Sue Donaldson - About the Artist

Sue graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania majoring in advertising with a minor in photography. During her four years, she took numerous courses in fine arts painting, printmaking and graphic design.

After a successful career in Elementary Education, she now works full time painting with acrylics on both canvas and paper.

Her artistic choices and inspiration comes from things she loves – nature, shapes, people, color, travel and the never-ending search for her artistic voice. Her work has won awards and is in private and corporate collections.

“As I create I come alive! My art is a synthesis of my personal feelings. The way I paint is my philosophy…my visual language.”

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RESUME

After graduation from Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), Sue worked in the Art Department of a large insurance company. Years later after retirement from teaching, she took action to re-establish her passion for art. Her mentors have been Catherine Anderson, George James, Reuben Coy, Cholla, Polly Hammett, Robert Burridge and Linda Darke Swaynos.

Stephen F. Austin University, Texas – MA in Education

Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire – BA in Education

Philadelphia College of Art, Pennsylvania - Advertising/Photography/Fine Arts

EXHIBITION and EVENTS:

2008

Elder Street Gallery - Independence Day - Opening Reception July 12th
Archway Gallery - Featured Artist - Show runs from June 1st through July 12th
Karen Derr Realty One Woman Show - January - March
The Women's Home Benefit - February
artshouston magazine - March

2007

Archway Gallery, Houston, TX

Darke Gallery, Houston, TX

WAS-H Monthly Exhibitions (1^st-3^rd Prizes) - Houston, TX

Box Show – Bering and James Gallery

Lawndale Art Center – Retablo Show

Gallery M2 Juried “Light” Show

Showcase Homes Realty – Kingwood, TX

Perimeter Gallery – Rice Village – Houston, TX

Eastman Gallery, Houston, TX

YES! Prep School Charity Event

Baker Oil Tools, Inc – Private Commission, Houston, TX

Leonard Brown – Private Commission

2006

Lawndale Art Center “Dia de Los Muertos” Show

WAS-H Monthly Shows (1^st – 3^rd prizes)

36^th WAS-H Annual Members Juried Exhibition

Box Show – Bering & James Gallery

Texas A&M Stark Gallery – College Station, TX

Spanish Flower Restaurant – Houston Heights

Yale Street Art Market – Houston Heights

Eastman-Smith Gallery, Center Street, Houston, TX

2005

WIVLA “The Suitcase Show: Women and Their Journeys”

Lawndale Art Center Retablo Show

WAS-H 35^th Annual Members Juried Exhibit

Visual Arts Alliance Juried Exhibition

Deep in the Art of TX Juried Exhibition

Designed Product Label for Cactus Magic Company – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Two-Woman Show – Baquero Gallery – Houston, TX

Group Show – Baquero Gallery

Group Shows – Eastman Gallery

2004

Visual Arts Alliance Juried Exhibition (1^st Honorable Mention)

St Francis Art Festival

Kingwood Art Society Juried Exhibition (1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Prizes)

Swilley Mansion Art Festival

Yale Street Art Market

WAS-H 34^th Membership Juried Exhibition & Monthly Exhibitions

2003

Workshop Presenter – Painting on Yupo – WAS-H

WAS-H Monthly Juried Shows (3^rd Prize)

St. Francis Art Festival

Spring and Fall Swilley Mansion Art Festival

2002

33^rd WAS-H Annual Members Juried Exhibition (Da Vinci Award)