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{{short description|American artist}}

{{Infobox artist
| name          = S.P. Harper
| image         =SPHarper painting studio.jpg
| imagesize     = 
| caption       = S.P. Harper in her painting studio
| birth_name     = Susan Gail Picking
| birth_date     = {{Birth date |1955|03|21}}
| birth_place      = [[Pasadena, California]]
| death_date     =
| death_place    =
| nationality   = American
| residence      = Los Angeles, Calif.
| education    = BFA, Roski School of Fine Art, [[University of Southern California]], [[ArtCenter College of Design]], [[American University in Paris]], France
| alma_mater = Summa Cum Laude, [[University of Southern California]]
| notable_works = 
| style = Abstract Painitng, Still Life, Bricollage
| movement = Ecocentric Art Movement
| spouse       = [[ Scott Harper (composer)]]
| awards   = 
| elected   =
| patrons  = In the collection of Mandy and Cliff Einstein
}}

'''Susan Picking Harper''' (born '''Susan Gail Picking'''; March 21, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] artist based in [[Los Angeles, California]] whose work consists of abstract paintings that are part of the Ecocentric Art Movement. She is a teaching artist at [[American Jewish University]] in Los Angeles.

==Life==
Harper was born in [[Pasadena, California]], but grew up in [[Rancho Santa Fe, California]], [[San Diego County]]. Her grandfather, Archibald Picking was a highly skilled diamond-cutter called a [[Diamantaire]] who was responsible for [[Diamond cut|cutting]], polishing and transforming a rough diamond into a finished gemstone ready for setting. This had an influential effect upon Susan's artwork. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdvoyager.com/interview/art-life-s-p-harper/|ti(contracted; show full)*[https://www.wmagazine.com/story/mandy-and-cliff-einstein-art-collection-home-los-angeles Mandy and Cliff Einstein at Home: Inside the Museum-Worthy Art Collection of the L.A. Power Couple]

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:21st-century American painters]]
[[Category:American women painters]]
[[Category:Living people]]