Althea Lee is a freelance art director and graphic designer homegrown in Houston, Texas. With over twenty years of experience, Althea has worked as an art director in large agencies from Ogilvy & Mather and Rives Carlberg to a 3-person design firm in Denver, Colorado. She’s worked with clients such as Coca Cola, Compaq, IBM, Igloo, The Houston Chronicle, Shell and Jiffy Lube and industries ranging from oil & gas, technology, medicine to food, real estate and custom jewelry.
Although Althea studied illustration, she quickly fell in love with communicating with typography and design. She received her degree in Studio Arts with a minor in Advertising Communication from the University of Texas in Austin. Born in Houston, Texas, Althea grew up around graphic arts as her father was a commercial artist for Shell and a print shop business owner. Althea was recognized from an early age for her artistic abilities from Design Student of the year at The University of Texas in Austin to winning multiple awards throughout her career.
As a mother of two children, Althea spends whatever spare time she has donating her work to the local schools and church and enjoys refueling her creativity through globetrotting.
