Art Chowder January | February 2017, Issue 7 | Page 8

ARTIST

EXCLUSIVES
Darcy Lee

Saxton

I was born in Spokane in 1983, and
was raised here with my family of
seven. Growing up, making art was
always a favorite pastime, as was playing “school” and pretending to be the
teacher. I eventually decided to merge
the two interests and become formally
trained as an art educator. To do so, I attended Eastern Washington University
and earned my Bachelor’s Degree in
Art Education in 2005, and eventually
earned my Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. After spending a
year teaching high school art, I moved
to Portland, Oregon, where I gained my
true arts education, working and showing alongside several artists in an artist collective. Here, I fell in love with
art making. I eventually made my way
back to Spokane, met my husband, and
ventured into parenthood. I currently
have two beautiful children under the
age of three and teach high school art.
Time is limited at this stage of my life,
but I take every open opportunity I can
to be engaged in art making.
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