Sue Messer to display newest art at Emporium Center

"Infinity" and "Roses in a Silver Vase" (watercolors) by Sue Messer

KNOXVILLE -- The Arts & Culture Alliance will present a new exhibition of oil and watercolor paintings by Dandridge artist Sue Messer, March 7-30, at the Emporium Center. Sue Messer grew up in a small town in eastern Kentucky with a great love of her family, the mountains, and nature. These influences are gracefully portrayed in many of her works.

Messer hones her lifetime of self-taught skills through workshops and classes in oils, watercolors and acrylics. Recent exhibitions of her paintings included the Dandridge Arts Festival, Fountain City Art Guild exhibitions, and in the Balcony of the Emporium Center. Her paintings are in corporate, public and private collections throughout the U.S. as well as in several galleries in the Knoxville and Dandridge area. For more information on Sue Messer, visit her website at www.suesstudiogallery.com.

Recent Works by Sue Messer will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at 865-523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Published March 7, 2012