JUNE PERG FLOYD
June Floyd was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has traveled and lived throughout the United States and Canada.
Beginning at age seven, Floyd studied music. This continued until age 16, and after high school and college, she completed her education as a registered nurse. Prior to her retirement, Floyd was employed by the State of Georgia, and the State of Florida, and for the last five years of her work, she operated her own business as an independent Administrative Nurse Consultant. In 1992, she and her husband retired in Phenix City, Alabama.
It wasn't until 1998 that Floyd was finally able to fulfill her dream to paint. Until that time, on film she captured sunsets, sunrises, rainbows, seascapes, and landscapes from around the United States and Canada. In 1998, she began receiving instruction in acrylic painting from well-known local artist, Milton Lenoir. Lenoir has since retired.
Floyd is a Founding 2000 member of The Joseph House Gallery Cooperative in Columbus, Georgia. Floyd has been a member of the Columbus Artists Guild, a member of the Phenix City Art Council ( Phenix City, Alabama), and a is a current supporter of the Columbus Weracoba/St. Elmo Preservation Society, the Historic Columbus Foundation, and Arts on the River.
Since coming to Phenix City, Floyd has participated in "Phenix City Art Expo", the Phenix City Art Center Open House, the painting of a 24 by 100 foot mural on a wall in Idle Hour Park depicting the history of Idle Hour Park during World War II. The mural included paintings of the roller rink, swimming pool, boats, planes, ferris wheel, roller rink, and zoo.
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Annually, Floyd participates in Arts on the River, and Arts in the Park; both events are local to Columbus, Georgia.
Currently Floyd's paintings can be viewed and purchased at her website (http://www.junepergfloyd.com/).
Floyd's work can also be found in restaurants, doctors offices, and private homes both locally and nationally.