Florence Neal moved to Brooklyn, New York from Georgia in 1977. Sculptor, painter, printmaker and graphic designer, Florence?s current work focuses on prints, drawings and public installations. Her work references nature, architecture and the human form. Material use is an important aspect as she develops each work individually, sometimes becoming part of a larger series.  Her interest in public art has led to commissions such as the steel wind sculpture installation entitled "Dance of Life" at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She has collaborated with writer Wendy Walker on a number of print/text projects. ?Screen Memories? at Brooklyn Public Library and  "...a different forest", is a public art commission for the Omaha Public Library. Florence founded Everglade Press in 1985 in her Brooklyn Water Street studio.  She is the co-founder and director of a non-profit gallery dedicated to drawings and works on paper, the Kentler International Drawing Space, established in 1990, in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  In an upcoming project she will create the set design for a chamber opera by composer Michael Kowalski.