Liam Lee

An unforgettable evening celebrating @studio_liamlee ’s debut collection, Paint By Numbers—surrounded by vibrant minds, playful bites, and inspiring textiles. Thank you to all of our collaborators and guests for making the night feel so special. We’re deeply grateful to everyone who helped bring this immersive celebration to life.  Link in bio to explore Paint by Numbers. 📸 @thekateowen

I’m thrilled to be part of “Nothing Comes From Nothing,” a great group show curated by @tangible.space and @verso_works which is now on view at the pink @tankhouse building 144 Vanderbilt! As the Rodgers and Hammerstein song goes, “nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could, so, somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good.” Thank you!!!💖 Photo by @claireesparros !

Introducing Paint By Numbers by @studio_liamlee .⁠ ⁠ Meet Magic Eye, Pointillist, Gridwork, and Impasto—four distinct patterns that reflect Liam Lee’s nuanced understanding of color and form.⁠ ⁠ Drawing inspiration from his recent paintings that move between abstraction and figuration, this collection offers designers a dynamic toolkit for creating playful, unexpected moments of delight through rich texture, considered composition, and unexpected color interplay.⁠ ⁠ Discover Paint By Numbers at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photography @pippa_drummond ⁠ Styling and set design @bartoshesky ⁠

@studio_liamlee ’s debut collection launches soon, showcasing his poetic use of color and contrast.⁠ ⁠ Stay tuned.⁠

I’m so excited to share a sneak peek of “Paint By Numbers,” my first textile collection, which was developed in collaboration with @hbftextiles and will be launching next month during @nycxdesign ! Vote for the collection via link in bio for the NYCxDesign Awards! 📸Photos by @pippa_drummond 🎨Set design by @bartoshesky #liamlee #hbftextiles #textiledesign

Dreaming of warmer days with this newly completed work for the wonderful @younghuh — thank you so much for commissioning this piece! “Evergreen,” 2025 Acid dyed and felted mohair and merino wool 96 x 60 in (243.84 x 152.4cm)

I’m very excited to unveil Breathing Room, a tactile, immersive fiber installation as part of the @resound_newyork exhibition at @rockefellercenter ! Come by, have a seat, and stare into the void starting on October 1, 2025! My largest work to date, this installation continues my engagement with wool fiber both as a sculptural medium and as a conduit for thinking through ideas of interiority, cultivation, and artifice. Set within a mirrored infinity room, the undulating wool landscape operates spatially and perceptually, extending out into an illusory expanse, collapsing distinctions between inside and outside, object and environment, furniture and terrain. The topography evoked by the tufted surface suggests an organic inevitability, echoing growth patterns of moss that over time has concealed stones, roots, fallen branches, yet they are the result of deliberate and meticulous shaping and construction, drawing parallels to a horticultural logic that insists on forms that appear natural yet are highly mediated by human intervention. Many thanks to the many people at @dstrictholdings for supporting this immense project and for letting my imagination run wild, the @hero__nyc team, and to the folks at @thirdkindstudio for a fab job fabricating the plywood substructure! Breathing Room, 2025 Materials: Tufted wool yarn, upholstery foam, birch plywood, acrylic mirrors Dimensions: 12’L x 12’W x 8’H

This ceramic shell and freshwater pearl encrusted vase has found a new home out in sunny California! Mussel Vase, 2023 Glazed ceramic, copper wire & freshwater pearls 24 x 16 x 18 in (69.96 x 40.64 x 45.72cm)

I’m very honored to be included in the Wallpaper* USA 400 list again this year along side so many inspiring friends, fellow artists, and straight up idols. As a one person studio, it’s incredibly meaningful to be part of such an amazing creative community, and although my work is for the most part solitary, it would not be possible without the support and encouragement of the many wonderful people who have come into my life since beginning my practice in 2020. Thank you so much to @billprinceinc @jasonhughesinfo and everyone at @wallpapermag ! “This year’s Wallpaper* USA 400 marks our third edition of the list, and is a snapshot of the talents shaping conversations in America – and the world more broadly – today, be it through design, architecture, fashion or their respective communities.” #wallpapermagazine, #wallpaperusa400

Legibility and meaning begin to blur as you keep scaling up. Shepherd, 2025 Gouache and pencil on paper 30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Arena Arts Initiative ‭and the Galli-Curci Theater‬ 801 Main Street ‭Margaretville, NY 12455‬ ‭August 9-24, 2025‬

For me, drawing is a means of proposing a set of questions, testing out an idea or set of constraints, whether or not the work ends up feeling resolved. It’s always a process of experimentation and in this case, wiggling my way towards more figurative subject matter. I’m thrilled that this work will be included in ON PAPER, which opens at the Arena Arts Initiative‭ and the Galli-Curci Theater ‬upstate in Margaretville, NY this weekend! Thanks so much to Brent Rumage for organizing this show! Smoke and Mirrors, 2025 Gouache and pencil on paper 30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Arena Arts Initiative ‭and the Galli-Curci Theater‬ 801 Main Street ‭Margaretville, NY 12455‬ ‭August 9-24, 2025‬ #workonpaper #liamlee #studioliamlee

Playing around with forms from old paint by numbers diagrams that hover between figuration and abstraction for a group show, ON PAPER, which opens at the Arena Arts Initiative‭ and the Galli-Curci Theater ‬upstate in Margaretville, NY this weekend! Thanks so much to Brent Rumage for organizing this show! Soothsayer, 2025 Gouache and pencil on paper 30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Arena Arts Initiative ‭and the Galli-Curci Theater‬ 801 Main Street ‭Margaretville, NY 12455‬ ‭August 9-24, 2025‬ #workonpaper #liamlee #studioliamlee