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Florida Southern College presents
exhibition of artist John Briggs 

LAKELAND, Fla. (Dec. 18, 2002) - Florida Southern College will present the paintings of artist John Briggs in the Melvin Art Gallery beginning Jan. 9 and running through Jan. 31. The artist will attend the opening reception held on Jan. 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Briggs, a Florida native and Plant City resident, has a prestigious record of exhibitions in Florida and around the country. His work has been widely collected and is exhibited in the Polk Art Museum in Lakeland. One of Florida's foremost artists creating naturalistically rendered landscapes, he also paints large-scale narrative and figurative pieces. Currently, he is working on a commission for the Queen of Peace Church in Ocala, Fla., which measures 10 feet by 17 feet. 

The Melvin Art Gallery is open weekdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and before and during intermissions of most performances of the FSC Fine Arts Series. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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