Dr. Doah Lee

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Doah Lee is an interdisciplinary visual artist based in State College, Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, she earned her BFA with a concentration in Painting and Printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Her artwork utilizes symbolic imagery to explore themes of conflicted cultural translation, immigration, otherness, and femininity, while simultaneously investigating issues of self-identification, race, culture, and gender. Lee is particularly interested in how children develop identities, focusing on the competition between self-understanding and the cultural, social, and political pressures they face. Her artwork has been featured in various exhibitions across cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Seoul. Additionally, she has served as a resident artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Vermont Studio Center, and has worked as a curator and co-director for the nonprofit artist-run exhibition space FJORD gallery. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Penn State University and works as a visiting art critic at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Research Interests

Courses

ART 110: Ideas in Visual Images ART 111: Ideas in Objects ART 320: Advanced Drawing

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Writing Sample
  • Official Transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.