Lester Bird Lee received a BFA from Utah State University and an MA in education from BYU. He was active as a teacher for Davis County School District and now resides in Logan.
His work has been exhibited at the Utah Arts Festival and the Park City Arts Festival. He has also worked as a commercial illustrator.
Lester Lee was awarded the 2006 Huntsman Award of Excellence in Education award, and was been recipient of the Utah Art Education Association as High School Art Teacher of the Year for 2000.