, Carrie Change Fine Arts Center of Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Boundless Visions – New Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 Transcendence and Symbol: The Exhibition of Neoplastic Art in Taiwan, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Exhibition of Contemporary Ink Painting, Moon Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2014 Walking by Taiwanese Art: 1927-2014, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Collection and Dialogue – Taiwan's Contemporary Ink Painting, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract / Symbol / Oriental – Exhibition of Taiwan's Masters of Modern Art, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Women – Home: In the Name of Asian Female Artists, Kaohsiung Museum of FineArts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Marvelous Encounters in the Collection: On Wings of Music and Poetry, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
On-site: Cross-contextual Ink Art Experience – Parallel Exhibition of Shanghai New Ink Painting Art Exhibition, Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China
2013 Women Adventurers: Five Eras of Taiwanese Art 1930-1983, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
The Pioneers of Taiwanese Artists, 1941-1950, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Contemporary Chinese Painting Academic Forum and Academic Exhibition, Zhongshan Art Gallery of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Asian International Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center LAC Dammam, Jen, Bangkok, Thailand
2012 International Ink Painting Exhibition and Symposium, Zhongshan Art Gallery of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 100 Taiwan Contemporary Invitational Exhibition, Zhongshan Art Gallery of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
2009 Open Flexibility: Innovation Contemporary Ink Art, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2008 The 2nd Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2007 Ink Transformation – Modern Ink Painting, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
The 3rd Chengdu Biennale | Special Invitation – New Trend of Contemporary Ink Painting: Ink Works from Taiwan, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China
Taiwan Ink Painting Treasures Exhibition, National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Kuan-Tu Heroes Chronicle – Taiwan Modern Art Exhibition, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2004 Taiwan Modern Ink Paintings Exhibition, Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China
2003 Taiwan Modern Ink Paintings Exhibition, National Museum of Beijing, Beijing, China
Asian International Art Exhibition, Hong Kong, China
1998 Exhibition of Works by Today’s Masters and New Talents – Refreshing Images of Taiwan Contemporary Abstract Art, Paris, France
1994 Chinese Modern Ink Paintings Exhibition, Taiwan Provincial Museum of Fine Arts (now National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts), Taichung, Taiwan
1993 Taipei Modern Ink Painting Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Chinese Modern Color-and-Ink Painting Exhibition, Russian Museum of Ethnography, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1988 Taiwan Contemporary Creative Art Works Exhibition”, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA, USA
1986 New Trends in Chinese Traditional Painting, Château de Versailles, Versailles, France
1981 Exhibition on Trends of Modern Painting in China, Cernuschi Museum, Paris, France
Awards
Modern Creative Ink Painting Award, Chinese Writers' & Artists' Association, Taiwan
Gold Award, National Museum of History, Taiwan
Selected Public Collections
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Tainan Art Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
Asia Art Center, Towson, USA
Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
Qingdao Art Museum, Qingdao, China