Lee Harper to Host a Holiday Open House at her Atlanta Studio Dec. 9

ATLANTA – Lee Harper, founding director of Atlanta’s Lee Harper & Dancers and fine arts painter, will host a Holiday Open House at her south Buckhead studio on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. At the event, Lee will welcome old friends and new, and showcase a number of her paintings, most of which feature dancers, landscapes and still lifes. Guests will enjoy light refreshments and live music provided by Harper’s son, Fin Vason. The studio is located at Tula Arts Center, 75 Bennett Street, Atlanta, 30309, and all are welcome. www.leeharperfineart.com

“I look forward to my Holiday Open House every year,” said Harper. “Unlike dance, painting, at least for me, is a more solitary pursuit. This event gives me the chance to share my work with friends and neighbors as we enjoy the holiday season together. The paintings are for sale, but the music and good conversation are free!”

Additional artists will host Open Houses at Tula Arts Center on Dec. 9, including:

Deborah Llewellyn, Kristi Nardelli, Ann Rhodes, Marie de George and photographer Michael Boatright. Guests are encouraged to visit the various studios to meet the artists and to see and purchase paintings, photographs and more.

About Lee Harper

Atlanta resident Lee Harper, founding director of Atlanta’s Lee Harper & Dancers, is one of the Southeast’s most influential and inspirational arts leaders. She attended the Juilliard School of Music and graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. She performed professionally with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Pearl Lang Dance Theater, the All Nations Dance Company and the Atlanta Contemporary Dance Company. For over four decades, Harper has taught thousands of children, choreographed productions for some of the region’s premier arts organizations, directed her talented group of professional dancers and dazzled audiences with her one-woman shows. In addition to her remarkable dance career, Harper is also a fine arts painter, presenting art shows and serving as artist-in-residence at art centers in Blowing Rock, Atlanta and Madison, Ga. In acknowledgement of her tremendous body of work and influence, Harper received the Georgia Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities in 2016. She is married to attorney Wayne Vason, and they have two grown children, Katie and Fin. www.leeharperfineart.com