Hui Chi Lee is an associate professor of studio art at Appalachian State University. She received her BFA from the University of Arizona, an MS in Art Therapy from Illinois State University, and an MFA from the University of Florida. Her works have been collected by museums and private collectors in the United States and Taiwan.

Graphite and colored pencils are Hui Chi Lee's preferred media, as they uniquely capture the detailed subtleties that she seeks to emphasize in her subject matter. She often selects ubiquitous subjects and, with meticulous drawing techniques, shows the seemingly mundane as filled with wonder and complexity. The intense focus and time required to produce these detailed drawings create a meditative quality in the act of drawing itself, which in turn invites viewers to be subconsciously pulled into the artwork.