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Lee Running
Lee Running

Featured Projects

Lee Running’s work encompasses sculpture, installation, and performance. Using iron, glass, paper, and other primary materials, she transforms raw elements into surprising forms. These projects invite viewers to look more closely at unseen spaces and discover what has been there all along.

They Too Have Wings

A public commission for Omaha Central Library, 16 monumental cast-iron milkweed seeds are suspended through three stories of flight.

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Nebraska Dark Sky

Engraved glass activated by motion-sensored light and monumental astronomy murals honor Nebraska’s dark skies while exploring the balance needed for visibility and preservation.

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Meal in the Verge

A shared meal beside the highway asks participants to bear witness to the beauty of wild spaces and the damage caused by human systems.

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Opera Coat

This cast-iron tailcoat, developed in residencies with Opera Omaha and Kohler Co., transforms a garment’s hidden lining into a rugged exterior. This inversion reveals the intricacies within.

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