JJ Lee (BFA, NSCAD ‘92, MFA, York U ’99) is an equal opportunity appropriator who explores the intersection of Chinese and Canadian cultures in mixed media paintings and drawings. Lee has exhibited extensively in both public institutions and artist-run centres across the country and internationally. Lee is the recipient of several awards both for her individual workand her collaborative work with The Drawing Board-- an award-winning collective with N. Waldburger and A. Swartz. Lee’s work is in public) and private collections in Canada, the USA and Europ. Ms. Lee lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter and is a tenured Associate Professor, Contemporary Issues of Representation at OCAD University