WELCOME TO MY GALLERY!
ARTIST STATEMENT:
My specialty is nature photography. I began with printing greeting cards from my images, along with the by-line: “Preserving the ART of the handwritten note.” My art venture took a huge leap forward when I began exhibiting larger works locally at the encouragement of friends and family who were recipients of those greeting cards. Photography has become my way of sharing the intrinsic beauty of the natural surroundings I feel privileged to observe on a daily basis. I strive to capture intimate glimpses of our extraordinary natural world—personal views preserved in print and online. My mission with my photography, and especially my greeting cards, is to add more beauty and grace to the lives of others and to inspire them to pause to look more closely at the wonders in their midst. It is also my hope to encourage my viewers and collectors to appreciate and protect our ever-diminishing natural environment.
ARTIST BIO:
Dixie Lee is an award-winning nature photographer, originally from rural Wisconsin, who moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1981. Over the past 15 years, her macro and abstract works have been juried into numerous local, regional, and national exhibitions in Texas and beyond. Lee’s works are included in a number of public and private collections across the United States.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
Near-Sighted Nature: Up Close and Personal with Flora and Fauna (March-May,2017), Rosenberg School of Optometry, San Antonio, TX, Solo Invitational Exhibit
Dixie Lee, Nature Photography (June-October, 2016), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Solo Invitational Exhibit
Parade of Artists (April 2016), Boerne Professional Artists, Boerne, TX, Group Exhibit
Texas Hill Country Invitational Art Show (October 2015), Boerne Professional Artists, Boerne, TX, Juried Invitational Group Exhibit
*Best in Photography Award
Independents Show 2015 (May-June 2015), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Juried Group Exhibit
*Honorable Mention
Photography Exhibition Invitational (June 1-July 5, 2014), San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX, Juried Invitational Exhibit (5 Female Photographers)
Dimension XLII (November-December 2014), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, National Juried Group Exhibit
*First Place Award in Photography
Dimension XLI (October 2013), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, National Juried Group Exhibit
*Honorable Mention
Independents Show 2013 (Summer 2013), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Juried Group Exhibit
*First Place Award in Photography
Take Your Best Shot: First Community Bank Photo Contest (November 2012), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
*Third Place Award in Color Photography
My specialty is nature photography. I began with printing greeting cards from my images, along with the by-line: “Preserving the ART of the handwritten note.” My art venture took a huge leap forward when I began exhibiting larger works locally at the encouragement of friends and family who were recipients of those greeting cards. Photography has become my way of sharing the intrinsic beauty of the natural surroundings I feel privileged to observe on a daily basis. I strive to capture intimate glimpses of our extraordinary natural world—personal views preserved in print and online. My mission with my photography, and especially my greeting cards, is to add more beauty and grace to the lives of others and to inspire them to pause to look more closely at the wonders in their midst. It is also my hope to encourage my viewers and collectors to appreciate and protect our ever-diminishing natural environment.
ARTIST BIO:
Dixie Lee is an award-winning nature photographer, originally from rural Wisconsin, who moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1981. Over the past 15 years, her macro and abstract works have been juried into numerous local, regional, and national exhibitions in Texas and beyond. Lee’s works are included in a number of public and private collections across the United States.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
Near-Sighted Nature: Up Close and Personal with Flora and Fauna (March-May,2017), Rosenberg School of Optometry, San Antonio, TX, Solo Invitational Exhibit
Dixie Lee, Nature Photography (June-October, 2016), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Solo Invitational Exhibit
Parade of Artists (April 2016), Boerne Professional Artists, Boerne, TX, Group Exhibit
Texas Hill Country Invitational Art Show (October 2015), Boerne Professional Artists, Boerne, TX, Juried Invitational Group Exhibit
*Best in Photography Award
Independents Show 2015 (May-June 2015), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Juried Group Exhibit
*Honorable Mention
Photography Exhibition Invitational (June 1-July 5, 2014), San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX, Juried Invitational Exhibit (5 Female Photographers)
Dimension XLII (November-December 2014), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, National Juried Group Exhibit
*First Place Award in Photography
Dimension XLI (October 2013), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, National Juried Group Exhibit
*Honorable Mention
Independents Show 2013 (Summer 2013), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, Juried Group Exhibit
*First Place Award in Photography
Take Your Best Shot: First Community Bank Photo Contest (November 2012), Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
*Third Place Award in Color Photography