Opening Reception: Thursday, October 19, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Meet the artist and enjoy select wines from Manna Provisions

The curious nature of multidimensional artist Jim Lee has been illuminated through his creations since the late 1990s when he began, in earnest, his exploration of found materials and photography. The Durham, North Carolina native admits this curiosity presented itself during his childhood and continues today with the solitary practice of examining uninhibited construction sites and nature with a fierce fervor. With journalist, professor, farmer, and community organizer on his resume, Lee's career path is as long and has as many twists and turns as the Nile River. And like the Nile, this experience has been a vital transport of lived observations, visible in his 3D and 2D work and, most personally, his photography.

Lee continues to dissect the intricacies of his life through the objects and photographs he creates. His inquisitive nature allows viewers to see things as he's discovering them, positing along with him. In The Curiosity of Jim Lee, the artist's vast interests are on full display through selected works that examine, among other things, the ideas behind abundance, assimilation, and freedom.

Curated by Michael S. Williams

Presented by the Black On Black Project and the Durham Art Guild

Images courtesy of the artist.