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Margaret Sue Turner Wright, a plein air artist and figure painter working in oil, is a full time working artist and has had her artwork featured on book covers, program covers and been commissioned for corporate marketing materials. Previous exhibitions include, Orange County Historical Museum, Virginia Museum of Transportation and a painting in the permanent collection of the Wood Brothers Museum, and other regional venues plus regional Solo exhibitions. She is a member of the Copyist Program at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Her representational impressionist style of art has also been referred to as enthusiastic, bold and passionate. In 2017 and in 2018, Margaret Sue has 2 received annual nominations, for the Perry F. Kendig Award sponsored by Roanoke College and Hollins University. She also promotes her legendary stockcar racing Father and founding member of NASCAR, a 2016 NASCAR Hall of Famer, Curtis Turner.