Over the last 28 years, Lee Muslin has participated in over 300 exhibitions throughout the United States, as well as several other countries, including 25 solo shows. Seven of her solo exhibitions were in Philadelphia and 5 were in New York City. Many New York and Philadelphia gallerists and museum curators have selected her art for juried shows. Her work has been published in Ink Pot, a literary journal, Artistry Magazine, Creative Insights and Manhattan Arts International in addition to 24 other publications. Lee’s art has been on the cover of three Philadelphia Stories magazines and a book of poems.

Ms. Muslin has been privileged to receive 36 awards including Best of Show from the North Penn Arts Alliance, First Prize from Artists’ Equity, First Prize in Watermedia at the Meadowood Juried Exhibition and purchase awards at the Independent School of Rock and the Ninth Annual Kennedy Plaza Fine Arts Show. She attended the University of Delaware as a fine art major and subsequently received a degree from Parsons School of Design in New York City.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Guided by intuition, I begin my work without any preconceived ideas about what the finished work is going to look like. I am drawn to the freedom and the challenges inherent in painting that is not based in reality but in the imagination. My process of experimentation and discovery captures the unconscious to bring forth an emotional response. I create a complex surface using many techniques that may include mark marking, scratching, glazing, scumbling, scribbling, blotting, dripping and splattering. Sometimes I’ll add collage or use a stencil. I want the painting surface to be full of life, so you can get lost in the depths of the layers and textures. Listening to music while I paint allows me to be in the moment and revel in a sense of play. Much is improvised as the artwork develops with each move informing the next. This practice allows my work to be free from expectations and to push the painting to unexpected, intriguing conclusions.