Artist: Julie Watts | Location: Sumter, SC
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Artist: Julie Watts | Location: Sumter, SC
Sumter, SC
A South Carolina native, Julie Watts fell in love with painting as a student of Mrs. Malone, her high school art teacher, at Chapin High School some thirty plus years ago. When Julie's children were young, she painted occasionally as time and energy allowed. After her kids grew and became more independent, she decided to once again return to her passion of painting and took a class from Mary Ann Reames at The Sumter Gallery of Art. Twelve years ago, Julie enrolled in an oil painting class taught by Gloria Pounds, and has been privileged to be under her mentorship ever since. In 2017, Julie was a co-exhibitor of a show, ìAmerican Configurationî at Covenant Place in Sumter, South Carolina. Julie is a member of The Sumter Artists Guild and has had work in the annual show for the past several years and won The People's Choice Award in 2022. Most recently, Julie was awarded the Ingrid Carson Merit Award for one of her paintings, ìNo Reservations,î at the 2023 South Carolina State Fair.