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= Alice Lee (illustrator) =

Overview
Alice Lee is an independent illustrator and muralist based in San Francisco. playing in tech, editorial and animated spaces. her values are to create work with purpose, heart and originality, finding clients who appreciate the same things. A first-generation Chinese-American artist she finds inspiration in both her cultural background and the distinctive scenery of Northern California. Her works embrace the idea of "flow" and aim to arouse delight, wonder, and curiosity about the world.

History in Education
Alice Lee studied in Warrington Grad (2019) where her interest for MUSE (Marketing Undergraduate Student Establishment) and art began. She always try 'extra-extra' to integrate art into her presentations. During Freshman year Alice Lee became the Vice Presedent of promotion for MUSE. Alice Lee explained that freshman year made her reflect 'I did a bunch of things, and they became significant in my life in ways I did not expect.'

Alice Lees Sophmore year was the year she most struggled with. Dealing with highly competitive class mates and over all the 'cut throat' nature of Warrington Grad. This was where Alice Lee dealt with mental health and depression. From this she found an outlet by taking photos. She then got an internship at Microsoft in Seattle that summer, her mental health got significanlty better.

Alice lee then got an internship at Foursquare in New York. This was where she developed confidence in herself to create art. She then made a website, shot at New York fashion week and got to do a lot more photography general.

She completed her internship and was apprehensive to go back. She explained due to her being a a first-generation immigrant, her parents were really upset, and wanted to see it through to help fulfill their dream; so decided to finalise it and finish her last three semesters in just two.

She completed the internship and started writing a column in the newspaper, which lead her to getting into the hackathon scene, she did a project called 'Dear Instagram'. Which went viral. this was almost her boost in her career and lead to her offer for an internship in San Francisco. Graduating in 6 semesters then left to work at drop box as an early product designer.

Education

 * School of visual arts (typography) 2014-2014
 * Bachelors of Science in Economics Bachelors of Science in Economics 2009 - 2012

Style
Alice Lee defines 'style' as visual cues, techniques, and language that comprise an artists voice - "the tools in ones toolbox and how one weilds them". As said in an interview, Alice lee felt in her early career that her style wasnt interesting or clear. Alice Lee was more designing for corporate tech product settings, where there was a limit to the amount of personal artistry that you can explore. She now calls herself an artist and muralist as her work is much more personal now. Alice Lees style comes from inspiration from her heritage as a first- generation Chinese-American, as well as from the distinctive Bay Area environment and scenery.

Murals
Alice Lee finds murals most inspiring to create due to almost forcing others who view them to interact with. She explains she finds it interesting to combine art with our physical surroundings as it brings people closer together. Alice Lee created this feeling of bringing people together was by one of her own murals called 'dear future me,' where participants wrote and hung letters to themselves in the future. Alice Lee explained that walking around the installation was at times painful, funny, lovely, emotional, and all too relatable because over a thousand letters had been written. Her intention was to foster interpersonal relationships and provide an environment conducive to introspection. After a year, the letters where mailed, spreading the conference's goal outside its walls.

Awards

 * American In-house Design Awards - Infographic American In-house Design Awards - Infographic Issued by GDUSA · Jan 2019
 * American In-house Design Awards - PostersAmerican In-house Design Awards - Posters Issued by GDUSA · Jan 2019
 * Hackathon Honorable MentionsHackathon Honorable Mentions Issued by Shutterstock
 * One Screen Poster WinnerOne Screen Poster Winner Issued by The One Club jan 2019
 * Young Ones JuryYoung Ones Jury Issued by The One Club jan 2019
 * American In-house Design Awards - PostersAmerican In-house Design Awards - Posters Issued by GDUSA · Jan 2018
 * Art Department Student Exhibition - Work FeaturedArt Department Student Exhibition - Work Featured Issued by Queens College · Jan 2019
 * Creative Quarterly 43 - Graphic Design WinnerCreative Quarterly 43 - Graphic Design Winner Issued by Creative Quarterly · Jan 2016Issued by Creative Quarterly · Jan 2016
 * Creative Quarterly 46 - Illustration Runner-upCreative Quarterly 46 - Illustration Runner-up Issued by Creative Quarterly · Jan 2016
 * DESIGN16 Student Exhibition Poster DesignDESIGN16 Student Exhibition Poster Design Issued by Queens College · Jan 2016
 * Student Creative Week - Work FeaturedStudent Creative Week - Work Featured Issued by The One Club · Jan 2016
 * CCNY Human Rights Poster Competition - FinalistCCNY Human Rights Poster Competition - Finalist Issued by CCNY · Jan 2015
 * GDX Student Exhibition - Work FeaturedGDX Student Exhibition - Work Featured Issued by Queens College · Jan 2015
 * Student Creative Week - Work FeaturedStudent Creative Week - Work Featured Issued by The One Club · Jan 2015