Clarissa Lee is an arts educator who has spent her life making the arts more accessible to her community. In high school, she was selected to send artwork to Moscow through Russia’s Heart-to-Heart Airlift. She won multiple awards in both the Scholastic Art Awards (including a Hallmark Award) and city-wide Art Olympics. She earned top ratings at the state music festivals and served as guest accompanist for school choirs. Early in her career she worked for the nonprofit organization Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS). She has championed the arts by serving as art and music docent for schools in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Diego. Clarissa has performed for the community as an accompanist and solo pianist, most notably at the National Day of Prayer in Los Angeles, the Steinway Gallery in Walnut Creek, Piedmont Piano in Oakland, the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, and solo shows for the Los Angeles Temple. Her artwork was recently selected to be in the juried exhibition, “That Which Surrounds You,” at Arts Benicia.
Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art, a Diploma in Piano Performance with Distinction from the Royal Schools of Music, and a Master in Education (Visual Arts) from University of Phoenix. She is a member of the Music Teachers Association of California and the National Arts Education Association. Ms Lee recently founded and serves as Executive Director of Clarissa Creative Foundation. Learn more at CreateTheJoy.org.
Rissa loves working with children who share her passion for art!
