Professor Lee Sun-Don Has Accepted the Invitation to be the Visiting Professor of School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, China

Date: 12 Mar, 2008
Place: Peking University, China.

On March 12, Professor Zhao-Xiang Cheng, Dean of School of Foreign Languages, Peking University personally awarded Professor Lee the certificate of the visiting professor of Foreign Arts in the School of Foreign Languages in Peking University.

Professor Lee Sun-Don has been invited to join IATTDA 2008 Summer Exhibition!

Organized by: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and IATTDA

Exhibition Place: The Poly-Main Gallery

Making a Record 1: Being the first person from Asia that was accepted for IATTDA 2008 Summer Exhibition!

"To Surmount All Evils"
Has been Accepted for the 2008 National Exhibit - Reclamation by the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts

Exhibition: 2008 National Exhibit - Reclamation
Organizer: The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts

Professor Lee Sun-Don Has Been Accepted as the Member of American Society of Contemporary Artist ( ASCA ).

Location: New York, USA

History:
American society of Contemporary Artists is an association formed since 1917 with one hundred and more professional artists at the present. It aims to advance painting, graphics, and sculpture. ASCA members have exhibited in group and solo shows in the United States and abroad, gaining considerable distinction and recognition.

Annual Exhibition:
1. ASCA holds annual exhibitions in SoHo as well as occasional shows elsewhere.
2. members participation only.

"Grand Luck, Beyond Compare"
"Dharma Body, Absolute Freedom, Dharma Body" have been selected for
Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina 6th Annual Juried Art Show "L'Chayim, To Life"

Organized by: Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina

Exhibition Place: Rosenzweig Gallery, North Carolina

TOTEM BANG - Lee Sun-Don
Totemic Energy Oil Painting

Exhibition Date : 25 Mar, 2008 ~ 4 Apr, 2008
Exhibition Place: Shanghai Art Museum, Exhibition Hall on the 3rd floor
http://www.sh-artmuseum.org.cn/news.asp
http://www.sh-artmuseum.org.cn/exshow.asp?cid=3

Reputed as "The Oriental Picasso of the 21st Century" by the media in Italy, Professor Lee Sun-Don from Taiwan pioneered an innovative art genre - "Totemic Energy Oil Painting." Sixty of his most recent works are in exhibit in Shanghai Arts Museum.

All the 13 Pieces of Oil Paintings Have Been Selected for Concours Mondial Annuel (2008) du 3e art

Organized by: la fondation World and Universal Academy
Coordinated by: la societé "WUACADEMIA
Special Feature: internet voting starting from March 2, 2008
Date of Award Ceremony: the opening day of universel de Groningen
Awards: For each of the seven categories, a gold, silver, and bronze award winner will be selected respectively to receive the certificate and the international publicity.

Internet Voting by Website Visitors: http://www.wuacademia.org/author-Lee-Sun-Don-painter.html

"The Frontier Art · X-Power Gallery" Taichung
Lee Sun-Don's "Totemic Energy Oil Painting"
Permanent Exhibition Coming soon!

Date: 25 May, 2008
Place: 1F., No.167, Sec. 3, Dongxing Rd., Taichung, Taiwan

Tel : +886-4-2319-1101
Fax: +886-4-2319-1180

"The King of Rulai Series 12/Activate the Innate Nature to Meet Buddha"
Making the Highest Sales Record among
Taiwanese Contemporary Artworks In the
2008 Spring Auction Held in Hong Kong by
Art Number One Auction

On 20 Apr, 2008 the art work titled "The King of Rulai Series 12 / Activate the Innate Nature to Meet Buddha" by Professor Lee Sun-Don closed deal at the price of HKD 5.75 million(USD 738,000) in the Spring Auction held in Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong by Art Number One Auction , making the highest sales record among Taiwanese contemporary artworks.

"Dharma Body Is Without Form but Manifests the Innate Nature"
Selected for the "California Visual Artists".

Organized by: 2nd City Council Gallery
Date: 08 Mar, 2008 ~ 10 Apr, 2008

Juror:Mr. Jay Belloli
He had nearly twenty years of experience as a curator and museum director across the United States at such institutions as The Detroit Institute of the Arts, the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, and the former Baxter Art Gallery at Caltech.

"Smile Facing Pouring Waterfall with Calmness"
Selected for the "10th Annual Faces International Online Juried Art Exhibition".

Competition Topic: Faces
Organized by: Upstream People Gallery / U.S.A.
Date: 01 Mar, 2008 ~ 28 Feb, 2009

Website: www.upstreampeoplegallery.com

Art Critic and Curator: Professor Larry Bradshaw
Larry Bradshaw is a professor of Art and Art History in University of Nebraska. He holds more than 60 domestic and international awards and has curated 350 exhibitions. He has been a highly experienced juror in numerous art competitions.

"The King of Rulai Series 12 / Activate the Innate Nature to Meet Buddha"
To Have the Honor to Be Selected for the Sixth Street Gallery Juried Exhibition

Artist Statement:
The Buddhism states that Buddha and Bodhisattvas are omnipresent and yet we are constantly unaware of this condition. What is the reason of that? Buddhist doctrines tell us that the Buddha nature of all beings is hindered by ignorance. An example of this would be that the blind cannot see the Sun because the blind is not able to see but not because the Sun does not exist. With this Buddhist doctrine in mind, I composed this piece...

"The King of Rulai Series 5 / Where There Is Buddha Dharma. There Are Deva Angels Paying Tribute and Respect"
"Within Each Heart Grows a Flower of Benevolence"
"Propitiousness Permeates Across Heaven and Earth, Energy Rolls up Winds and Clouds"
Selected for the "heART of ART 2008"

Competition: heART of ART 2008
Organized by: The Kennedy Heights Arts Center
Competition Topic: "heART of ART, an artistic expression of love". The interpretation of this theme can be broad, diverse and imaginative in scope.