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Suzanne Reed Fine

Water Media

Suzanne Reed Fine's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the southeast. In addition, her work is in private and corporate collections. She has studied color and water media with Stephen Quiller and Judi Betts. Suzanne was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1967.

She grew up in Colorado and received a B.F.A. from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado in 1989. Her passion for drawing was her focus through college. Trained in Graphic Design and Marketing, she spent many years as a graphic designer, while doing freelance work on the side. It wasn't until 1993 that she began painting full time.

She enjoys working in various Watermedia. Her interest in people and abstraction are her focus in her paintings as she combines them creating an intense interaction.

Her work is shown at the Lagerquist Gallery in Atlanta and The Joseph House Gallery in Columbus, GA. She is a member of the Georgia Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of Alabama, Member of the National League of American Pen Women and a member of the Columbus Artists' Guild. She lives in Columbus, GA with her husband and two young daughters.

Select Awards and Exhibitions:

• Georgia Watercolor Society - 2006 Members Exhibit, Kennesaw GA
• Southern Watercolor Society - National Exhibition - 2005 Richmond VA
• Solo Exhibition 2005 - Joseph House Art Gallery - Columbus GA
• Arts on the River 2005 - Honorable Mention - Columbus GA
• Georgia Watercolor Society - 2005 Members show, Juried Exhibit, Acworth GA
• Columbus Artists Guild Members Exhibition - 2^nd Place - 2005
• Signature House Gallery 2005 - Featured Artist, Auburn Alabama
• Watercolor Society of Alabama - 2005 National Exhibition - GWS Award- Auburn University
• Riverfest Fine Arts show 2005 - 2^nd place, Columbus GA
• Arts on the River 2004 - 2^nd place, Columbus GA
• Georgia Watercolor Society - 2004 National Exhibition, Juried Exhibit, Athens GA
• Columbus Artists Guild Members Exhibition 2^nd Place- 2004
• "Flying Colors" - Invitational Fine Art Exhibition - The Columbus Museum - Columbus GA
• "Passages of Time" - Solo Exhibition - Joseph House Art Gallery - Columbus GA
• Arts on the River 2003 - Juried Fine Arts Show - BEST IN SHOW - Columbus GA
• "Generation Gap" - 5 generations of Fine's family of artists - Joseph House Art Gallery, Columbus GA.
• Riverfest Juried Fine Arts Show - Wachovia Bank Purchase Award - Columbus GA.
• Arts on the River - Juried Fine Arts Show 2002 - Honorable Mention - Columbus GA
• Artist's Magazine Art Competition 2002 - Finalist

Corporate Collections:

• First Georgian Bank, Atlanta, GA
• Marriott Hotel, Columbus, GA
• Wachovia Bank, Columbus, GA
• JP Thayer & Company, Phenix City, AL
• Edward Williams Attorney, Columbus, GA
• Hatcher & Stubbs Law Offices, Columbus, GA
• The Flowers Building, Columbus, GA
• Adams State College, Alamosa, CO
• San Luis Valley Regional Hospital, Del Norte, CO