Artist Profile

Rebecca Lee is an upcoming, passionate young photographer whose works bring out the deepest messages with the simplest compositions.

Her education in Arts stems back to a Special Arts Acceptance program in High School, where extended art classes taught her a variety of artistic mediums, through to a Advanced Diploma in Photography and most recently the completion of a Bachelor of Communications & Contemporary Arts degree at ECU (Major Photography).

It was during her university education era combined with her travels that she decided to progress away from commercial photography and only photograph artistic representations.

Her most recent series of works are inspired by her 2 years living in India and the process of cultural adaption to a foreign environment during this time. She works by selecting and photographing small inanimate objects that are common to most cultures and repetitively placing them in collages, which creates a visual exploration of these objects. Their unity from afar and their absolute variety up close, is the interactive play of travel that she is endeavoring to represent.

This passion for & style of photography has thus been continued through Switzerland, Australia and Austria.

Education:

1997 to 2001 – Special Arts Program. Kalamunda High School
2004 – Advanced Diploma in Applied Sciences (Photography). Central Tafe.
2007 – Diploma of Freelance Journalism. Morris Journalism Academy.
2008 – Bachelor in Communications and Contemporary Arts. ECU Mount Lawley

Artist Achievements:

1997 – 2001. Acceptance and completion of Special Arts program at Kalamunda Senior High School.
2000 – Totem Pole Sculpture Sold to Taylor Studio, Won the ‘Site Specific Award’
2000 – Water colour butterfly study chosen for the education departments national wide Christmas cards.
2003 – Exhibited and published in Site Unseen, ‘A Student Photographic Collection’. Image: ‘Boats’ @ The Perth Museum and touring around Australia.
2004 – Exhibited and Published in Site Unseen, ;A Student Photographic Collection’. Images: ‘Moon & Tower’, ‘Crying Madonna’ and ‘The Iron Man’ @ Woodside Plaza and touring Around Australia.
2004 – Exhibited in Iris awards. Images: ‘Kerri Fairy’ and ‘The Band’ @ PCP Gallery.
2005 – Exhibited in the Electronic Exhibition. Images: ‘Self Portrait’ and ‘Blue Breeze’.
2005 – Exhibited in the Iris Awards, Perth Photo Gallery. ‘Image: I Love?’ Sold @ PCP Gallery.
2005 – Exhibited in City of Subiaco Photographic Awards. High Recommended. Image: ‘Kerri in City’ @ Subiaco Town Hall.
2006 – Exhibited in ECU 2nd year Exhibition. Images: ‘Memories’ Polaroid Transfers x 6 @ PCP Gallery. 3 Sold
2006 – Exhibited in Perth Centre of Photography (PCP) Christmas Show. ‘Images Love?’, ‘Paradiso’.
2006 – Exhibited and Published in Site Unseen, ‘A Student Photographic Exhibition’. Image: ‘Kerri Fairy’ @ Fremantle Prison and touring around Australia.
2007- – Moved to India. Working with Times of India and Femina Magazine as freelance photographer.
2008- Returned to Australia to finish University Degree.
2008 – Return to India to work on Exhibitions
2009 – April: Exhibiting in Artsiti ‘foreign eyes’ Exhibition. ‘Auto Study,’ ‘Shop Box Study,’ ‘Building Study’ @ HASTA Gallery India. www.hastagallery.com
2009 – July 4th – August17th: Solo Exhibition. ‘Art of Travel, Part 1: India.’ Little Creatures Brewer, Fremantle W.A
2009 – Sept 18th – October 18th: Hanging of 6 art pieces from ‘Art of Travel, Part 1: India.’ In Rush Me clothing store and Maya Indian Restaurant in Fremantle.
2009 – 28th October – South Perth Emerging Artist Exhibition. South Perth Town Hall.
2009/10 – Dec 22nd – Febuary 7th. Group Exhibition ‘Summer’ Little Creature Gallery. Fremantle.
2010 – January 15th – Photography 10a Exhibition. Brunswick Street Art Gallery. Melbourne. ‘Art of Travel: India’
2010 – March 20th –FotoFreo at ABC Center, Caffimisso East Perth. Exhibition ‘Art of Travel: Australia’.
2010 – April 15th – Fremantle Headspace: Youth Week Exhibition. ‘Art of Travel: India.’
2010 – May 19th – Finalist Exhibition for YAWA (Young Artists of Western Australia) Burswood InterContinental Perth.
Upcoming – June 12th 2010: Artitude