Freda Lee-McCann (Li Cheng-hua)
"...In my work I try to depict the tranquility and peace I see and feel in nature. I am interested in both eastern and western art, so though my works are out of the Chinese tradition, they reflect a distinctly western influence."
-Freda Lee-McCann
Born in Washington DC and lived in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, moved to the US in 1960
Background in Art:
Studied Chinese painting with C.P. Huang in 1955 and C.B. King in Taipei, Taiwan till 1960. Minored in Art at the University of Maryland. Studying Chinese Painting with C.C. Wang in New York City from 1981-2003. Taken workshops with Skip Lawrence, Joe Mayer, Catherine Liu, Diana Marta, etc.
Membership: Present Member of the Studio Gallery, Washington,DC. Member of The Spectrum Gallery Inc. in Washington DC, 2000-2006, Signature Member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, member of The Art League in VA,WPA/C, the Rockville Art League, the Howard County Council for the Arts and the West River Artists Group.
Teaching Experience:
Had been guest lecture at Howard Community College for Chinese Landscape painting in May, 2001 and at Towson University Watercolor Class II for Chinese paintings in 1997 and 1998. Have been teaching Chinese Ink Painting at OASIS in Gaithersburg MD from 1999-2006. Conducted several painting workshops in Columbia in 2002 and 2003. Conducted Chinese Landscape painting workshop at Laurel Art League, 2004. Teaching private students at home since 2005. Conducted
Chinese Landscape Painting workshop for the Charles County Art Alliance, MD.2007-8. Invited to demo at the Local Chapter of the Sumi-e Society at Potomac, MD, May 2008