Suzanne Patterson,

of Creative Artistry & FX, is an Emmy Award* winning makeup artist, and special makeup effects artist.  Her decades of experience includes movies, television series and specials, documentaries, commercial ad campaigns, and network televised sports.  Various productions in which she has been the makeup department head have won multiple major industry awards, such as the Emmy, Telly, Cine Eagle, Aegis, Omni Intermedia, Communicator, and International Davey Awards.

She produced and directed the acclaimed video, "Heroes Hail and Welcome", and in which she personally received the Telly, Aegis, and the Aurora awards for the production.

Suzanne's company, Creative Artistry & FX, provides an extensive range of professional makeup services, special makeup effects, and hair styling for film, video/television and print. She has worked with and designed makeup for some of Hollywood's biggest stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Magic Johnson, Tim Allen, Charlie Sheen, Queen Latifah, and other numerous celebrities, professional athletes, and high profile clients.

Primarily serving the Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland regions, Suzanne is regarded as a national expert on (HD) High Definition Makeup techniques, and a sought after makeup artist for television and video productions in this format. Her makeup and hair grooming expertise frequently serves National Politicians, corporate executives, and famous personalities in and around the nation's Capital.

Suzanne is a veteran magazine feature article author, and her previous editorial experience includes Associate Editor of 1st Hold Magazine, Airbrush Editor of Face Painting International Magazine, and West Coast Contributing Editor for FilmCrew Magazine. She continues to write makeup and skin care articles exclusively featured in FAQ and at the Learning Center.

*Team Emmy, National Capital Region