Suzanne Magee

Painted scene of water lilies and floating leaves on a pond with reflections of the sky and surrounding foliage.

Suzanne W. Magee is an artist working in North Florida. She was raised in eastern Pennsylvania and had a previous career in nursing. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, she worked in the Emergency Department for several years before moving to Florida where she studied Art at the University of Miami. Eventually she moved to Jacksonville and earned a Bachelor of Fine Art in painting and drawing from the University of North Florida.

Close-up of a pink and green parrot tulip flower with ruffled petals against a white background.
A watercolor painting of a pink and white parrot tulip flower with green leaves against a white background.

She has exhibited in regional shows and has a studio in Jacksonville, Florida where she continues to create art. Her work is represented in numerous private collections, galleries, and in public collections such as the Mayo Clinic, Baptist Hospital, the United States Embassy in the Bahamas, and Ponte Vedra Inn and Resort. She is published in Picturing FLorida, a book containing the work of thirty eight artists from northeast and central Florida who represent the visual arts of Florida today.

Water lilies with large green leaves floating on dark water.

Education

2009-2018 University of North Florida. Jacksonville, Florida. Post Baccalaureate work in Photography, Printmaking, and Alternative Photographic Processes.

1991-1993 University of North Florida. Jacksonville, Florida. Bachelor of Fine Arts. Concentration: Painting and Photography.

1983-1984 Jacksonville University. Jacksonville, Florida.

1981 Creative Arts Workshop. New Haven, Connecticut. 1977-1978 University of Miami. Coral Gables, Florida.

Gallery Affiliations

Steller’s Gallery in Ponte Vedra, Beach, Florida. Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida.

Fairfax Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida.

Associations

American Institute of Graphic Arts Jacksonville Art Museum

Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts