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about the artist
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Lynn Greer lives and paints in Greenville, SC. She graduated from UGA with a BFA in Graphic Design and after eight years in advertising, she joined the ranks of “poor starving artists.” For over twenty-five years she has made a living as a working artist; painting commissioned works, participating in solo and group exhibitions, taking part in outdoor arts festivals and creating commissioned works for corporate and private clients.
Lynn is a member with excellence of the South Carolina Watercolor Society, a signature member of the GA Watercolor Society, and a board member of the Metropolitan Arts Council (Greenville, SC). She has been featured in several national publications, including WATERCOLOR MAGIC, THE PALETTE MAGAZINE and AMERICAN ARTIST WATERCOLOR MAGAZINE (which featured twenty emerging artists across the US).
about the work
“I paint a variety of subject matter, but my favorite subjects are people – not posed portraits, but people in the process of daily life, totally unaware of the beauty of the moment. I am also attracted to color and constantly seek ways to use new combinations of color to make my statement. Although I have painted professionally for over 15 years, I still feel like a beginner. I enjoy the process as well as the product. I feel very lucky to be able to make a living doing something that I truly love.”
selected exhibitions & awards
EXHIBITIONS
2002 – 2009: Greenville Open Studios
2009 - Pickens County Museum of Art, Three Watercolorists Exhibition • Caffeine “Heaven and Hell” Exhibit • Caffeine “Tomorrow will be as Today” Exhibit • Clemson Botanical Garden Exhibit • Clemson Brooks Center Exhibit
2008 - Artist Index Dewees Invitational • Caffeine 8/8/08 Exhibit • “A Day Without Art” Invitational • Centre Stage – SC, Invitational (One Woman Exhibition) • Greenville Chamber of Commerce Exhibition • Georgia Alumni Exhibition (Metropolitan Arts Council)
2006 - I. Pinckney Simons Gallery Invitational Exhibit (Artista Vista), Columbia, SC
2005: Centre Stage – SC, Invitational (One Woman Exhibition)
2004: Leaves of Grass Invitational Exhibit – Spartanburg, SC
2002 – 2008: Greenville Open Studios
2000 - Furman University Millennium Invitational “Paintings of Provence”, Group Exhibition
JURIED EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
2009 - GA Watercolor Society National Exhibition – Award Winner • Artisphere National Juried Exhibition • Artists of the Upstate Juried Exhibition
2008 - GA Watercolor Society National Exhibition • Artisphere National Juried Exhibition - Purchase Award Winner • Chosen as 2008 Artisphere poster artist • Pickens Museum Juried Exhibition • SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition - Award Winner
2007 - SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition - Award Winner • Artisphere National Juried Exhibition - Purchase Award Winner • The Hub City Juried Exhibition • Art in the Park Juried Exhibition
2006 - AMERICAN ARTIST WATERCOLOR MAGAZINE, 2006 Fall issue, named one of "20 Emerging Artists in the US" • Art in the Park Juried Exhibition - 2nd Place Merit Award • SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition – Award Winner • Artisphere Juried Exhibit, Purchase Award Winner
2005 - GA Watercolor Society National Exhibition • SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition • Upstate Visual Arts Exhibition – Award Winner
2004 - Anderson County Arts Center 29th Annual Juried Exhibition • SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition – Award Winner • GA Watercolor Society National Exhibition – Award Winner • PA Watercolor Society International Juried Exhibition • Art in the Park Juried Exhibition
2003 - Art in the Park Juried Exhibition • The Hub City Juried Exhibition – Award Winner • Taught in Metropolitan Arts Council’s Tanglewood (Arts Integration) Project
2002 - Art in the Park Juried Exhibition • Pickens Museum Juried Exhibition • Greenville County Museum of Art: “ From the Studio” Group Exhibition • Published in THE PALLETTE instructional magazine
2001 - Published in WATERCOLOR MAGIC – YEARBOOK 2001 “Ones to Watch” • Anderson County Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Purchase Award
2000 - Upstate Visual Arts Millennium Exhibition – 2nd Place Award • SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition • Waccamaw Guild Juried Show • Belton Standpipe Juried Art Show
1999 - Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville Grant – awarded for “Childlike” Exhibit • Riverplace Festival Juried Show • Painting selected for reproduction – Fund-raiser Greenville Fine Arts Center • Belton Standpipe Juried Art Show
1998 - Art in the Park Juried Exhibition – Honorable Mention • Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville Grant – awarded for “Garden Variety” Exhibit
1997 - Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Juried Exhibition • Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition • Pennsylvania Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition • Art in the Park Juried Exhibition, Greenville, SC – Award of Excellence
1996 - Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Juried Exhibition • Riverplace Festival Juried Exhibition • “No Body’s Perfect” Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI – Honorable Mention • Western Colorado Watercolor Society National Exhibition – Winsor and Newton Award • Upstate Visual Arts Miniature Show, Greenville, SC – Best in Show • Art in the Park Juried Exhibition – Award of Merit • Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville Grant – awarded for “Our Spirit Stands” poster project
1995 - SC Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition – Award Winner • Art in the Park Juried Exhibition – Award of Merit • Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Juried Exhibition – Award Winner • Anderson County Arts Center Juried Exhibition
education & related professional experience
EDUCATION
- Fine Arts Center Greenville, ‘74 -’75.
- BFA, Graphic Design, University of Georgia, 1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 1987 - present: Full-time painter, working with galleries and retail stores, participating in Arts Festivals, organizing one-woman exhibitions, and entering juried exhibitions
- 1979 - 1987: Art Director with various companies, Ad agencies and free-lance jobs
MEMBERSHIPS
- Greenville Tech Visual Arts Board (2004 – 2008)
- SC Watercolor Society Member of Excellence (Regional Director, 2001 – 2003)
- GA Watercolor Society Signature Member
- Spartanburg Artists' Guild
- Upstate Visual Arts
- Metropolitan Arts Council of Greenville Board (2005 – 2009)
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