LS FINCH | SFCC FELLOWSHIP WINNER
LS Finch | In Her Own Words
My history as an artist has been a slow and long one.
I first began to paint while attending the University of California – Davis as a biological sciences
major. After graduating, I relocated to New York City where I lived and worked for over fifteen years. While
art was not at the forefront of my existence, I continued to paint and take courses at Pratt Institute and The
New School.
After moving to South Florida in the 1990s, I began to pursue painting and illustration, more
specifically, children’s book illustration. As a part-time illustrator, I illustrated children’s books and magazines
for the educational and trade markets. During this time, I was also fully employed by The Nature Conservancy
at Blowing Rocks Preserve. During my 24-year tenure with the Conservancy, I recruited and curated exhibits
involving multi-media artists throughout the State of Florida. The goal of our exhibits was to connect art with
our natural world and to provide an educational message about conservation issues that impact us in Florida
as well as globally.
My long road as an artist evolved into full-time painting by 2010.
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