Lee West
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Lee West was born in Oakland CA in 1982. Lee has distinguished himself as one of the most dynamic young artists in the Bay Brea. His work speaks for itself with splashes of mixed media color and stark contrast that distinctively separate his work from that of his contemporaries. He is a gifted young artist, actor and musician who attended Arts Far West High School in Oakland and subsequently attended California College of the Arts as an Illustrator and Painter.

During the past decade, Lee’s paintings and illustrations have been on display in galleries, storefronts and wall murals throughout Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco. His unique urban style is constantly in demand and proven that Lee has carved a niche as one of the bright young artists to see in the Bay Area.

Lee is also an accomplished actor who has appeared in numerous commercials and web videos. You may recognize him from a couple of Geico commercials shot that aired in the summer of 2007. Lee recently stared in the youTube video of Gen-We (Generation We). This video was aired on the numerous Jumbo-Trons at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington, DC earlier this year. You may also recognize Lee from his appearance on a series of web based video’s for Berkeley’s MediaFactory produced from 2006 through 2008.

If that is not enough, Lee is also the lead singer for an up-and-coming Rock band – Toby Dick. Toby Dick does regular engagements in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland and they consistently ‘ROCK’ the house. Toby Dick has recently recorded a number of original cuts at recording studios in Chicago and Los Angeles. Toby Dick also recently finished shooting a series of music videos in Los Angeles.