Cocktail Party, by Lynn Rowe Reed

Art by Lynn Rowe Reed will be on display Oct. 5 – Nov. 6 at The University of Findlay’s Lea Gallery, located inside the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion.            

An artist’s reception will be 6–8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in the gallery.

Reed has been working as an artist for more than 20 years. Her illustrations have appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, and she has illustrated 13 children’s books, including “Punctuation Takes a Vacation.”

Reed employs a whimsical, contemporary style that is fresh and engaging to people of all ages. The New York Times (May 18, 2004) stated that “Lynn Rowe Reed’s childlike acrylic paintings perfectly capture the mood of whimsical fantasy.”

Reed’s work has garnered many awards, and it has appeared in The Best of Children’s Book Illustration Show at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City. She recently completed an illustration for the National Public Radio Web site.

In addition to being a painter/illustrator, Reed creates steel sculpture and ceramic vessels. One of her steel sculptures can be seen in the office of C. Henry Steel of Fort Wayne, Ind. Reed works from a studio space at the Kachmann Building in downtown Fort Wayne.

Much of Reed’s work may be seen on her Web site: www.lynnrowereed.com.