Youngmin Lee

Youngmin Lee is a textile artist who uses bojagi tradition and techniques to create her work. Her interest in textiles led her to study Clothing and Textile in college and received an MFA in Fashion Design in South Korea. She has researched bojagi making and techniques and endeavors to apply her findings to both traditional and contemporary art. After moving to California in 1996, she actively works on preserving the bojagi tradition that embodies the philosophy of recycling and up-cycling, as the works are made from pieces of fabric leftover from other projects. She is also working closely with Asian American community with community engaged projects and workshops.

In addition to teaching in person, Youngmin created the educational DVD Bojagi: The Art of Wrapping Cloths in 2013 to reach people from afar. She teaches at the local public school to introduce and educate Korean traditional textile art.