About
Welcome
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This is my website for personal and experimental art projects, some of my previous work, and information about me as a visual artist and video / filmmaker.
I'm currently in a phase of figuring out what to do with the type of work I share here as well as other styles of art I have been working in and how, what, where, and if to show and possibly sell work or prints of work. (This is why if you see me around the internet, you will notice things changing pretty frequently, like this site About page. Sorry about that.) All of this is in part due to traveling long-term, which creates some logistical challenges.
Scroll down this page to learn about me and link to other pages with more information. And for updates, you can sign up for the email list or watch Bluesky.
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Thanks for visiting.
Bio
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Born Lee Bishop Jenkins in Monroe, NC in 1966, Lee was raised moving from town to town in the state and then spent her teen years in Winston-Salem. She is based in the US and currently traveling abroad.
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Trained in traditional figurative styles of painting, drawing, and photography, Lee's more recent and current work focuses more on the experimental, abstract, and expressive. Her work in drawing, photography, and video / short film has been exhibited in the US and Europe.
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As a young person, Lee's art and crafts were exhibited and won awards, and in her teens she illustrated zines and created punk rock t-shirts. She has written about art and film for blogs, taught elementary school kids about art history and drawing, and led Meetup group drawing and film viewing field trips and discussions. She has also created, curated, and organized online projects of other artists' works.
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Her arts background also includes music, acting, and modeling.
Statement
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My practice for work and life involves detaching from mental processes and sometimes even emotion in order to allow a freely flowing and more natural experience for whatever comes up.​ This sometimes comes across in creations as a reduction in words, explanations, or logic. ​
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Selected Exhibitions
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2011 EgoFest, The Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd, MN, USA
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2010 Strasbourg International Film Festival, Strasbourg, France​
The Berlin International Directors Lounge, Meinblau Projektraum, Berlin, Germany
EgoFest, Franklin Arts Center Auditorium, Brainerd, MN, USA
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2009 Abstracta: International Abstract Cinema Exhibition, Isola Del Cinema, Rome, Italy
ARKUFF: Arkansas Underground Film Festival, The Malco Theatre, Hot Springs National Park, AR, USA
FIFE: The International Experimental Film Fesitval Carbunari, Florean Museum, Baia Mare, Romania
2008 Zero Film Festival, Studio 1636 and Downtown Independent, Los Angeles, USA
OCULI Experimental Film Showcase, Bottega Gallery, Wlimington, NC, USA
Halloween Film Festival, Wilmington, NC, USA
Town of Chapel Hill Community Art Project, Carrboro Town Hall, Carrboro, NC, USA
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1983 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Elliot Center at University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Selected Honors
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2025 Honorable Mention, arthouse category, Absurd Film Festival Monthly Jury, Italy​​​
2008 Purple Heart Award, Zero Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1983 Gold Key, Scholastic Art Awards, NC, USA (regional)
Winner, yearbook cover competition, Paisley High School, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
1977 Winner, craft and costume divisions, untitled Halloween contest, Raleigh, NC, USA​​​​​
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