Liza J. Lee
Liza@Lizajlee.com | 778.238.2024
ART PROMOTIONS BIO:
Co-founder (2000) of ArtConverge Artistrun* with Dr. Lycia Trouton (Doctorate in Creative Arts) and Owner (2010)
Liza J. Lee: BA (English Literature); digital media arts expert, e-marketing and social networking strategist. Liza Lee has been an online promoter, particularly with web 2.0 social media for culturally-diverse audience development, such as the Main Art Drift, New Forms Festival, 2010 Winter Market and ArtWalk Vancouver. Liza is also a visual artist.
Liza has 10 years administrative experience – distributing Tourism BC magazines, managing annual crown funds of over $1 million (externally-audited in good standing) and another 10 years of corporate marketing & communications; PR & web content writing, including Westworld Magazine, published by Canada Wide Media and HSBC World, published by HSBC Group.
Art Promotions Experience:
One World Haiti Fundraiser May 1, 2010
Andy Everson, Aboriginal Artist and Performer
(Interviews with CNN, Shaw TV, Vancouver Sun, Global TV and APTN)
grace-gallery & ArtWalk Vancouver 2010
2010 Winter Market & ArtWalk Vancouver
New Forms Festival 2009 and 2010
Creative Art Management Launch 2009
Main Art Drift 2005 and 2008
Shooting Star Foundation 2000 and 2001
ART EXHIBITIONS WITH MEDIA EXPOSURE:
ArtWalk Vancouver 2010 (Preview Art Magazine) – 2010
CANAMADE 2010 Winter Market (Georgia Straight and CBC) – 2010
grace-gallery (The Block Magazine) – 2008
Main Art Drift (THE EXPRESS on Shaw TV) - 2008
“grace-gallery, Narrow Lounge, Artistrun and Open Studios”
“Main Art Drift New Website and Web 2.0 Technology”
Le Marrakech (THE EXPRESS on Shaw TV) – 2008
Artistrun Studio & Gallery (artistrun.org) – 2008
Chalk Art Community Project (Globe & Mail) – 2005
Main Art Drift (Vancouver Courier and Georgia Straight) – 2005
Higher Grounds (Georgia Straight) – 2002
Vancouver Art Market (Georgia Straight) – 2001
Vancouver Rowing Club (The Loop) – 2001
Envision Gallery (Georgia Straight) – 2001
Plaza of Nations (Georgia Straight) – 2000
Harrison Gallery (VTV) – 2000
Gallery 1 (Georgia Straight) – 2000
Vancouver Outdoor Exhibition (Global TV) – 1999
Baristas (Vancouver Courier) – 1998
The Jazz Cellar Gallery (CFOX) – 1998
Vancouver Outdoor Exhibition (Global TV) – 1998
The Purple Onion and The Vancouver Press Club (CFOX) – 1998
Squish’d Knish (Vancouver Sun) – 1997
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS & GRANTS:
BA in English Literature – University of British Columbia
Marketing Communications Certificate – British Columbia Institute of Technology
Digital Media Arts Diploma – Vancouver Training Institute
Digital Production Web & Print Certificate – Corporate Communications Training
New Ventures Program for Art Promotions – YMCA / Province of BC
Community Artist Statement & Background:
Chalk Art Butterfly Symbolism of Private and Public Transformation
ENDNOTE:
*In 2009, Artistrun (established in 2000) applied for grants for the Cultural Olympiad as a non-profit society called Artistrun Media Society. In 2010, as BC arts faces almost 92% in arts cuts, Artistrun Media Society can no longer exist. The Artistrun blog is changing to a for-profit sole proprietorship model, managed and directed by Liza J. Lee.
Internet Marketing: www.lizajlee.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lizajlee
Twitter: twitter.com/lizajlee
Digg: digg.com/users/lizajlee
LinkedIn: Lizajlee
Examiner: examiner.com/x-26341-Vancouver-Contemporary-Art-Examiner
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