Billie Lee

Billie Lee is an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Yale University. Her work intersects art, pedagogy, and social change, focusing on institutional critique and the transformative potential of art in education. She has taught at institutions including the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, the University of New Haven, and New York City public schools as a teaching artist.

• Education:
• BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
• MFA, Yale University

Her research explores how art and pedagogy challenge hegemonic structures in post-Obama era educational institutions. This includes ethnographic studies in art and design colleges across the U.S. Her art practice encompasses painting, video production, and documentary filmmaking, such as Moving Home, which premiered at the Hawai’i International Film Festival in 2012. She previously served as the inaugural Associate Curator of Education at the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design in Honolulu.

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