Jocelyn Lee (artist)

Jocelyn Lee
Born1962
Alma materYale University (BA)
Hunter College (MFA)
Known forPhotography
Websitewww.jocelynleestudio.com

Jocelyn Lee is an American contemporary artist and photographer currently based in Portland, Maine and Brooklyn, New York.

Jocelyn Lee has been making psychological portraits for over 35 years; she also works in a variety of genres including still life and landscape. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is included in many public and private collections. She works exclusively in film with a medium format camera. Lee has published three monographs: "The Youngest Parents" with Dr. Robert Coles (DoubleTake Books 1996); "Nowhere but Here" with a foreword by Sharon Olds (Steidl, 2010); and "Sovereign" which includes an essay by curator Dr. April Watson (Minor Matters Books, 2020).

Lee is also the founder of SPEEDWELL projects in Portland, Maine, a nonprofit gallery dedicated to promoting the work of mid to late career women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists who deserve greater critical attention.

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  1. ^ Gaston, Diana (October 2003). "The Face of Contemporary Portraiture". Art New England. 24 (6).