Artist Statement & Biography The daily mystery of putting paint to paper brings joy into my life. Nina Allen Freeman

Always interested in art throughout school, I studied studio art at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida and graduated in 1966. Upon graduation, I quickly learned I needed a job, and these being "the Great Society" years, I got a job as a Social Worker. I Liked it and eventually went back to FSU and earned a Master of Social Work Degree, and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I retired in 2000 and now am into a second career as a water media artist.

I started painting again by taking a class from Joe McFadden locally and taking workshops from professional watercolorists whenever I could. I have learned from many; Marilyn Hughey Phillis, Mary Alice Braukman, Virginia Cobb, Don Andrews, Miles Batt and Kathleen Conover.

I have been teaching watercolor classes and workshops in the Tallahassee area since 2000 and currently teach at Brush & Palette Studio, Tallahassee, FL.

Memberships:
Georgia Watercolor Society - Signature Member
Tallahassee Watercolor Society - Life Member & President 2004 - 2006, Signature Member
Florida Watercolor Society - Member
American Watercolor Society - Sustaining Associate Member
Southern Watercolor Society - Member
International Society of Acrylic Painters, Florida Chapter - Member

Published:
"the Hay Wagon"  - Splash 5 - The Glory of Color, North Light Books Publishing Co., 1998

Recent Exhibitions:
Thomasville Cultural Center Summer Showcase, Thomasville, GA., 2006 - 2nd place Award, 2007.
the Gadsden Arts Regional Art Exhibition, Quincy FL. 2006 , 2007.
the Tallahassee Watercolor Society Brushstrokes Member's Exhibition, Tallahassee, FL, 2006, 2007-2nd Place Award
The TaWS Tri-State Water Media Exhibition, LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, Tallahassee, FL, 2006 -TaWS Past President's Award, 2007 - Merit Award, 2008 - Presenter, Gallery Talk.
The TaWS Tri-State WaterMedia Exhibition, April 2009, Place One Eye Associates Award
The Artists Ltd. of Tallahassee Exhibition, The Apalachicola Museum of Art, Apalachicola, FL, May 5 - July 17, 2007.
The Ten Artists Ltd. of Tallahassee, "Color Energy",  LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, Tallahassee, FL, June 26 - July 27, 2008. Presenter, Gallery Talk.
Florida Watercolor Society 38th Annual Exhibition, September 2009, The American Frame Corp. Award and Strathmore Paper Award.