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Sam Lee Gallery

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I started Sam Lee Gallery (www.samleegallery.com) in January 2007. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, I spent the last 10 years working with established galleries including Robert Koch Gallery, Jan Kesner Gallery, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, and Peter Fetterman Gallery before opening my own in Chinatown. I started my career at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and hold a bachelor's degree and master's degree in art history with a concentration in contemporary art and the history of photography. I love to ride my fixed gear Bianchi Pista bike on Sundays. I also want to adopt a dog but have not made a commitment yet. My dream is to wear bespoke suits every day but I cannot afford them right now.

My Interests

karaoke, cycling, watching cooking shows, going to other galleries and museums, doing studio visits with artists

I'd like to meet:

contemporary art & photography collectors, curators, museum & gallery goers, artists

Music:

DM, Zero 7, Feist, Prince, Julieta Venegas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Autour De Lucie, Amy Winehouse, New Order, Roxy Music, David Bowie, The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jem, Rufus Wainwright, Sparks, The Police, Blancmange, Miles Davis, Elliott Smith, Keane, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, The Clash, Electronic, Brad Mehldau, Mazzy Star, The Beatles, Beck

Movies:

Manhattan, Blade Runner, The Godfather I & II, Annie Hall, Das Boot, The Lives of Others, Run Lola Run, Happy Together, High Noon, Wall Street, Chung King Express, Raise the Red Lantern, La Vie En Rose, Die Hard, The Exorcist, The Untouchables, The Brotherhood of the Wolves

Television:

Top Chef, Flipping out, Man vs. Wild, Project Runway, No Reservations, Iron Chef, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Korean Miniseries, Survivorman

Books:

The Catcher in the Rye, American Psycho, Kitchen Confidential, The Jungle, Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave . . . , Vitamin P, D & Ph, The Picture of Dorian Gray