We’re thrilled to announce our 2027 Color Scheme Artist-in-Residence, Bobby Lee. A California-based photographer and book artist whose practice is deeply tied to land, Lee captures landscape images that he connects to broader ideas of how we use and relate to land. During his residency, he will prepare for a solo exhibition at ASLD and lead workshops for the ASLD community and our community engagement partners.
Website: bleephoto.com
Artist Biography:
Bobby Lee is a lens based landscape artist whose work is inspired by the animacy of the natural world and the sense of geologic time revealed in exposed rock layers and other landforms. His photographic process is rooted in the sense-based experience of being in and interacting with the physical world, while book arts and paper sculpture provide unique avenues to display photography in different layered and interactive ways. His book arts work is held in permanent collections at the National Gallery of Art Library, University of Richmond, and University of Denver Special Collections and he completed residencies at the Maine Media Book Arts Residency and the Black Rock Desert Artist Residency in 2024. He received his MFA in Visual Art at the University of Nevada-Reno.
Artist Statement:
As an artist I use photography, book arts, and paper as material to explore ideas around how we perceive and relate to landscape and nature. My photographic process centers on my sense-based experience of being immersed in and affected by the landscape. I pursue a grounded way of looking at nature that considers my position as an artist and observer in relation to animist ideas about the forces, histories, and hidden agency within land and ecological systems. My encounters with landscape are experienced as an exchange. Combining photography with book arts and paper sculpture provides unique avenues to display photography in layered and interactive ways, expanding photography’s ability to convey experiences. Books are intimate objects and time-based experiences that allow for incorporating different materials, media, and information as well as opportunities for unexpected discovery in hidden spaces and interactive elements within the book.
