He received his BFA degree from the Memphis Academy of Art and his MFA from Tyler School of Art/Temple University. He has taught courses in 2-D Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Color, Advanced Drawing, Intro to Painting, Advanced Painting, Figure Painting, Special Projects and Capstone. Don Lee paints and draws in a small studio in his home. His work is in collections and has been exhibited in Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, New Jersey, New York, California and Germany.