Katherine Akey Lee

Title:: Visiting Assistant Professor, Advisor for BFA in Fine Art Photography, BA in Fine Arts, Dual BA in Art History and Fine Arts
Faculty:: Full-Time

Bio

Katherine was raised between Richmond, Virginia and Athens, Greece. Her work about polar exploration, World War I and early aviation is inspired in part by her experiences as the daughter of archaeologists.

Current Outside Position

Katherine was recently a Fellow with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs program The Living Legacy of WW1, and is a working artist, having recent solo exhibitions at Hillyer and Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery.

Distinctions/Publications

2017 – Fellow, The Living Legacy of World War One at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
2016 – i think of thee as i gaze at the sea, Flamingo Publications
2015 – Arctic Circle Residency in Svalbard, Norway
2014 – Vivian Maier: A Photographer Found, Researcher for Marvin Heiferman
2012 – 2014 International Center of Photography Director’s Fellowship

Education

BA in Psycholinguistics, New York Universtiy
MFA in Photography, the International Center of Photography

Professional Organizations

Washington Project for the Arts, Member
The Explorers Club, Member