SUE KEMP SWS, TWS
Sue May Kemp was born in Dallas, Texas and has lived in Austin
with her husband, Thomas, since 1987. She earned a B.S. and M.Ed. from the University of North Texas. After teaching
in the public schools for a few years, she pursued her love of art, concentrating on painting in watercolor.
Sue has been on the faculty of The Art School of Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria since 2002 and
is President of Texas Watercolor Society and signature member(Purple Sage Honor Society).She is a signature member of
Southwestern Watercolor Society and a past president of Waterloo Watercolor Group. Sue is also a member of Capitol
Art Society, Third Coast Painters and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Sue is a
former member of the Texas Wild Bunch and was a partner in the Littlefield Gallery in Austin. Sue is a prolific artist
and popular teacher and workshop instructor.
Published:
Marquis' Who's Who
in American Art 31st edition, 2012
and
Who's Who in America
Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center, UT Austin
"Wildflower Days" official poster artist, 2007
"Texas
Bluebonnets"
"A
Night in Old San Antonio" 2007 official poster artist,
"Clown Alley", NIOSA, San Antonio
Conservation Society
Fiesta
Magazine, cover, April, 2007,San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Express News, April, 2007
How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes,
Quarto Publ., London, 2006
Adventure
Cyclist Magazine, "Tuscany, The Hills, The Gelato", 2005
The Watercolour Flower Painter's Handbook, Quarto
Pub., London, 2005
Watercolor
Magazine, Summer 2003 featured artist
Splash-7, A Celebration of Light , Northlight Books, 2002
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center "Wildflower Walk" logo,
2002
A Night in Old San
Antonio 2001 official poster artist, San Antonio Conservation League, "NIOSA Serenade"
Fiesta Magazine, cover, 2001,
San Antonio
San
Antonio Express News, 2001
Austin American Statesman, 2001, 2000, 1992, 1990, 1988
American Heart Association 2001 gala poster, "Heartbeat of the
Carribbean"
Painting Great
Pictures from Photographs, Rockport Publ.,1999
Floral Inspirations, Rockport Publ., 1999
Northlight Magazine, 1999
Sick Bay, Astoria Productions, Ltd.
1998 (picture book)
Texas
Watercolor Society-Fifty Years of Excellence
The Best of Watercolor-Painting Color, Rockport Publ., 1997
The Encyclopedia of Watercolour Landscape
Techniques, Quarto Publ., London, 1996
Scene, Spotlight on the Artist, Southwestern Watercolor Society,
1995
Around Austin
Calendar, cover, 1992
Sue has been painting for over twenty five years, beginning study
under noted teachers Bud Biggs, Naomi Brotherton, Leo Smith and M. Douglas Walton in the 1980's. She has studied
with many reknown artists and continues to take occasional workshops. She has exhibited her paintings in the Cannon House
of Representatives, Washington, D.C., the Texas State Capitol and in many juried competitions. Her work is included
in private and corporate collections.
Exhibitions:
Texas Watercolor Society
Southwestern Watercolor Society
Watercolor
Art Society-Houston
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia
Exhibition
Texas Fine Arts Association
Louisiana Watercolor Society
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
Texas & Neighbors Art Competition
Irving Art Association Wildlife Art Competition
Waterloo Watercolor Group
Capitol
Art Society
Third Coast Painters
