Sunmi Lee was born and raised in Seoul, Korea. She studied drawing and painting at Yewon Middle School and Seoul High School of Music and Art. She got a Bachelor of Fine Art degree at California State University, Long Beach and she is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Art at California State University, Fullerton. She had exhibition at DNFA gallery in Pasedena, Center gallery and Exit gallery at CSUF, Art gallery at CSULB and Los Angeles City College. She recieved KTS Art Schoarship, HIGA Scholarship Award and etntry Society of Illustrators of Los Angreles.