Education
2015 Laguna College of Art and Design
BFA Drawing & Painting with Honors
2013 Summer Study Abroad Laguna College of Art and Design
Germany & Prague, Painting Program
2009-2010 Adrian Gottlieb Atelier, Los Angeles, CA
Atelier program, Studies in Classical Painting Techniques
2008-2009 Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Los Angeles CA
Part-Time Fine Art Program, Work-Study Program
2005- 2008 University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Fine Art Major, HAVC History of Art and Visual Culture & Education
Teaching
2015-Present Self-Published E-book Author
Online Educator
Workshop Instructor
2011-2015 Kline Academy of Fine Art
Instructor
2013-2015 South Coast Art Center Atelier
Owner/Instructor
2012-2013 White Raven Fine Art Studios & Gallery
Owner/Instructor
2012-2013 Glendale Community College CSE
Instructor
2009 Lee Studios
Owner/Instructor
Exhibitions
2018 "First Views" Artsy Virtual Exhibit curated by Didi Menedez, Zhou B Art Center Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Chronicles of a Future Foretold" 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 “Beauty and the Sublime” Solo Exhibition, Arts Visalia Visual Art Center, Visalia, CA
"Women Painting Women: A Voice with Vision" RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2016 "Women Painting Women" Juried Exhibition, RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
"REVersion" Juried Exhibition, Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, CA
2015 Orange County Fairgrounds Professional Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA
"Lineage" group Exhibition, Cinthia Sitton Studios, Santora Arts Building Santa Ana, CA
"TAPPED" Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2014 LCAD Gallery Mentorship Exhibition: Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"Illuminations" San Diego Museum Guild Juried Exhibition, Poway, CA
"Merging Origins" LCAD Senior Exhibition: Forest and Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"Romance of Germany & Prague" Exhibition: LCAD on Forest Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Kline Academy Student-Faculty Exhibition, Culver City, CA
2013 LCAD Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Beach City Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Kline Academy Student-Faculty Exhibition, Culver City, CA
2012 Kline Academy Student-Faculty Exhibition, Culver City, CA
2010 "Tiny Treasures" Exhibition, Cactus Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
Honors / Lectures
2018 Honorable Mention, 13th International ARC Salon Competition Art Renewal Center Org
Finalist, 13th International ARC Salon Competition Art Renewal Center Org
2017 Artist Talk, September 2017 Arts Visalia Visual Art Center
2016 Finalist, American Women Artists Annual Spring Online Exhibition
2015 Honorable Mention, Orange County Fair Professional Exhibition, Painting
2014 Meritus Entry Award, Richeson 75 Portrait Competition 2014
Plotkin Memorial Foundation Award of Excellence in Fine Art
Merit Scholarship, Laguna College of Art & Design
Presidents Honor Roll, Laguna College of Art & Design
2013 Art Renewal Center Scholarship Award, 4th place
Plotkin Memorial Foundation Award of Excellence in Fine Art
Merit Scholarship, Laguna College of Art & Design
Presidents Honor Roll, Laguna College of Art & Design
2011 Selected Juror, Malibu Art Association Annual Exhibition
Guest Speaker, Malibu Art Association
Publications
2018
PoetsArtists Magazine, Chronicles of a Future Foretold. Cover and Pg. 12. www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1485026
The Top 100 Figurative Painters Working Right Now, Curated by Didi Menedez, Buzzfeed.
www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/the-top-100-figurative-painters-working-right-now-1tyzr?utm_term=.knQXJaQ9g#.ctbdMJ4oO
The Guide Artists International Magazine, May 2018 Issue 15, pg.28
13th Annual International ARC Salon Catalogue (print edition to be released in 2018)
Poets & Artists Magazine 10 Year Anniversary Issue, pgs 54, 134, & 144.
2017
Apero Gallery Online Juried Catalogue “Introspection” July 2017 pg. 19-22
PoetsArtists Magazine 100 Artist Studios, Curated by Didi Menedez, Buzzfeed.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/100-artist-studios-1tyzr?utm_term=.nc6KbWjoRJ
PoetsArtists Magazine 100 Facebook Portraits, Curated by Didi Menedez, Buzzfeed.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/100-facebook-portraits-1tyzr?utm_term=.ddv5b1vjqo
Underpaintings: Women Painting Women, A Voice with Vision by Matthew Innis, Sept 2017
https://underpaintings.com/whats-on-view/women-painting-women-a-voice-with-vision/
The Guide Artists International Magazine, December 2017 Issue 10, Pg. 60-69
American Art Collector Magazine, Portrait Artist Feature, August 2017 pg.80
Visalia Times Delta August 2017 “Arts Visalia Exhibit Features Sublime Art” August 31, 2017.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/08/31/arts-visalia-exhibit-features-sublime-art/612811001/?cookies&from=global
LifeStyle Magazine September 2017 Issue "Brianna Lee Mines the Past to Rewrite the Present", Written by Aaron Collins. Print and
Online Publication. http://www.visalialifestyle.com/brianna-lee-mines-past-rewrite-present/
The Sun Gazette, "Beauty and the Sublime Artwork of Brianna Lee will be on display all month at Arts Visalia" September 2017.
http://www.thesungazette.com/article/news/2017/09/06/beauty-and-the-sublime-artwork-of-brianna-lee-will-be-on-display-all-month-at-arts-visalia/
2016
Hamptons Art Hub Online, Article: Women Painting Women at RJD Gallery Reveals the Collective Power of Female Painters. Written
by Pat Rogers, Published 10/3/16. http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/10/03/exhibitions-women-painting-women-at-rjd-gallery-reveals-the-collective-power-of-female-figurative-painters/
2015
Poets and Artists Magazine, Issue #70. 50 Memorable Painters of 2015, pg 25. Published 12/20/15.
http://www.poetsandartists.com/50-memorable-painters-2015/
Huffington Post Blog. Ten Memorable Paintings from 2015, pg. 6. Written by John Seed.
Published 12/19/2015. https://indd.adobe.com/view/33fcd320-0b34-4721-a9f3-a989f92cc226
Nitram Charcoals Blog. Contemporary Charcoals: Brianna Lee. Written by Alexis Culotta.
Published 10/19/15. http://www.nitramcharcoal.com/blog/contemporary-charcoals-brianna-lee#
2014
Jack Richeson 75 Portrait Competition Publication, 2014. Pg.126
Selected Collections
Mrs. Vicki Gumm, Laguna Beach, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hutchinson, Laguna Beach, CA
Media Arts Lab TBWA, Marina Del Rey, CA
Dr. Alba Vasquez DDS., Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Jones, Bozeman, MT
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Koss, Koss Enterprises. Santa Monica, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Seale, Conroe, TX
2015 Laguna College of Art and Design
BFA Drawing & Painting with Honors
2013 Summer Study Abroad Laguna College of Art and Design
Germany & Prague, Painting Program
2009-2010 Adrian Gottlieb Atelier, Los Angeles, CA
Atelier program, Studies in Classical Painting Techniques
2008-2009 Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Los Angeles CA
Part-Time Fine Art Program, Work-Study Program
2005- 2008 University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Fine Art Major, HAVC History of Art and Visual Culture & Education
Teaching
2015-Present Self-Published E-book Author
Online Educator
Workshop Instructor
2011-2015 Kline Academy of Fine Art
Instructor
2013-2015 South Coast Art Center Atelier
Owner/Instructor
2012-2013 White Raven Fine Art Studios & Gallery
Owner/Instructor
2012-2013 Glendale Community College CSE
Instructor
2009 Lee Studios
Owner/Instructor
Exhibitions
2018 "First Views" Artsy Virtual Exhibit curated by Didi Menedez, Zhou B Art Center Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Chronicles of a Future Foretold" 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 “Beauty and the Sublime” Solo Exhibition, Arts Visalia Visual Art Center, Visalia, CA
"Women Painting Women: A Voice with Vision" RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2016 "Women Painting Women" Juried Exhibition, RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
"REVersion" Juried Exhibition, Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, CA
2015 Orange County Fairgrounds Professional Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA
"Lineage" group Exhibition, Cinthia Sitton Studios, Santora Arts Building Santa Ana, CA
"TAPPED" Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2014 LCAD Gallery Mentorship Exhibition: Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"Illuminations" San Diego Museum Guild Juried Exhibition, Poway, CA
"Merging Origins" LCAD Senior Exhibition: Forest and Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"Romance of Germany & Prague" Exhibition: LCAD on Forest Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Kline Academy Student-Faculty Exhibition, Culver City, CA
2013 LCAD Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Beach City Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Kline Academy Student-Faculty Exhibition, Culver City, CA
2012 Kline Academy Student-Faculty Exhibition, Culver City, CA
2010 "Tiny Treasures" Exhibition, Cactus Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
Honors / Lectures
2018 Honorable Mention, 13th International ARC Salon Competition Art Renewal Center Org
Finalist, 13th International ARC Salon Competition Art Renewal Center Org
2017 Artist Talk, September 2017 Arts Visalia Visual Art Center
2016 Finalist, American Women Artists Annual Spring Online Exhibition
2015 Honorable Mention, Orange County Fair Professional Exhibition, Painting
2014 Meritus Entry Award, Richeson 75 Portrait Competition 2014
Plotkin Memorial Foundation Award of Excellence in Fine Art
Merit Scholarship, Laguna College of Art & Design
Presidents Honor Roll, Laguna College of Art & Design
2013 Art Renewal Center Scholarship Award, 4th place
Plotkin Memorial Foundation Award of Excellence in Fine Art
Merit Scholarship, Laguna College of Art & Design
Presidents Honor Roll, Laguna College of Art & Design
2011 Selected Juror, Malibu Art Association Annual Exhibition
Guest Speaker, Malibu Art Association
Publications
2018
PoetsArtists Magazine, Chronicles of a Future Foretold. Cover and Pg. 12. www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1485026
The Top 100 Figurative Painters Working Right Now, Curated by Didi Menedez, Buzzfeed.
www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/the-top-100-figurative-painters-working-right-now-1tyzr?utm_term=.knQXJaQ9g#.ctbdMJ4oO
The Guide Artists International Magazine, May 2018 Issue 15, pg.28
13th Annual International ARC Salon Catalogue (print edition to be released in 2018)
Poets & Artists Magazine 10 Year Anniversary Issue, pgs 54, 134, & 144.
2017
Apero Gallery Online Juried Catalogue “Introspection” July 2017 pg. 19-22
PoetsArtists Magazine 100 Artist Studios, Curated by Didi Menedez, Buzzfeed.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/100-artist-studios-1tyzr?utm_term=.nc6KbWjoRJ
PoetsArtists Magazine 100 Facebook Portraits, Curated by Didi Menedez, Buzzfeed.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/didimenendez/100-facebook-portraits-1tyzr?utm_term=.ddv5b1vjqo
Underpaintings: Women Painting Women, A Voice with Vision by Matthew Innis, Sept 2017
https://underpaintings.com/whats-on-view/women-painting-women-a-voice-with-vision/
The Guide Artists International Magazine, December 2017 Issue 10, Pg. 60-69
American Art Collector Magazine, Portrait Artist Feature, August 2017 pg.80
Visalia Times Delta August 2017 “Arts Visalia Exhibit Features Sublime Art” August 31, 2017.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/08/31/arts-visalia-exhibit-features-sublime-art/612811001/?cookies&from=global
LifeStyle Magazine September 2017 Issue "Brianna Lee Mines the Past to Rewrite the Present", Written by Aaron Collins. Print and
Online Publication. http://www.visalialifestyle.com/brianna-lee-mines-past-rewrite-present/
The Sun Gazette, "Beauty and the Sublime Artwork of Brianna Lee will be on display all month at Arts Visalia" September 2017.
http://www.thesungazette.com/article/news/2017/09/06/beauty-and-the-sublime-artwork-of-brianna-lee-will-be-on-display-all-month-at-arts-visalia/
2016
Hamptons Art Hub Online, Article: Women Painting Women at RJD Gallery Reveals the Collective Power of Female Painters. Written
by Pat Rogers, Published 10/3/16. http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/10/03/exhibitions-women-painting-women-at-rjd-gallery-reveals-the-collective-power-of-female-figurative-painters/
2015
Poets and Artists Magazine, Issue #70. 50 Memorable Painters of 2015, pg 25. Published 12/20/15.
http://www.poetsandartists.com/50-memorable-painters-2015/
Huffington Post Blog. Ten Memorable Paintings from 2015, pg. 6. Written by John Seed.
Published 12/19/2015. https://indd.adobe.com/view/33fcd320-0b34-4721-a9f3-a989f92cc226
Nitram Charcoals Blog. Contemporary Charcoals: Brianna Lee. Written by Alexis Culotta.
Published 10/19/15. http://www.nitramcharcoal.com/blog/contemporary-charcoals-brianna-lee#
2014
Jack Richeson 75 Portrait Competition Publication, 2014. Pg.126
Selected Collections
Mrs. Vicki Gumm, Laguna Beach, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hutchinson, Laguna Beach, CA
Media Arts Lab TBWA, Marina Del Rey, CA
Dr. Alba Vasquez DDS., Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Jones, Bozeman, MT
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Koss, Koss Enterprises. Santa Monica, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Seale, Conroe, TX