A graduate in sculpture of San Diego State University B.A. and M.A. programs, Lee has exhibited widely throughout the U.S. in both solo and group exhibitions. His first solo exhibition was held at the Thomas Babeor Gallery in La Jolla, California, in 1981, and he has more recently shown works at the David Zapf Gallery in San Diego. His works are in many public and private collections as well, including the collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Lausanne, Switzerland.