Roland Lee Recent Awards and Exhibits

2008 Art Exhibits and Awards

One Man Show- Paintings of England and Europe Download flyer (pdf). Paintings of England and Europe web page. The Mission Gallery in Ancestor Square, Nov. 6 - December 2008 The Spectrum article Nov 7, 2008

Southern Utah Watercolor Society - So Utah Watercolor Society Mesquite NV "Banjo Man" Best of Show and "Ready to Spin" Merit Award, Nov 14, 2008

Zions Bank Staircase Gallery SUWS Best of Show Cash award "Cliffs on Fire." Aug 6, 2008 - October 15, 2008

Century of Sanctuary - The Art of Zion National Park Centennial art exhibit. St. George Art Museum August 25, 2008 - September 29, 2009

UWS Two-Star Show
"Red Mtn. Morning Light" Sept 13 - Oct 16, 2008, Springville Museum of Art. Best work of Signature and Two-star members of the Utah Watercolor Society.

Southern Utah Watercolor Society "Best of Show" Zion's Bank Staircase Gallery September 2008. "Cliffs on Fire."

Top 100 "Paint the Parks"
Grand Canyon National Park April 9, 2008."Five Minutes of Fame" and Mini 50 "Winter in Zion". Touring America during 2008.

84th Annual Spring Salon Springville Museum of Art April 27 - July 6, "Cliffs on Fire."

Utah Watercolor Society Spring Juried Exhibition - Palmer's Gallery May 15-June 16, "Banjo Man" and "Stone Buttress" Jerrys Artarama $100 Award.

St. George Art Museum "A Legacy of Woods" through May 24, 2008. "Spring's a Coming." from permanent collection

New Visions Opens May 16, 2008 in Santa Clara. See ad in Southwest Art Magazine.

Southern Virginia Invitational "Brick House Midway" Third Place Watercolor. April 11 - July 31, 2008.

Sears Invitational Art Show Dixie State College through March 15, 2008.

Previous Art Exhibits and Awards

• 84th Spring Salon - April 27-July 6, 2008 Springville Museum of Art
• 2008 Spring Exhibition - Utah Watercolor Society - May 15-June 16 Palmer's Gallery Salt Lake City
• New Visions - Group Show, Santa Clara May 2008 - Ad in Southwest Art Magazine
• The Cliffs Group Show - April 2008
• Shenandoah Invitational - So. Virginia University - Third Place Watercolor, April 2008
• Gerrard Private Art Show - Las Vegas NV March 2008
• 2008 21St. George Art Festival - City of St George Art Museum Purchase Award
• Private Art Show - Phoenix AZ Feb 2008
• Sears Invitational Art Show - Feb 2008 - Third Place Watercolor
• Paint the Parks Top 100 Competition - 2008 Toured U.S. including Grand Canyon South Rim
• Paint the Parks Top 50 Mini Competition - 2008
• Visual Arts Association - Best of Show October 2007
• Southern Utah Watercolor Society - Best of Show October 2007
• Color of the Land, Deseret News Landscape Exhibit, Museum of Utah Art and History July 2007
• Wasatch Plein Air Paradise Competition - Merit and Purchase award - July 2007
• Utah Watercolor Society Spring Juried Show - May 2007
• Shenandoah Invitational - So. Virginia University - Third Place Watercolor, April 2007
• St. George Art Museum - One man show "Roland Lee's Canyon Country Paintings" Mar 30 - July 7, 2007
• Phippen Museum Winner's Circle - May 2007
• Sears Invitational Art Show - Second Place Watercolor, February 2007
• 8th Annual Art in Kayenta – Demonstrating Artist - February 2007
• The Mission Gallery - Group Show, February 2007
• Best of Show Lucky 13 International Small Works Competition - Mesquite, Nevada Dec. 2006
• Arts for the Parks Top 200 - Jackson, WY Sept 2006
• Arts for the Parks Top 100 Mini Show - Jackson, WY Sept 2006
• Feature article in "The Drawing Board" magazine May 2006
• Southern Utah Watercolor Society – Best of Show, May 2006
• Utah Watercolor Society – Merit Award, Park City, Utah May 2006
• Dixie State College Faculty Showcase - Featured Artist – April 2006
• Saint George Art Festival – Council Award, St. George, UT April 2006
• Shenandoah Invitational – 2nd Place Watercolor, So. Virginia University April 2006
• Sears Invitational Art Show - Honorable Mention, February 2006
• One Man Show - The Watercolor Gallery, Laguna Beach CA Nov 2005
• Shenandoah Invitational – Southern Virginia University April 2005
• Color of the Land - Deseret Morning News Juried exibit July 2005
• Feature article in "The Artist's Magazine" March 2005
• St. George Spring Art Festival – Featured Artist, Poster “Desert Blossoms” March 2005
• 6th Annual Art in Kayenta – Demonstrating Artist - February 2005
• Robert and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show February 2005
• Cover of SkyWest/Delta Airlines in-flight magazine February 2005
• One-man show Datura Gallery October 2004
• SG Art in the Park First Place Watercolor Sep 2004
• Feature article in "European Homes and Gardens Magazine" 2003
• Inside cover "Ensign" magazine 2003
• Best of Show and Purchase Award – Robert Sears Invitational Art Show 2003
• Library in the Park National Juried Invitational UT 2003
• Color of the Land – Deseret Morning News July 2005
• Transparent Watercolor Society of America Juried Exhibition 2002
• One man show - The Watercolor Gallery, Laguna Beach CA 2002
• Festival of the American West, UT 2002
• Days of 47 Invitational, Salt Lake City UT 2002
• Olympiad of Artists - Repartee Gallery, Provo UT 2002
• The Regional - St. George Art Museum 2002
• Robert Sears Invitational - Dixie State College 2002
• Zions Bank Collection, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
• St. George Marathon 1995 Poster Artist
• Museum of Native American Cultures - Spokane WA
• CM Russell Show - Great Falls Montana
• American Indian & Cowboy Artists Assn. - San Dimas CA
• Calgary Stampede Art show - Calgary, Canada
• Western Heritage Art Invitational - Denver CO (Bronze medal)
• Western Masters Invitational - Scottsdale AZ
• George Phippen Memorial Art Show - Prescott AZ ( Multiple Awards)
• Death Valley 49ers Competition - Furnace Creek CA (Multiple First Place Award Winner)
• Sun Valley Western Art Show - Sun Valley ID
• Fort Robinson National Art Show - Crawford, NE
• Artists of Utah Invitational - Park City UT
• Southern Utah Invitational - SUU, Cedar City UT
• Utah Watercolor Society juried exhibition - Salt Lake City UT
• Dixie College Invitational - St. George UT
• St. George Arts Festival (Purchase Awards)
• Utah State Fair - Salt Lake City UT (Awards)