Millee Tibbs (b. 1976) graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in Hispanic Studies and Studio art. She was the recipient of Vassar’s Weitzal-Barber Art Travel prize, which enabled her to travel to the Hispanic Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, where she lived for the next six and a half years. She returned to the United States to complete her M.F.A. degree at the Rhode Island School of Design where she was the recipient of RISD’s prestigious Award of Excellence. Millee’s work has been featured in exhibitions both locally and internationally. She currently lives in Providence, RI and teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Community College of Rhode Island.