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Hi, my name is Jeff Li and I am currently working in Phoenix as a Paid Search Manager for an advertising/marketing agency. I graduated from Arizona State University in May 2021 with degrees in Finance and Supply Chain Management. I was born in Jilin, China, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when I was five years old. Photography has always been one of my biggest passions and to be able to use my photos towards supporting an amazing cause and making a positive difference for others is something that means the world to me.

I will be donating an art print of an original pencil drawing, of which only 100 prints were made.

Donated piece is "Cowboys First Kiss".

18 x 24' graphite Print

Little Cowboy kissing his horses nose.

Unframed → $150

Framed → $295

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I approach each new painting as an authentic effort to capture a moment in time and transport others to a place of discovery and reflection. Whether painting a landscape, historical landmarks or portraits of the people I have met in my travels, I find beauty and meaning in it all. I want to communicate that in my work and love to share it with others. I have experience in a variety of mediums including graphite, pastel and oil. I enjoy working outside on location and in my home studio and find inspiration in a wide variety of subject matter. I have been accepted to local and national juried exhibitions and have won recognition along the way. I earned an MBA from Rockhurst University and spent 22 years as a director of an international nonprofit where I had the privilege of traveling to countries around the world. I have great respect and admiration for the people and cultures I encountered in my travels. Since 2015, I have focused full-time on producing art.

As a former rocket scientist turned teacher, educational entrepreneur, and professional artist, Lee considers his purpose to help and inspire others to achieve their dreams in life. 

Though Lee’s artwork depicts traditional Chinese themes, he modernizes his style in an effort to redefine what is possible, not only with art, but as a metaphor for how society is evolving.  He sees his paintings as a testament to what we can accomplish together as humans; that any obstacle can be surmounted, and that any goal is achievable.

Andrew Lee graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in aerospace engineering and has a master’s degree in secondary education. Lee is currently working on opening his own network of charter schools aimed at modernizing education and preparing students for life. 

Shirley Wagner graduated with a fine art degree from Youngstown University in Ohio. Her favorite art class was sculpture where she developed a love of form and structure. For nearly three decades she has been fabricating wall assemblages in her Tucson, Arizona studio. Her early work in wood was inspired by the art of American artist, Louise Nevelson.

In the last two years, Shirley has moved her focus from wall sculpture to self standing, three- dimensional figurative work. Continuing her ongoing dialogue with form and structure, she now entertains a new narrative revolving around human emotion.

Her work has been widely shown in Arizona including Mesa Contemporary Museum of Art, Tempe Center for the Arts, University Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Pima County Arts Council, the Drawing Studio and Shemer Art Gallery. Her work can be found in both private and public collections throughout the United States and is in the permanent collection of the Honors College University of Arizona. During her career Shirley has been nominated for the Governor’s Art Award, recognizing her contribution to the arts in Arizona. She is represented by Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona.