Artist Bio

Ever since she was a little girl, Madeline “Maddy” Lee has enjoyed doing crafts. Her early memories include crocheting on family road trips, buying colorful paper for her scrapbooks, and cross stitching with plastic needles while sitting in shopping carts. When in college, Lee joined the State University of New York in New Paltz’s Ceramic BFA program to continue pursuing her love of creating through clay. Taking influence from East Asian pottery, Lee not only attempts to recreate her version of ancient Asian art, but further examines how Asian culture was portrayed through the western media she grew up consuming.

Three years after receiving her BFA, Lee moved out of New York, temporarily losing access to her favorite medium. While on she was on her break from clay, Lee took up bead weaving to occupy her hands. After a couple of years, she is back at the studio eager to pick up where she left off.