About

Dawn Lees Reyes has made Guam her home since 1998. Her education includes an undergraduate degree in Visual Arts at San Francisco State University, further enhanced by a nine-year self-study in Western Europe. Dawn’s contribution to the advancement and appreciation of the arts on Guam includes teaching art at Inarajan Middle school and participating in a variety of local art and cultural activities. More recently, Dawn has participated in a group show and auction in England, completed commissions for the Guam Educational and Cultural Facility (Guam Museum), the Gloria B. Nelson Public Service Building (Guam public utilities), and the Guam Regional Medical City. She has participated numerous times in the UOG sponsored Creative Hands juried shows. Dawn competed for and was awarded two grants and one fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency. These grants partially supported the completion of one of three children’s books based on Chamorro Legends, three paintings depicting some of the history of the Talo’fo’fo area and are displayed at the Valley of the Latte (Jungle Riverboat Cruise) Visitor’s Center, and a self-directed study of Abstraction. Dawn has also illustrated the children’s book Mother Tree and is currently developing illustrations for a book called Guahan: Return of the Songs. Each of these books focus on the importance of protecting our environment. She continues to practice her craft in her studio located in Inarajan.