1032 Catawba St.

Kingsport, TN 37660

PHONE / FAX: (434) 426 5101

WEB SITE: www.leestone.net

Lee Stone is a piper of our childhood fairytales, offering to lead us once again down near forgotten paths of magic and innocence that are often forfeited by the demands of adulthood. The Zen like surprises and humor found in his unique art reminds us that laughter can heal.

Stone actually began following his own path as a professional artist by doing illustrations for Typhoon Magazine, an Army publication in Viet Nam as well as working in intelligence as a topographical draftsman. After transfering to Europe, Lee and friend John O'ara edited a post newspaper which was awarded four Army publication citations. While stationed in Europe Stone also won first and fourth place awards in European and World Army art competitions. His paintings were added as permanent collection in the Pentagon and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On completing military service. Lee worked as director of the Special Services photography center in Swetzigen, Germany before moving on to the island of Formentera, Spain where lived painting and drawing local landscapes .

On returning to America, Stone joined the staff of WKPT-TV as a news photographer, while also beginning his formal education at East Tenn. State University where he studied fine arts for five years.

Upon completing his studies, the artist was juried into the Sourwood Regional Arts Center in Jonesboro, Tn. where he opened a professional studio and served on the board of directors. Lee was then invited to become Artist in Residence for Wilkes County, N.C. Through the Cultural Arts Center there, Stone offered classes in pottery, painting and drawing. He also worked with deaf and visually handicapped children, emotionally and mentally impaired adults, and gave demonstrations to 15,000 children throughout the public school system. With funding support from the National Endowment of the Arts program, the artist contributed eighteen paintings to the North Carolina Art in Public Places Project. While living in Wilkesboro, Lee also played bass violin with the outdoor drama company there.

Leaving the mountains, Stone moved to Roanoke Island on the outer banks of N.C. to begin painting seascapes inspired from local fishing villages while sharing a gallery with Steve Andrus. Having enjoyed surfing for many years, he also designed surfboards for New Sun Surfboards. Then, using the outer banks as home port, Lee began traveling and exhibiting his art work with the Master Artist Touring Association, an organization of thirty international artists. The group presented their shows in many major cities across the eastern half of the U.S. from Dallas to Milwaukee and from Miami to Portland. His art work can be found in public and private collections in 42 states and over twenty countries

In 1990, Lee went through training and national certification in Neuro-Linguistic Proramming Psychotherapy and clinical hypnotherapy. Stone now devides his time between teaching at the Monroe Institute, his private practice and his art studio in Kingsport, TN. He has also released three chapbooks of Japanese Haiku and Senryu poetry as well as three albums of ambient instrumental music and is the music critic for INNERCHANGE magazine.