Raised in a small city in North Carolina, Lee Nisbet developed an early interest in art fueled by an active imagination. In high school, she received a National Gold Key Award, an experience that inspired her to pursue formal training in the arts. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art at East Carolina University. Following graduation, she relocated to the Triangle, which she now proudly calls home. In addition to maintaining her own artistic practice, Lee actively supports and advances the regional arts community through her work with institutions such as Artspace, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
During the COVID-19 shutdown, photography became an increasingly central focus of her practice, offering both creative refuge and reflection during a period of global uncertainty. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications, and she is represented by Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC.
Solo Exhibitions
2026
#merging #nightdrives, B Side, Raleigh, NC
2025
#merging #nightdrives, Durham Art Guild: Art@Work, NC Medical Board, Raleigh, NC
#merging #nightdrives, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC
Group Exhibitions
2025
A*Peeling, Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Street Frame, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
Changing & Unchanging, Soul Sanctuary, Durham, NC
Member Showcase, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
DRIVE-IN: An exhibition of and about cars, Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Internal Review: NCMA Staff Exhibition, North Carolina Museum of Art, Winston-Salem
2024
Begin Transmission, Satellite Space, Raleigh, NC
Carousel Slideshow, Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Overgrowth: North Carolina Photography, The Northside District, Chapel Hill, NC
2022
Squeeze, Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC
MAKE//TAKE, Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC and Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2021
ECU School of Art and Design Alumni Exhibition, Greenville, NC
2019
Motion Stills, works by Emily Berns and Lee Nisbet, Morning Times, Raleigh, NC
Press
Midtown Magazine, featured artist, September-October 2024, Raleigh, NC
Publications
North Carolina Literary Review, Online Winter 2023, East Carolina University
Education
BFA Painting, School of Art and Design, East Carolina University
