Mary Lee Hu

Professor Emeritus of Metal Arts, University of Washington (taught there 1980-2006, retired 2006)

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
University of Washington — since 1980

Born
1943, Lakewood, Ohio

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Mary Lee Hu

Current role
Professor Emeritus of Metal Arts, University of Washington (taught there 1980-2006, retired 2006)

Status
Retired

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lee_Hu

Training

Undergraduate	Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1963 to 1965 BFA · instructor: Richard Thomas
Undergraduate	Rochester Institute of Technologyuniversity art department · summer of 1963 none · instructor: Hans Christensen
Graduate	Southern Illinois Universityuniversity art department · 1965 to 1967 MFA · instructor: Brent Kington

Lineage

Taught at

Cultural Arts Center (Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center) · 1980 to presentDenver School of Metal Arts · 1976 to 1977Southern Illinois University · 1968 to 1969Southern Illinois University Carbondale · 1968 to 1969University of Washington · 1980 to presentUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison · 1976 to 1977

Taught (in this directory)

Adam GrinovichAlan T. MetteJuan Carlos Caballero-PerezPhil Renato

Students drawn from who lists this person as an instructor; institutions from faculty records. See the full lineage timeline →

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lee_Hu https://snagmetalsmith.org/2024/02/2024-snag-lifetime-achievement-award-mary-lee-hu/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/mary-lee-hu-2332 https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/mary-lee-hu/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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