Dee Shapiro is an American artist and writer associated with the Pattern and Decoration movement.
Dee Shapiro was inspired to be an Artist in her early years of education.
She researched and explored the Fibonacci Progression in color on graph paper and also explored geometric complexity of architectural designs, leading her to create the small horizontal oil paintings of cities and landscapes.
Dee Shapiro obtained her bachelor's degree in 1958 and Master of Science in 1960 from Queens College, City University of New York.
Shapiro's strength is the ability to give expressive power on canvas that makes her work seem larger than they are.