Art Faculty - Lee Stanton

Lee Stanton is an artist and educator living and working in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Master of Education in E-Learning from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Lee's research interests include contemporary art, aesthetic theory, Byzantine and Islamic art and architecture. She also serves as Vice President of the historic ARC Gallery in Chicago.

Lee’s current work examines the instability of meaning across natural and constructed systems and how the subtle erasure of words related to the natural world reflects a growing disconnection from nature and the environment. Recent solo exhibitions include Lost Words and Shadow Walks. Her paintings have been included in numerous group and juried exhibitions and several permanent collections.

Lee teaches Art History and 2D Design at MCC.

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Lee Stanton's Work

By Lee Stanton: MCC instructor, painter, and art historian.

Lost Word: Dandelion. Dandelion Still Life. 2025. Acrylic on canvas. 36” x 36'“ Lost Word: Dandelion. Dandelion Still Life II. 2025. Acrylic on canvas. 20” x 20'“ Shadow Walk. 2021. Acrylic on canvas. 36” x 96'“ Abstract portrait of a face with exaggerated eyes, orange hair, and clenched teeth on a gray background. Abstract watercolor portrait of a pale-faced figure in a golden crown with minimal facial features on a pastel background. Abstract portrait of a person with white hair, pink eyes, golden palm-like shapes from the head, on a pink background.