RESUME
Group Exhibitions:
2018
“RRRAWRRR! Maybank's Emerging Women Artists Show”, Balai Seni Maybank, Malaysia
“My Tiger Values: The Art of the Tiger”, Balai Seni Maybank, Malaysia
"Golden Turtle Wildlife Festival ", Moscow & St. Petersburg, Russia
2017
“Nature Nurtured”, Bank Negara Museum and Art Gallery, Malaysia
2016
“Amplify”, Faber-Castell Art Exhibition, Malaysia
“Red Bull #Ehwaubulan Art Showcase”, White Box@ Publika, Malaysia
2015
“Wildlife Art Exhibition”, Mandala Fine Art Studio Gallery, Singapore
2014
“Emerging Souls”, Mandala Fine Art Studio Gallery, Singapore
Awards:
2018
2nd place - Realism Animal Category in American Art Awards
5th place - Realism Animal Category in American Art Awards
Finalist - Golden Turtle Wildlife Festival Fine Arts Competition
Winner - Creative Quarterly, Creative Quarterly Issue 53
Winner - Creative Quarterly, Creative Quarterly Issue 54
2017
2nd place - Realism Animal Category in American Art Awards
4th place - Realism Animal Category in American Art Awards
Finalist - Richeson75 International Art Competitions - Animals, Birds & Wildlife
Honorable Mention - Light Space & Time Online Gallery's Animals Art Exhibition
2016
1st place - Realism Animal Category in American Art Awards
4th place - Realism Animal Category in American Art Awards
Finalist - Richeson75 International Art Competitions - Animals, Birds & Wildlife
Finalist - Richeson75International Art Competitions - Still Life & Floral
Special Merit Award - Light Space & Time Online Gallery's Animals Art Exhibition
Special Merit Award - Light Space & Time Online Gallery's All Women Art Exhibition
2015
Winner - Perspective's 40 Under 40 Art Category
Publications:
2018
New Straits Times, Malaysia, "A Little Confidence Goes A Long Way"
Senses of Malaysia Magazine Issue 59
The Expat Magazine Issue March 2018, "Picture Perfect"
The Circular Magazine Issue May 2018
{Evolved}Tattoos & Fine Art Issue 9
2017
Pencil Art Workshop : Matt Rota
The Richeson75 International Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2017
2016
Black & White, OOS Book Publication
FireFlyz In-Flight Magazine, Issue 33, “Life in Mono”
Malaysia's Top Ten Lists, Tally Press Media
The Richeson75 International Still Life & Floral 2016
The Richeson75 International Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2016
2015
American Lifestyle Magazine, Issue 73, "Graphite Magic"
2014
R.AGE, The Star Newspaper, Malaysia, "Drawing for Real"
Cage & Aviary Birds Newspaper, UK, "Macaws are Credited for Artist's Success"
The Nation Newspaper, Pakistan, "Are They Really Just Drawings?"
Citizen K International Magazine, Paris
Feathers of Inspiration, OOS Book Publication
Press:
2018
Mzuri,UK, "Nothing beats a pencil!"
2017
Home & Decor Malaysia, "Meet: Malaysian Artist Monica Lee"
2016
Buzzworthy, "The Amazing Photorealistic Portraits of Monica Lee"
Lagom, "Artist Q&A: Monica Lee"
Red Bull, Malaysia, "Are These Really NOT Photographs?"
2015
Issue No.206, "Monica Lee Photo-Realistic Graphite Drawings"
Juxtapoz, "Hyperreal Process: Graphite Drawings by Monica Lee"
Says.com, "This Isn't A Photograph But A Hand-Drawn Portrait By A Malaysian Artist. Yup, She's Genius"
Tallypress, "Malaysia’s Top 10 Talented Artists"
2014
Colossal, "Stunning Photo-Realistic Graphite Drawings by Monica Lee"
Daily mail UK, "Every Pore and Every Freckle...Artist's Exquisite Photorealistic Drawings"
Fubiz, "Realistic Pencil Portraits Drawings"
Gizmodo, "This Woman Is A Human Photocopier"
Huffington Post, "Hyperrealist Drawings To Make You Drool All Over Your Keyboard"
IGNANT,"Monica Lee’s Graphite Drawings"
La Stampa, "Questa ragazza è una “fotocopiatrice umana”"
Lifo, "Η Monica χρειάζεται μόνο μολύβια για να κάνει απίθανα σχέδια Πηγή"
Lomography Germany, "Analoger geht’s nicht: Realistische Bleistiftzeichnungen von Monica Lee"
Moments Journal, "Monica Lee: Hyper-realistic Pencil Drawings absolutely amazing!"
My Modern Met, "Incredible Photorealistic Drawings Beautifully Capture Fine Facial Details"
The Wall Street Journal Asia, "Malaysian Artist Captures Scenes in Photo-Like Detail"
Trendhunter, "Artist Monica Lee Draws Deceptively Detailed Sketches"