Hyein is an Engineer turned Illustrator.
She gave up the day job that she came to hate in order to pursue her dream as a happy and successful illustrator.
Hyein completed her Engineering Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Toronto in 2004.
Four years later she went on to complete her Illustration Bachelor’s Degree at Sheridan College in 2008 with a Hambly & Woolley Best in Show award.
Working as a freelance illustrator and a web designer, her character art has been published in magazines such as Shameless, Ricepaper, Globe and Mail, Crow Toe Quarterly and Applied Arts. Her recent exhibitions include Lonely Robots (Magic Pony, Toronto), SOS (Project 165, Toronto) and Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (Toronto).
Hyein’s story is an inspiration. Here are just a few examples of her vivid character art.
More character art by Hyein Lee can be found at her website: www.hyeinlee.com.
Hyein is great! congrats!!