Herin Lee
2025 Collegiate Scholarship Winner
Rhode Island School of Design
Graphic Design Major
During my first year, I completed Rhode Island School of Design’s Experimental and Foundational Studies, a year dedicated to improving technical skills in drawing and design, experimenting with new materials, and learning new concepts, expanding my horizons in the arts.
I have drawn inspiration from personal experiences and my cultural background as a female Asian American. At RISD I realized the abundance of other sources for inspiration, no matter how mundane or simple they may be. I now look to something as vast as the nature around us for new ideas as well as examining the smaller parts of a whole. I also consider concepts taught during the art history lectures for inspiration and new creative processes. This allows me to focus on the process itself, the materials and medium as my main source of inspiration, rather than the final product.
Herin created 10 Projects for her First year Portfolio.
#7 “Mood Necklace” that changes form from a collarbone necklace to an exotic choker Video
#1 “Neighborhood in Portsmouth, RI” a watercolor study on light, shadow, and perspective
#2 “Patterned Fabric” an original pattern dyed using stencil printing with multiple plates for each color.
#3 “Blooming” a soft sculpture interpretation of a flower coral
#4 “Untitled” an anamorphic installation with multiple projectors*
#5 “The Idol” an amalgamation of multiple figures in charcoal
#6 “Sounds of the Earth” Drum“ bioplastic & visualize audio communication*
#8 “Seen Not Seen” a triptych of evocative scenes
#9 “Human Alphabet” a playful stop motion video*
#10 “Brace” a scuplture of an abstracted scoliosis brace
* See all the videos for these projects in her 2024-2025 Portfolio *
We can’t wait to see what she creates next.
Congratualtions Herin!
It is wonderful to continue to support this emerging artist.
Last year Herin won our 2024 High School Scholarship see her winning entry here.
Thank you Brenda Fredericks, Herin’s Art Teacher at Billerica High, for recommending that she apply!
The Chelmsford Art Society Art is funded in part by grants from the Chelmsford, Dracut and Westford Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the state Massachusetts Cultural Council.
