Waiting Room, 2026 by Mike Lee

Generously donated by: Mike Lee

Waiting Room
9.5 x 9.5 in
Acrylic on paper mounted on panel

Painted entirely by hand in oil and acrylic, through meticulous layers of brushwork, Mike Lee's surfaces are so smooth and graphic they appear digitally rendered.

He strips his figures of color and identity, rendering them as simplified silhouettes in grayscale, quiet, universal, and deeply human. It's a signature that's made him one of the most in-demand painters of his generation, with solo shows from Half Gallery in New York to Jason Haam in Seoul, a feature at Frieze Seoul, and a new and upcoming collaboration with Avant Arte.

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