Katherine Akey Lee
- Title:
- Professorial Lecturer, Photography, Fine Arts Studio Arts Program
- Faculty:
- Full-Time
- Office:
- Smith Hall of Art, Rm. 207 A, 801 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
- Email:
- [email protected]
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
