“They are about figure and about form; above all, they are sculpture!” 

Helen Cullinan, Art Critic Cleveland Plain Dealer 

Charlotte Lees’ figurative work is most recognizable for its “joie de vivre”. Her female figures possess a visible strength and humor that characterize contemporary women.

Lees’ direct method of carving creates a bond between mind and material that energizes her works. The positive interaction of pure form adds the measure of tension that “moves” the sculpture.

The sensitive use of added materials to the surfaces have heightened the emotional quality of her pieces. When viewing her works one is simultaneously experiencing the essence of antiquity and the contemporary image.

Charlotte graduated Cum Laude from Bowling Green State University in 1964 and received her Master of Arts degree from Case Western Reserve and the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1965. She has won numerous awards and honors for her work. Her maquette of Markers was selected by the Hakone Museum of Japan to be included in the 1991 Rodin Grand Prize Exhibition catalogue as one of the outstanding models. Her sculptures are in Public Collections throughout Ohio and Florida.

Most recently Charlotte has her work on the west coast. Four of her sculptures were chosen for the Dream Home, an annual charity event in the Coachella Valley, in Rancho Mirage, California.