LOCAL ARTIST JAN REID IS EXCITED ABOUT HER FIRST SOLO ARTIST SHOW, “TOUCHED BY THE SPIRIT”, BEING FEATURED AT THE BELLA FORD FINE ART GALLERY IN GRAHAM. REID’S PARENTS WERE ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND THE DESIRE TO BE CREATIVE COMES NOT ONLY FROM HER PARENTS BUT FROM HER DIVINE FATHER. SHE BEGAN STUDYING ART AT SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1975, GAINING EXPERIENCE IN DRAWING, DESIGN, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. MOST RECENTLY, SHE ATTENDED A WORKSHOP WHERE SHE STUDIED WITH CALIFORNIA ARTIST ROBERT BURRIDGE. JAN REID HAS HAD A CAREER IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS, BUT TALKING WITH HER ABOUT HER ART WILL TELL YOU IN AN INSTANT THAT ART IS HER PASSION. REID IS A MEMBER OF THE KEMP CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN WICHITA FALLS AND IS A MEMBER AND OFFICER OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL ART ASSOCIATION. HER WORK CAN BE SEEN AT THE GIFT SHOP AT THE KEMP CENTER AS WELL AS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MONTAGUE COUNTY. THE ARTISTS’ WORK WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE BELLA-FORD FINE ART GALLERY IN GRAHAM UNTIL JUNE 28TH. THE GALLERY IS LOCATED AT 701 GROVE STREET IN GRAHAM AND IS OPEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 2:30 P.M.