LeeAnn Brook graduated from Paier College of Art near New Haven, Connecticut in 1973 with a double major in fine art and graphic design. At age 23, she was accepted into the Connecticut Society of Women Painters, and after moving to California in 1975, she went on to exhibit her work in shows and galleries throughout the United States. She also operated her own graphic design firm for over 40 years. She is a five-time award winner in the California State Fair and a five-time winner in the nationally recognized Wild & Scenic Film Festival‘s juried art competition, including the Juror’s Award in 2022 and Best Of 2D in 2018. She has also won five national awards for her book “Points of Inspiration: An Artist’s Journey with Painting and Photography”. Her paintings are in permanent collections at several healthcare facilities in southern California, along with Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA and at UC Davis Medical Center in Roseville. She was awarded the Dr. Leland and Sally Lewis Visual Artist Award from the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce in California in 2015, and was accepted into the rigorous Crocker-Kingsley show in 2022. She ran a successful gallery LeeAnn Brook Fine Art in downtown Nevada City, California for 5 years, representing over 20 other artists. She presently operates LeeAnn Brook Fine Art from her private studio in Nevada City, California