South Korean picture book author and illustrator
Lee Myung-ae (Korean: 이명애 is a South Korean picture book author and illustrator. Her best-known works include Plastic Island, 10 Seconds, Tomorrow Will Be a Sunny Day, Vacation, and Flower.
Lee's first original picture book, Plastic Island won the 2015 Nami Concours Green Island Award[1] and the 2015 BIB Golden Apple Award for its creative approach.[2]
- 2015 Nami Concours Green Island Award for Plastic Island[3]
- 2015 BIB Golden Plaque Award for Plastic Island[2]
- 2017 Nami Concours Green Island Award for Tomorrow Will Be a Sunny Day[3]
- 2020 Shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards 2020[4]
- 2021 Won the BIB Golden Apple Award for Tomorrow Will Be a Sunny Day[5][6]
- 2022 Exhibition of original artwork at the Jeonju International Picture Book Fair[10]
- 2021 Invited to the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore[11]
- 2020 Online exhibition, Picture Books as Everyday Art, at the Seoul Design Foundation[12]