feverdream’s New Artist Resident: Nick Lee

Nick Lee

feverdream welcomes Nick Lee as the new artist resident for three months this summer. He will start working on his proposed body of work September 1st in our studio in Tremont until the end of November.

Nick Lee (b. 1996) is a painter and 2021 Kent State University graduate. Lee lives and works in Akron, Ohio. Lee’s work is inspired by the diversity of human experience. As a Japanese-American, Lee’s visual art strives to better represent minorities like himself in American portraiture and western art. Another motivation for Lee is self discovery. Lee uses symbolic Japanese objects in his paintings to connect with a culture that was never taught to him growing up. Lee is the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Citizen for Art Education for the Northeast Ohio region.

Nick’s proposed work will be still life paintings that explore his Japanese-American identity through specifically curated objects.

Check out Nick’s work on his instagram!