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Butler Di Lorenzo Lockhart
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Suzanne Jepson is a native of the suburbs of Philadelphia and is now residing in Midlothian, Virginia. At a very early age, she attended classes at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, where she discovered that art would become her lifelong love. As a Naval Officer’s wife she had the opportunity to take art classes at the Bishop Museum while living in Hawaii and from various local artists located in the cities where her husband was assigned. She continued painting intermittently while raising a family and working. Now retired, she has begun painting full time and has taken advantage of classes at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, the Brazier Gallery, Richmond, Virginia and classes with renowned artist Anda Styler, New Milford, Connecticut.
In her early years, her artwork was shown at local shows where she resided. She has displayed her artwork at the Clifton Art Show, Clifton, Virginia, the juried art show at Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, a two-man show at the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, a one-man show in the Manor House at Green Spring Garden Park, Alexandria, Virginia. Currently, her artwork is on continuous display at the Loft Gallery in Occoquan, Virginia. She is also an exhibiting member and First VP of Programs for the Bon Air Artists Association, Bon Air, Virginia. To her delight, the cover of the October 2007 issue of Washington Woman magazine featured her painting titled Sunflowers and Cherries.
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