About Lee Andersen

Lee Andersen, a red-headed New Zealand native, burst onto the Howard County art and design scene 30 years ago. Still teeming with creative energy, Lee is a serial entrepreneur, author, artist, and founder of ManneqART, an arts and education nonprofit organization. ​ Lee Andersen garments make any woman feel confident, stylish, comfortable, and proud. Combining the complexity of the colors with the feel of alluring fabric, each piece is unique from the pockets to the buttons. Design and fashion interns graduating from Art, Design and Fashion programs apply to work with Lee directly in the Andersen-Becker studio and manufacturing facility. ​ Lee believes creative problem solving can be taught and practiced. Through her nonprofit organization ManneqART and its two spin-offs, FantasyWood Festival and DoodleHATCH Department Store for Mythological Creatures, Time Travelers and Galactic Tourists, Lee promotes creative problem-solving through the construction of human size sculptures using non-traditional materials. She is now designing and overseeing a 15,000 square foot art installation community-build at the Long Reach Village Center in Columbia. ​ Lee trained as an artist in everything from drawing, spinning, sewing and knitting to dozens of other creative manipulation techniques. Lee earned her Bachelor of Education from Massey University in New Zealand.Read their story