About the Artist

Susan Swinand is a visual artist, originally from the Philadelphia area, who has been living and working in Shrewsbury, MA since 1984. She has taught painting at the Worcester Art Museum in central MA for over 20 years and was an adjunct painting and design instructor at Clark University from 1992 till 2004. She also currently teaches painting classes in the greenhouses of Wellesley College.

Susan was graduated from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia in 1965. An Emily Sartain fellowship allowed her to travel in Europe and to study in Austria with Italian painter, Emilio Vedova. On her return, she attended the Barnes Foundation for two years, where she studied the Philosophy and Appreciation of Art.

She has been active in many art organizations, serving on the boards of Moore College of Art, ArtsWorcester, and Artists’ Equity Association. She was president of Philadelphia Artists Equity in 1978-80, receiving their Distinguished Service Award in 1981. She was the director of the ArtsWorcester Gallery at the Forum Theatre for many years.

Her work has been exhibited in over a hundred juried, invitational and solo and group shows. Past Exhibitions