Education 
2015                                         Laguna College of Art and Design 
                                                  BFA Drawing & Painting 

2013 Summer                        Study Abroad Laguna College of Art and Design
                                                  Germany & Prague, Painting Program

2009-2010                            Adrian Gottlieb Atelier, Los Angeles, CA

                                                 Part-time Atelier program, Studies in Verdaccio and 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

Work

2011 to present                     Kline Academy of Fine Art                                            
                                                 Instructor

2013-2015                              South Coast Art Center
                                                 Owner/CoFounder/Instructor

2012-2013                             White Raven Fine Art Studios & Gallery 
                                                Owner/CoFounder/Instructor 

2012-2013                            Glendale Community College CSE 
                                                Instructor 

2009                                     Lee Studios 
                                               Owner/Instructor 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
2008                                     LAAFA (Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art) 
                                                Work-Study

Exhibitions / Lectures

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 Center for the Arts, 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

Awards / Honors

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:

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#
               
                   Jack Richeson 75 Portrait Competition Publication, 2015.

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. Hyland, New York City, NY