Kang Lee has been painting since the first grade.  Born in Seoul, South Korea, she earned her BFA in Asian Techniques and mentored under many Master artists before coming to the US for higher education.  After coming to America she studied western techniques including oil, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, prints, silk-screen, and now pastels.  Her passion is to learn and experiment with all art forms.

   She earned her MA and is president of Colorado Springs Art Guild, Signature Member of Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Pikes Peak Pastel Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, and Louisiana Watercolor Society.  She is listed in Who’s Who in The West, 1998 and Who’s Who in the World, 2000.    
Kang Lee has won many awards including; Merit Award – International Watermedia XIV at the Gallery of Contemporary Art at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Missouri Watercolor Society Exhibition at Winston Churchill Memorial Anson Cutts Gallery. Her paintings are in collections around the world.  She is retired from teaching at the university level and is the founder of Sheppard Art Institute and So-Ahm Studio.  Kang Lee’s paintings may be seen at Arati Artists Gallery in Colorado Springs.

Artist website:  http://kangleesheppard.com/

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