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| | | | | Featured Artist | | | Artist Particia Hafer Reeder, was born and educated in Pennsylvania.
She studied painting at Kutztown University and has continued her
education by attending many workshops given by internationally
known, professional watercolors artists. Pat's background experience
includes employment in graphic design with a prominent advertising
agency. She is the owner of Reeder Studio, where she once worked on
on a freelance basis in advertising, and currently uses as her fine art
studio. Her years of experience in advertising, secured her an appoin-
tment as Director of Advertising for a division of Kaiser Aluminum,
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| | | |  | | | where she managed their entire advertising program. After more than
ten years in advertising and graphic design, Pat's creative sprit contin-
ued to grow, as she developed a deep interest in fine art, with a cocentr-
ation in watercolor painting. She recently retired, after working for si-
xteen years as Art Gallery Director for a local college, while she simult-
aneously continued to produce beautiful paintings in her studio. The
visual arts have always been very important to her, and in an effort to
promote the arts in the community, patserved on the board of several
art organizations, which resulted in the forming of three local Co-op
Art Galleries. She has had numerous SOLO EXHIBITS of her work and | | | | | | | | | | continues to show her paintings in local, regional and national juried
competitions. Her original watercolor paintings are represented in
GALLERIES throughout Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia
and they are prized by many Corporations, as well as, private collect-
ors. Over the years, Pat has received man AWARDS for her work. Sev-
eral of these award winning paintings have been reproduced and are
available in signed/Numbered Limited Edition" prints. In 2001, Pat
was listed in the "INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO OF PROFESSIONAL
AND BUSINESS WOMEN", for her dedicated contributions in the field
of Graphic and Fine Art. Her paintings, both realistic and contempor- | | |  |
ary in style, display an exquisite sense of color and design. Pat's expert use of washes, glazing
techniques and attention to detail, all combine a great sense of depth in her watercolor paintings. |
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