Marina Lee Beginning Dreams forever, LLC 833 East Burleigh Street • , WI 53212-2210 (414) 562-3037 email [email protected] • [email protected] BEGINNING website marinalee.com DREAMS FOUNDED 1992 f o re v e r Woman Owned business and Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE) certified Education BFA Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Pacific Northwest College of Art

Public and Community Art

2013 ‘A Journey for Peace— changing perceptions Creating Community Together’, Hope Fortis and Community Members With Shiloh Tabernacle Church: 4 musical fiberglass sculptures/planters. Collaborative with Jennette Cable and Erin Therrien. 2013 ‘Musical Sculptures’ drums and chimes created by the children at University School, Milwaukee 2013 ‘Peace Thru the Seasons’ MPS multi school residency to create fabric works, mixed media works and mosaic for the new Parent Center at North Division, Milwaukee 2013 ‘Tree’ fiberglass abstract 11’h. sculpture for entrance,designed and created by students from Eisenhower Elementary, Wauwatosa 2013 ‘Symbols of Peace’ fiberglass wall reliefs designed and created by Kluge Elementary students, Milwaukee 2013 ‘Encouragement’ community designed and created fiberglass bench, mosaic groundwork and ‘free library’ by Century City Tri Angle Neighborhood Association, Milwaukee

2012 Snail’s Crossing renovation: re make tiles and create new tiles with the community for the donor section of the walkway. Re paint fiberglass caterpillar and snail antennae, Milwaukee. 2012 ‘Peace’ Dover / Tippecanoe wall mosaic, Milwaukee

2011 ‘Feet’ Fiberglass 2 Feet and 1 Foot benches, concrete and mosaic ground work. Boys and Girls Club, Sherman Park, Milwaukee 2011 ‘Shoe’ 7’ high heel shoe, fiberglass. Belleville, IL

2010 ‘Preserve Nature, Cultivate the Arts’ fiberglass wall reliefs and free standing sculpture, concrete and mosaic benches-outdoor class room. Banting Elementary, Waukesha 2010 ‘Comm Unity’ 4 MPS schools to create mosaics for central office, Milwaukee 2010 'Life' Children’s Spray Fountain, concrete and mosaic: Port Washington High and Elementary Schools-Possibility Playground 2010 ‘eARTh’ concrete and mosaic planters, garbage vessels and fiberglass water vessel for asphalt garden. Pierce Elementary, Milwaukee 2010 ‘The Tower’ concrete and tile benches, University School, Milwaukee

2009 Wall Project during the summer, I worked with the community to complete the tiles for a project begun 5 years ago by various artists and community groups, memorializing children lost to violence and community heroes, Milwaukee, WI 2009 eARTh urban earth and art creating concrete and mosaic garden containers and fiberglass water vessels. Pierce Elementary School, Milwaukee 2009 Bridging School and Community interactive abstract sculptures and mosaic stones created with community partners and students of Whittier School, Waukesha, WI 2009 Finding Your Voice Story School students create a mold and tiles for mosaic and concrete benches outside their school in Milwaukee.

2008 Sculpture for Kids by Kids 3 abstract play sculptures created through an Artist-in-Residence Program; Saratoga Elementary, Waukesha, WI 2008 Lincoln School Sign 2 sign posts—abstract pillars created through an Artist-in-Residence Program: Lincoln Elementary, Wauwatosa, WI

2007 Shea Garden, community mosaic stones, Milwaukee, WI 2007 Belleville’s Blooming 200 foot painted shadow flower mural and (5) fiberglass fantasy flower reliefs. 3 area schools. Belleville, IL 2007 Celebration of Love Sculpture in the City, butterfly wall relief, Belleville, IL

2006 East Bank Trail Turtles, collaborative with Chris Leslie, trail portals

2005 Fairies Candles community mini amphitheatre project, collaborative with Glenda Puhek and Janeen Shavers

2004 Snail’s Crossing community earth art site, ongoing 2004 Grant Community School, Entrance and mosaic walkway 2004 Phase III of the Milwaukee Millennium Community Project—installation at Roosevelt School of the Arts

2003 Wood Nymph installation at Boerner Botanical Gardens, WI 2003 Turtle Geoglyph, Beloit, WI, community art installation

2002 Slu interactive sculpture and multiple concrete plaques, Beloit,WI

1999 Phase II of the Milwaukee Millennium Community Project exhibited at the San Diego Convention Center, CA

1998 Phase I of Milwaukee Millennium Art Project. Exhibit for the grand opening of the Midwest Express Center 1998 Cass Street Park, 6 large scale sculptures, interactive and functional, Milwaukee, WI Artist-in-Education Programs marinalee.com 1992-2013 — Banners, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Ceramics, Books, Murals

Florida Milwaukee 81st Street School Milwaukee (cont) Travis Technology High School Clearwater St. Paul’s School Albert Story School Trowbridge Alcott University School of Milwaukee Illinois Alternative High School Walker International Middle School Belleville Blessed Sacrament Bayside Middle School Washington Dubois Christian Signal Hill Blessed Sacrament School Leadership Academy Deerfield Wilmot Elementary Boys and Girls Club, Sherman Park Westside Academy I & II Wilmett Ramona Elementary Browning Elementary Whittier Lake Zurich Lake Zurich High School Bryant WI Conservatory of Lifelong Learning Centro Del Nino Young Minds Academy Wisconsin COA Young Minds Preparatory School Beloit All 12 Elementary Schools Church of the Holy Spirit Zablocki Big Bend Big Bend Elementary Clarke School Muskego Muskego Elementary Brookfield Fairview South Cooper Elementary Neenah Neenah Public Library Hillside Elementary Destiny High School New Berlin Elmwood Elementary Pleasant Hill Dover / Tippecanoe Glen Park St. Mary’s School Early View Academy New Berlin Center Wisconsin Hills Middle Elm Creative Arts Orchard Lane Elementary Brown Deer Algonquin School Fairview School Prospect Hill Elementary Dean School Fratney Ronald Reagan Elementary Stormonth School Gaenslen K-8 Oconomowoc Meadowview Elementary Burlington Cooper School Garden Homes Lutheran School Parklawn Elementary Campbellsport Campbellsport Elementary Garfield Summit Elementary Wayne Elementary School Garland Elementary Pewaukee Horizon Elementary Cedarburg Parkview School German Immersion School Racine Red Apple Thorson Elementary Grand Avenue Middle Random Lake Batavia Elementary Colgate Amy Belle Grant Community School Random Lake School Columbus Columbus Hawley Environmental School Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan Falls Elementary Delafield Cushing Elementary Hillel Academy Sussex Richmond School Dousman Dousman Elementary Holton Youth and Center Woodside Elementary Elm Grove St. Mary’s Visitation School Holy Wisdom Academy Waukesha Banting Fish Creek Peninsula Art School Honey Creek Bethesda Fond Du Lac Pier Elementary School Hope Fortis Christian School Blair Fort Atkinson Barrie Elementary School Hope High School Hadfield Luther Elementary Hope Prima Christian School Heyer Rockwell School Hopkins/Lloyd Community School Meadowbrook Franklin Ben Franklin School Jewish Beginnings Randall Southwood Glen Jewish Community Center Rose Glen Fredonia Ozaukee Elementary Johnson Christian Academy Saratoga Ozaukee Middle Keefe Avenue Summit View Genesee Depot Maggie Elementary Kilbourn Valley View Elementary School Glendale Parkway Elementary La Causa Whittier Elementary Good Hope School LaFollette Wauwatosa Christ King Girl Scout Troop 165 Glen Hills Middle School Manitoba Eisenhower Elementary Greenfield Edgewood School Martin Luther King Jr.School Jefferson Elementary Elm Dale Milwaukee Center for Independence Lincoln Elementary Greenfield High School Milwaukee Christian Center Madison Greenfield Middle School Milwaukee Jewish Day School Mckinley Elementary Maple Grove School Northwest Catholic School Roosevelt Elementary Hales Corners Edgerton Elementary Parklawn Christian Leadership St. Joseph’s School Hales Corners Elementary Pierce St. Jude School St. Mary’s School Prince of Peace Underwood Elementary School Hartland Hartland Elementary South Pulaski Highschool Wilson Elementary Janesville Harrison Elementary School Risen Savior Lutheran School Whitefish Bay Richards School Jefferson Elementary Riverside University High School Whitewater Lincoln Elementary School Kennedy Elementary Robert LaFollette Roosevelt School Roosevelt Middle School Van Buren Elementary School St. Catherine’s of Alexandria Kansasville Dover Center St. Charles Youth & Family Services Kaukauna River View Middle School St. Francis Children’s Center Kewaskum Kewaskum Elementary St. Josaphat Parish School La Crosse Hamilton St. Marcus School Southern Bluffs St. Martini Falls Marcy Elementary School St. Peter Immanuel Mequon Camp Gan Israel St. Philip's Lutheran School Donges Bay School Salam School Lake Shore Middle School Sharon Junior Academy Oriole Lane Elementary School Siloah Lutheran School Range Line Elementary School Starms Early Childhood Steffen Middle School Sholes Middle Wilson Elementary School Texas Bufkin Merton Merton Elementary School Tippecanoe Arts and Humanities Art Festivals, Awards, Conferences and Workshops marinalee.com

Art Festivals Awards

Colorado Beaver Creek Arts Fest Beaver Creek Resort 2013 Award, 3rd Ward Art Festival, Milwaukee Littleton Arts Fest Denver 2012 Best of Sculpture, Oconomowoc, WI Florida ArtiGras Palm Beach Gardens Excellence Award, Powderhorn, MN Boca Raton Museum Boca Raton Award, 3rd Ward Art Festival, Milwaukee Fort Myers Art Fest Fort Myers Las Olas Art Fest Ft. Lauderdale 2011 Best of Show, Powderhorn, MN Dunedin Art Fest Dunedin Best of Category, Flint, MI Sarasota Art Festival Sarasota Excellence Award, Sioux City, Iowa Downtown Delray Beach Delray Beach Artrageious at Abacoa Jupiter 2008 Honorable mention, Flint, MI Hyde Park Village Tampa 2007 Best of 3D, Arlington Heights, IL Georgia Art Festival of Atlanta Atlanta Best of Show, Flint, MI 2 Sculptures in the City Awards, Belleville, IL Illinois Wells Street Chicago Chicago Tribune Chicago 2006 Best of 3D, Lincolnshire, IL North Shore Festival Northbrook Best of 3D, Arlington Heights, IL Port Clinton Art Fest Highland Park Second Place 3D, Long Grove Fountain Square Evanston Buffalo Grove Art Buffalo Grove 2004 Proclamation from Mayor Tom Barrett for Snail’s Crossing Community West End Art Festival La Grange Earth Art Project, Milwaukee Art on the Square Belleville Best of 3D, Fountain Square Art Festival, Evanston, IL

Iowa Sioux City Festival Sioux City 2003 Merit Award, Arlington Heights, IL

Michigan Art & Apple Rochester 2002 Award of Excellence, St. Louis, MO East Lansing Art Fest East Lansing Merit Award, Chicago Botanic Gardens Flint Art Festival Flint Sculpture Award, Buffalo Grove Festival

Minnesota Powderhorn Festival 2001 Milwaukee Artist of the Year of the Arts Powderhorn Park Award of Excellence, St. Louis Best of 3D, West End Art Show, IL Missouri An Art Affair St. Louis Best of 3D, Market Square Fine Art Fair

Ohio Boston Mills Artfest Peninsula 2000 Merit Award, Fountain Square Art, IL Award, Kohler Arts Festival, WI Wisconsin Oconomowoc Fest Oconomowoc Art Fair Off the Square Madison 1999 Award of Excellence, Morning Glory Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI Morning Glory Milwaukee Best of Category, Art Fair Off the Square, Madison, WI Kohler Art Fair Kohler Award, Audubon Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI Riverwest Art Walk Milwaukee Two Rivers Art Festival Two Rivers 1998 Mayor’s Design Award, studio façade Third Ward Art Festival Milwaukee Mayor’s Design Award, Cass Street Park

1997 Best of Show, East Lansing, MI Best of Category, Art Fair Off the Square, Madison, WI Best of Sculpture, Wells Street Art Festival, Chicago, IL Award of Excellence, St. Louis, MO

Conferences and Workshops

2012 Urban Education Conference, Milwaukee

2011 Parents and Educators Achieve Conference, Milwaukee 2011 Urban Education Conference, Milwaukee

2010 UWM city wide workshop, Milwaukee