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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
2020                (Dates TBA) 14th Annual ARC Salon Traveling Exhibition
2019              
             
                    "Secondary Meanings : Figural Diptychs" Curated by Steven Alan Bennett and Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt. Zhou B. Art Center Gallery, Chicago, IL
                     "In Bloom: Online Floral Exhibition" ABEND Gallery, Denver, CO
                      "On The Shoulders of Giants" New Museum of Los Gatos (NUMU), Los Gatos, CA

2018          
                     13th Annual ARC SALON Traveling Exhibition: Salmagundi Club New York, Sotheby's Los Angeles and                                 Museum of Realism (MEAM) Barcelona, Spain.
                     "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

2019              Dual Category Award (Portrait and Figure), 14th International Annual ARC Salon Competition
                    Finalist, 14th International ARC Salon Competition
                 
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

2019          PoetsArtists Magazine, Curator of the Variety Issue "Familial Muse" Release Date TBA
               American Art Collector, May 2019 Issue, ART NEWS: Secondary Meanings, Pg. 038
               PoetsArtists Magazine, Secondary Meanings: Figural Diptychs Issue, May 2019. Pg. 12-13

2018        PoetsArtists Magazine, #100 Figurative Realism Issue. 
                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
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                 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
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                  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




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