Biography
Mary was born and raised in San Diego, CA and received a BFA (Painting, Black & White Photography, and Black & White Lithography) from San Diego State University in 1989. After MFA courses at UC-Santa Barbara and a career as a graphic designer, she returned to SDSU for her secondary teaching credential in Art and ESL in 1997. She completed her Masters in Teaching in Creative Arts from Bridgewater State College in 2006, and currently teaches high school - Art Studio, Sculpture I, Digital Art, Digital Design, and Independent Study - in Abington, Massachusetts.

Artist Statement
My photography begins in a specific, physical space which has left a lasting impression on me. Exploring the landscape and making art connects me intimately to a place and the unfamiliar slowly becomes known to me through this experience. I am transformed by a space and develop internally along with the body of work I create.

In my painting and mixed media work, I collect and combine images to form a psychological landscape. I construct my art from both old and new fragments and enjoy working in a series to find the formal connections and personal symbols which emerge as the work develops. Themes in my work include: sense of place, memory, time, the old and abandoned, transformation, impermanence, and home.

Mary C. Lee
August 3, 2008