My name is Karen Lee (Mungarrja) a Wiradjuri (people's of the three rivers) artist of the Tubba-Gah clan, Dubbo NSW.

In Indigenous culture traditional name's are given by elders ' Mungarrja' meaning Mountain was given to be by my Uncle Michael Gararroongoo Huddleston a Roper River elder.

I am a mother and grandmother ( gammi ) living and working and living on Darug country in Penrith,NSW and for the majority of my life it has been home.

I've had many jobs, LoL, everything from sales,cleaner, working in a laundry mat to a singing teacher when my children were young. I started my art career later in life beginning with my art degree at 35 which took me 6 year to complete while working. I had no idea of what would come and I still am amazed that it has evolved into something I would never have dreamt of.

While studying I was exposed to a variety of art and this is where my interest in the concept of 'Memory' developed.

Exploring the connection between landscape and memory and more specifically the remnants and traces left in environments either in a physical form or as emotion.

Aboriginal peoples have walked this country for thousands of years, leaving tracks which are both tangible and spiritual.
I challenge the idea of ' Past' as something no longer existing. I believe it remains,in our memory and the land.In what we see and what we cannot.

My art hangs in the homes of private collections Both in Australia and overseas in USA, London, Dubai, Singapore,Tokyo to name a few, and in many public spaces including hospitals,schools and government departments.I also have two artworks from my 'Spaces Between' exhibition purchased for the Australian Art Acquisitions an honour to be alongside amazing Australian artists.