Kristen Lee
kristenxlee21@gmail.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Writing
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis in Comics, Film, Painting and Drawing
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts
Broward College, Davie, FL
Publications
Self Published
2023 - Mere Exposure Effect (self published)
2023 - Useless (self published zine)
2023 - Stars (Mouth Magazine, prose)
2022 to present - F Newsmagazine comics
2022 - Failure (self published zine)
2022- Xiazhi (夏至) (self published zine)
2022- Tales of a Frog, Episode 2: Capitalism (self published zine series)
2022- Jamaican Blue Draws (artist book)
2022- Phoney Phacades (anthology)
2022- Liminal (Mouth Magazine, prose)
2021 to present - Xerox Candy Bar (anthology)
2021 - 鱼戏莲叶间 Fish Play Among The Lotus Leaves (anthology)
2020 - Tales of a Frog, Episode 1: Veganism (self published zine series)
Exhibitions
2024 - Foodies with Love
2023 - SAAM Art Display
2023 - SAIC Undergraduate Exhibition
2022 - The Sweetest 16: Past and Present of Xerox Candy Bar (co-curator)
Grants, Awards and Committees
2024 - SAIC Writing Department Small Grant
2024 - Ox-Box Merit Scholarship
2023 - SAIC Writing Department Small Grant
2023 - Graduating Student Leadership Award
2022 - Ox-Bow Merit Scholarship
2021 - Rita and Armund Schoen Scholar
2020 - Smith, Grace/Walter Scholarship
2020 - SAIC Merit Scholarship
2019 - Business Specialist Certificate
2018 - Dean’s List
2018 – 2019 English Honor Society
Work Experience (SAIC)
2024 to present - Caribbean Club Leader
2024 to present – Student Programming Board
2024 to 2024 - College Arts Access Program Programming Assistant
2023 to 2024 – Student Government
2022 to 2025 – Orientation Leader
2022 to present – College Arts Access Program Mentor
2022 to 2024 – F Newsmagazine Circulation Manager
2022 to present – F Newsmagazine Cartoonist
2021 to 2023 – Xerox Candy Bar Group Leader, Editor and Contributor
Teaching Experience
2025 - Teaching Assistant, Exhibition Prep with Stevie Hanley and Zachary Hutchinson
2024 - Teaching Assistant, Comics as Narrative Material, Fiber 3033 with Beth Hetland
2024 - Teaching Assistant, Portfolio Prep with Stevie Hanley and Zachary Hutchinson
2024 - Teaching Assistant, Writer’s Studio with Sherry Antonini
2024 - Teaching Assistant, Drawing Studio with Laleh Motlagh
2024 - Teaching Artist, Silverkite
2024 - Teaching Assistant, Printmedia Practices, PRINT 1101 with Conor Stechschulte
2024 - Teaching Assistant, Poetics of the Ordinary, WRIT 2040 with Matthew Goulish
2023 – Booklab Monitor
Professional Development Training
DCFS Mandated Reporter Training – 2022
Mentions
https://www.saic.edu/magazine/fall23/from-the-archives-xerox-candy-bar
https://www.tiktok.com/@schooloftheartinstitute/video/7335529791464017194