| | "As long as it's all put away before dinner, I'm good!"
Amy Lee is referring to her messy kitchen, strewn with brushes, paint tubes, sponges, sculpting tools, random jewellery findings, loose pieces of clay, containers of diluted water, and paper towels adorned with colourful paint swaths, among other things. “It’s my home studio and I like to spread out when I’m being creative. Besides, I can always have my husband run out to get take-out if I’m not finished by 8 o’clock!”
Amy works with ceramics to produce one-of-a-kind jewellery, pottery and home decor. Largely self-taught, she also creates visual art using watercolour and acrylic paints.
“I’ve always enjoyed making things with my hands, whether I’m forming a ceramic bowl or rolling rice balls,” explains Amy, who regularly peruses the many galleries at Granville Island including her all-time favorite, The Federation of Canadian Artists. "I just love being there - I get to be surrounded by the most amazing art and live music, and the public market never fails to impress!”
A longtime Vancouver resident, Amy enjoys walking, being outdoors, and spending time with her family. Her two adult children are also actively involved in the arts: her daughter is a highly sought-after piano teacher in the Lower Mainland, and her son is an elementary and middle school music teacher based out of New York City. Amy is also the proud grandmother to an orange tabby cat named Cleo and recently acquired a human granddaughter named Kaylea.
Amy feels incredibly honoured to be featured in the November 2018 issue of SPOTLIGHT on the ARTS magazine. Thank you Arts Council of Surrey for your support!
Follow Amy on Instagram: @amyleeart
Amy's fine art jewellery and pottery can be purchased at these locations:
Eight Treasures Shop at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - 578 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC
Cozy Corner at Confederation Community Center - 4585 Albert St, Burnaby, BC
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Pictured Above: Magpie Welcoming Spring and Beauty in Bleakness
RECENT EVENTS:
Encounters - Asian Fusion 2021 [Virtual]
Part of the ExplorASIAN festival held during Asian Heritage Month in May and celebrating artists whose work represents Pan-Asian culture and heritage
Magpie Welcoming Spring (mixed media on wood panel, 16" x 16")
Beauty in Bleakness (Chinese colour ink over rice paper on wood panel, 16" x 16")
Semiahmoo Arts Society
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The Art of Resilience: Virtual Art Exhibition
"To be an artist is to be resilient; to work away at your passion through adversity."
Colour Me Luscious (acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10")
November 17th, 2020 - January 8, 2021
West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Great Gatsby: 1920s-Themed Virtual Art Show
"F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby brought the definition of opulence and decadence to a whole new level. Undoubltly, the 1920s were colourful, loud and vibrant times."
High Society Woman (acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 12" x 12")
Opens August 17th, 2020
Semiahmoo Arts Society
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PAST EVENTS:
Pictured above: Innocence and Year of the Pig
Semiahmoo Arts Society: Fearless Fall Virtual Exhibition
Fall Petals Close-Up (watercolour on paper)
November 24th - December 18th, 2020
Semiahmoo Arts Society: Halloween 2020 Virtual Exhibition
Kirlian Colours (acrylic on canvas) and Night Celebration (acrylic on canvas)
October 18th - November 17th, 2020
Arts Council of Surrey: TOGETHER...apART! Juried Visual Art Exhibition
Multiplicity (collage and acrylic on canvas) and Reaching for the Sun (acrylic on canvas)
June 1st-30th, 2020
Semiahmoo Arts Society: Resilience: A Virtual Art Show
Uncharted (acrylic on canvas)
May 25th - June 30th, 2020
West Vancouver Community Arts Council: Art Unlocked: New Works in Isolation Virtual Art Exhibition
Whimsical Strokes (watercolour on paper)
May 19th - June 26th, 2020
Semiahmoo Arts Society: Encounters: Asian Fusion Virtual Art Show
Mandarins (watercolour on paper) and Leisurely Feeding (mixed media on canvas)
May 1st-31st, 2020
West Vancouver Community Arts Council: Distant Together Virtual Art Exhibition
In Rocky Repose 2 (acrylic on canvas)
April 7th-30th, 2020
White Rock Community Centre Gallery: Annual Herstory International Women's Day Art Exhibition (juried)
Neo-Kabuki and Betty Begonia (acrylic on canvas)
March 1st - May 15th, 2020
Semiahmoo Arts / The Turnbull Gallery: Members Exhibition
Ring of Gems (acrylic on canvas)
February 24th - March 20th, 2020
Semiahmoo Arts Artist Shop: Display and sale of selected pottery, ceramic jewellery and ceramic figures
February 21st - June 21st, 2020
North Van Arts: Art Rental Program Exhibition at Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Proliferation (acrylic on canvas)
Opening reception January 16th, 2020
Port Moody Arts Centre: Winter Treasures Artisan Market
Painting and clay art exhibit and sale
November 12th - December 18th, 2019
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery: 2019 Spotlight Exhbition
Roses in Drifting Snow (watercolour on paper)
November 21st-24th, 2019
Port Moody Arts Centre Gallery: Upcycling Port Moody Heritage Exhibition (juried)
Innocence and Year of the Pig (mixed media)
August 22nd - September 19th, 2019
South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre: 8th Annual Artist Alley
Art exhibit and sale
July 27th, 2019
Surrey Art Gallery: ARTS 2019: A Juried Exhibition of Visual Arts
After the Tide (watercolour on paper)
June 29th - August 31st, 2019
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: Temple Fair 2019
Chinese New Year arts and crafts exhibit
February 10th, 2019
SPECTRUM at WVCAC Silk Purse Arts Centre
In Rocky Repose (watercolour painting)
February 12th - March 3rd, 2019
Arts Council of Surrey Gallery at Newton Cultural Centre
My Favorite Things solo exhibition of paintings and clay art
November 2nd-28th, 2018
Surrey Art Gallery: ARTS 2018: A Juried Exhibition of Visual Arts
Proliferation (acrylic on canvas)
June 30th - September 1st, 2018
Semiahmoo Arts / The Turnbull Gallery: Annual Members Exhibition
January 18th - February 15th, 2018
Britannia Art Gallery: Flowers Unlimited Exhibition
Various paintings and clay art
January 3rd - February 2nd, 2018
Richmond Arts Coalition at Richmond Art Gallery: ArtRich 2017 (juried)
Viva Canada (acrylic on canvas)
December 2nd-31st, 2017
North Vancouver Community Arts Council / CityScape Community Art Space: Anonymous Art Show 2017
November 17th - December 18th, 2017
Newton Cultural Centre Gallery: Arts Council of Surrey Annual Christmas Card Art and Words Contest
Gift of Joy and Surprises Under the Tree (acrylic paintings on canvas)
December 2nd-16th, 2017
Discovery Surrey: Art in the City Studio Tour at Newton Cultural Centre
Mixed media studio tour of paintings, pottery, ceramic and non-ceramic jewellery
September 30th and October 1st, 2017
The Gift Box at CityScape Community Art Space
Ceramic jewellery and Pen Pal figurines on display and for sale through the North Vancouver Community Arts Council
February 28th - October 3rd, 2017
Newton Cultural Centre Gallery: Just Water Juried Visual Arts Exhibition
Ebbing Calm and Night Turbulence (acrylic paintings on canvas)
April 4th - 30th, 2017
Discovery Surrey: Art in the City Studio Tour at Newton Cultural Centre
Mixed media studio tour of paintings, pottery, ceramic and non-ceramic jewellery
October 1st and 2nd, 2016
Surrey Art Gallery: Memento Mori: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Still-Lifes
Beauty Amid Ruins (acrylic painting on canvas)
August 11th - November 13th, 2016
Newton Cultural Centre Gallery: Just Flowers Juried Visual Arts Exhibition
Spangled (acrylic painting on canvas)
April 6th - 30th, 2016
Semiahmoo Arts / The Turnbull Gallery: International Artists Day Festival 12"X12" Juried Exhibition
A Burst of Colour and Lush and Lively (acrylic paintings on canvas)
October 23rd - November 11th, 2015
Trout Lake Community Centre
Solo exhibit comprised of watercolor and acrylic paintings
October 1st - 31st, 2015
Richmond Art Gallery: ArtRich 2015 (juried)
Roses in Storm (watercolour painting)
July 18th - August 15th 2015
Renfrew Community Centre
Exhibit comprised of watercolour and acrylic paintings, jewellery and pottery pieces
September 2013 - March 2014
Surrey Art Gallery
A Warm Glow and Rocks (acrylic painting on canvas)
June - August 2013
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