About the Artist

Lee Ann Walker

Five years ago Lee Ann Walker decided to take a step backward in her life. Back in 1984 Lee Ann and Bart bought WGNS radio and moved to Murfreesboro to run what became the “family business”. Working in advertising sales and promotions for the station and raising two very active children, Scott and Kristin, became a full-time job. After many years at WGNS, with her son coming in to manage the station on a full-time basis Lee Ann decided it was a good time to get back to her art.

Back in Nashville she taught art in the Nashville/Metro schools, Volunteer Community College and Watkins Institute. Lee Ann also earned her Master of Arts degree from Peabody/Vanderbilt University. At Peabody, as well as at MTSU her major was Ceramics. Her wall hangings were exhibited in shows and galleries in Memphis, Nashville, Evansville, Ind., Alabama and Georgia. She has had works in the TACA Biennial and exhibited in a 3-person fiber show in Cheekwood’s Botanic Hall.

As a member of the TN Association of Craft Artists she has served in a variety of committees and offices of including President of Cumberland Valley TACA and state President of TACA. She served for many years on the board of the TACA TN Craft Fair and the Fall Craft Fair in Centennial Park in Nashville. When they moved to Murfreesboro she was serving her 2 nd year as Chairman of the TN Craft Fair. She was also finishing her 15th year as an exhibitor at the juried fair.

In Murfreesboro Lee Ann kept her interest in the arts alive by being involved in the Rutherford County Arts and Humanities Council and the Stones River Craft Assoc. Classes in fiber design, quilting fabric dying and participation in Cindy Phiffer’s workshop based on “The Artist’s Way” book by Julia Cameron helped to get her back on track. Lee Ann has been creating bright wall hangings and pillows that she sells at the Stones River Crafts Association Studio tour each fall. Today sewing and fabric design has become her full-time profession and she loves every moment of it.

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