Sydney Lee (b. 1997) is a seventh-generation quiltmaker from Raleigh, North Carolina. Sydney's quilts transcend tradition, embracing a contemporary aesthetic while honoring her traditional craft heritage. Influenced by both traditional quilts and modernist paintings, her quilts challenge perceptions of the medium, blurring the lines between art and craft. She has exhibited at Block Gallery in Raleigh NC, Page Walker Arts Center in Cary NC, the Hub-Robeson Gallery at Penn State University, the Cabarrus Arts Council in Cabarrus NC, Montgomery College in Rockville MD, New York Arts Practicum in New York, NY, and Ox-Bow School of Art in Saugatuck, MI. In August 2024, she received a fellowship to attend the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.
She received her MFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon and her BFA in Printmaking and Drawing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Sydney is a public educator in Durham, North Carolina.