Kara Lee

Kara Lee grew up in a British Columbia family who were very connected to the land. This instigated her tendency towards landscape art. Lee was first taught classical landscape painting techniques by an art restoration specialist, and then developed her skills into contemporary study through attending Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her conception of landscape art has vastly shifted, from an initial identification with Canadian artists like The Group of Seven, to a more contemporary understanding that the social environment and technological conditions of our current lives inform how our images are produced and perceived. The intent of Lee’s art practice is for the work to speak to her experiences of her surroundings, reflect on the history of landscape art, and acknowledge its modern context.