Esther Lee earned MFA in Cartoon and Animation specialising in experimental animation from SangMyung University(Seoul, South Korea) in 2004. After she was absorbed in creating animations and comics for experiment, media transition and some commercial projects, she won in Short animation project contest held by Seoul Animation Center for Forest in 2008. She won in Teacher’s Research Aid Project Competition held by Korea Arts & Culture Education Service in 2009 for Production Comics for Mentally Handicapped and Development Teaching Plan. She wrote Produce Animation(2010, Korea Textbook Inc., Authorised by Incheon City Office of Education) with four authorship for high school students in multimedia design while she was teaching students at SangMyung University and Gangdong Uniersity. She sailed across the sea for studying Animation and Interactive Media at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. She created a short animation film The Conversation and won Award of Best Use of Sound and Best Animated Production in 2013 from Center for Animation & Interactive Media, RMIT University. The Conversation has been invited to MIAF2014(Melbourne International Animation Festival). In Feb 2014, her review of animation exhibition in Melbourne, 'The Lost Thing, the world restructured by sound', has published on one of the Korean vertical publication for animation area ANIMATOON(Vol.20)

 

CV

• EDUCATION

2013~Present   Master of Creative Media in Animation & Interactive Media, RMIT University, Melbourne

2004                MFA in Cartoon & Animation, SangMyung University, Seoul

2001                BA in Cartoon Art Dept., SangMyung University, Chonahn

• AWARDS / DISTINCTION

2014                Official selection, MIAF2014(Melbourne International Animation Festival), <The Conversation>

2013                Award of Best Animated Production, Best Use of Sound, Center for Animation & Interactive Media, RMIT University

2009                Teacher’s Research Aid Project Competition, Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (Research grant)

2002               Seoul Cartoon & Animation Exhibit Plan Competition, Seoul Animation Center(Funding for exhibition project)

2001               Short animation project competition, Seoul Animation Center, (Funding for animation project)

2000               Runner-Up prize, SangMyung University Scholarship Contest, (undergraduate prizes) 

• EMPLOYMENT

2012               Planning team, Puchon International Student Animation Festival, Bucheon

2009~2010     Lecturer in Animation at, SangMyung University,  Chonahn

2007~2010     Lecturer in Animation and illustration, Gangdong University, Janghowon

2009              Lecturer in Cartoon, Cheongju University, Cheongju

2008              Adjunct Teacher in Animation, MunSeong Information Media High School

2005~2006     Animator, Design cabinet Production, (Produce World Book Pictures Animation DVD Series)

2001~2002      Research Assistant, Graduate SangMyung Cartoon & Animation School

• EXHIBITION / SCREENING / BROADCAST

2013               Animation, Games & Media Showcase, School of Media & Communication, RMIT University, (Australia Centre for Moving Image, Melbourne)

2013               <Persona展>, Namu Gallery, Seoul

2011               International Profesor Exhibition, Puchon International Student Animation Festival (Korea Manwha Museum, Bucheon)

2011                Broadcast short animation <Forest> on "Anigallery", Seoul Broadcast System(SBS)

2010                Special Screening for Seoul Animation Awards 2010, Seoul Animation Center and Seoul Broadcast System(SBS)

                       (Ani Cinema Theater at Seoul Animation Center, Seoul)

2010                Broadcast short animation <The Lake> on "Anigallery", Seoul Broadcast System(SBS)

2010               Graduate SangMyung Cartoon & Animation school Exhibition (GWANG GALLERY, Seoul)

2004               Broadcast <Unwetted Bicycle> Episode on "TV Fairy Tale and Happy World" Series, Korea Broadcast System(KBS)

                      (Character Designer and Animation)

2002              Graduate SangMyung Cartoon & Animation school Exhibition (Dong Soong Gallery, Seoul)

2002               New art & Animation Exhibition(Seoul Animation Center Gallery)

2001               Broadcast Music Video Animation <Palabalabalabam>, KM TV

2000               SangMyung University Cartoon Art Dept Graduation Exhibition (Jongro Gallery, Seoul) 

• PUBLICATIONS

2014              "The Lost Thing, the world restructured by sound", Animatoon, Vol.20, Akom production, Seoul, pp.49-51

2013              "Manhwa Museums in Korea", The World of K-Comics, Korea Manhwa Contents Agency, Bucheon, pp.110-121

2010              Produce Animation (with 4 Authorship), Authorized by Incheon City Office of Education, Korea Textbook Inc., Seoul

2010              "A study on producing cartoon contents for culture and art education for disabled children: Focusing on mild mentally retarded children on stage of pre-operational period" (with Jeawoong Kim), Cartoon and Animation Study Vol.20 pp.141-157 

• OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2009~present     Member of The Korean Society of Cartoon & Animation Studies

2009                 Electronic cartoon publication "The Record of HongBooJang’s Escape from Hypertension", National Hypertension Center, 2009

2010                 Lecturer, Specialised course for teachers 'Culture & Art', Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

2003                General Manager, Exhibition of Animation Creating Material for Children, KOSCAS(The Korean Society of Cartoon & Animation Studies), Ministry of Culture and Tourism 

• OTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2012                Certificate of Completion, Intensive English Advanced Plus - English for Academic Purpose, RMIT English Worldwide, Melbourne