SUSAN STEPHENSON
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing
Art Department, CSU Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. June 10 – June 27
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2025
SUSAN STEPHENSON: A New Look
Stan State Art Space, Turlock, CA.
January 28 – March 14
2024
Susan Stephenson: Reconnecting
Westerly AIR Program, Westerly, RI
2022
Susan Stephenson: Inside-Outside
Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2020
Location Location Location
The Chartreuse Muse Gallery, Modesto, CA
2019
here there everywhere
Stan State Art Space, Turlock, CA
Observations
Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
2015
Susan Stephenson
Cate Charles Gallery, Providence, RI
Visiting Artist: Susan Stephenson
Loomis Chaffee School, Avon, CT
2011
Susan Stephenson: Guest Artist
Imago Gallery, Warren, RI
2007
Inside – Out
Stonington Vineyards Gallery, Stonington, CT
2003
Recent Paintings
South College, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2001
Recent Works
Stonington Vineyards Gallery, Stonington, CT
1999
Recent Paintings
Stonington Vineyards Gallery, Stonington, CT
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2024
Strata Gallery Fourth Annual Member Group Show 2024
Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Open Studio Exhibition: Ice Cream Social & Fundraiser
Chalk Hill Artist Residency, Healdsburg, CA
A Shade of Green
The Chartreuse Muse Gallery, Modesto, CA
2023
4 Perspectives
Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA
Curated by Lisa McDermott
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition
CSU Stanislaus
Stan State Art Space, Turlock, CA
2019
An Artistic Legacy: 1+1+1
Phoebe & Belmont Towbin Wing
Woodstock Artists Association Museum, Woodstock, NY
Curated by Janice La Motta
The Mind’s I: Santiago
Andrea Brunson Space
CV Galeria, Santiago, Chile
Curated by Anne Harris and Andrea Brunson
2018
Drawing from Perception VIII
Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Catherine Kehoe, curator
2017
The Mind's I
Dalton Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Anne Harris, curator
Stanislaus State Art Faculty Exhibition 2017
University Art Gallery, CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
Conversations: Studio & Table
The Gallery at Rolling Acres, The Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Jefferson, ME
David Dewey, curator
2016
LYME.TEACH.DO/ STUDIO_FACULTY_EXHIBITION_2016
Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
Endless Summer
Cate Charles Gallery, Westerly Land Trust, Westerly, RI
2015
Eclecticism
Cate Charles Gallery, Providence, RI
2014
Doors of Perception: Hollis Dunlap, Nathan Lewis, and Susan Stephenson
Six Summit Gallery, Ivoryton, CT
2012
Faculty Exhibition
Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2011
A Unique Perspective: Susan Stephenson and Deborah Randall
Cate Charles Gallery, Stonington, CT
2010
Contemporary Realism Biennial
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
2009
Studio Faculty Exhibition
Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2006
The Landscape of Golf
Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
Invitational
2005
LACFA at the Arnot Museum
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
Urban Escape
City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2004
Susan Stephenson: Color and Light
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Realism Now: Traditions and Departures
Vose Gallery, Boston, MA
Miami University Young Painters Competition
Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2002
Biennial 2002
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
Philip Pearlstein, Juror
National Competition
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
Wilbur Niewald, Juror
BARE: Bringing Art to the Research Environment
Pfizer Central Research, Groton, CT
LaGrange National XXII Biennial
LaGrange Museum, LaGrange, GA
Benny Andrews, Juror
29th Annual Juried Competition
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. Mark O’Grady, Juror.
22nd National Juried Art Show
New Orleans Art Association, New Orleans, LA
Kaywin Feldman, Juror
2001
American Landscapes
MFA Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Gary Vikan, Juror
National Juried Show
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
Janet Fish, Juror
National Competition
Provincetown Art Association & Museum, Provincetown, MA
Rachel Rosenfield, Juror
National Juried Competition
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Shamim Momin, Juror
2000
Interiors
Gallery 214, Glenridge, NJ
Paintings of the Griffis Art Center
Pfizer Central Research Division, Groton, CT
1998
Figure Drawing in the Academy Tradition: 1890 – 1998
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
Susan Stephenson and Lynn Walker
Stonington Vineyards Gallery, Stonington, CT
1997
Susan Stephenson and Jerry Weiss
Stonington Vineyards Gallery, Stonington, CT
Visions of the Sea
Gregory Gallery, Darien, CT
1996
Landscapes: A New England View
Gregory Gallery, Darien, CT
1995
Refiguring the Figure
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Helen Cooper, Juror
1993
National Competition
First Street Gallery, New York, NY
Janet Fish, Juror
National Juried Show
Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
Rosemarie Beck, Juror
6th Annual Indoor Exhibition
Waterhouse Pavilion, Chattanooga, TN
Michael Auping, Juror
7th Annual Women in the Arts Juried Exhibition
Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
Susana Viola Jacobson, Juror
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS:
Residency:
Westerly AIR Program, Westerly, RI. July 9 – August 6, 2024
Residency and Full Scholarship:
Chalk Hill Artist Residency, Healdsburg, CA. June 17 – July 5, 2024
Sabbatical:
Awarded CSU Stanislaus Sabbatical Leave, Fall 2023
Gallery Talk:
Valley Focus: 4 Perspectives, Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock CA. March 3, 2023
Lecture:
Susan Stephenson - Observations, Faculty Development Center, Turlock, CA
Lecture:
Faculty Spotlight Speakers Series, CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
Judge:
Penumbra, The Stanislaus State Annual Art and Literary Journal, 2018
Residency:
Ocean House Hotel, Watch Hill, RI, July, 2017
Lecture:
“Up Close and Personal,” Ocean House Hotel, Watch Hill, RI, 2017
Lecture/Demonstration:
“Behind the Canvas: Working from Observation with Susan Stephenson,” Maritime Gallery at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT, 2017
Lecture:
Winter Lecture Series, Center for Creative Arts, LACFA, 2016
Workshop:
Cullowhee Mountain Arts, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC, June, 2016
Residency:
Loomis Chaffee School, Avon, CT, January, 2014
Workshop:
Creative Capital, “Internet for Artists,” Providence, RI, 2011
Fellowship:
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, 2004
Finalist:
“Miami University Young Painters Competition,” Oxford, Ohio, 2004
Fellowship:
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Faculty Travel Grant, 2002
Commission:
Masur Museum of Art and Twin City Art Foundation, Monroe, LA, 2004
Commission:
“Ocean House 2000,” through Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT, 2000
Commission:
P. of Dr. Tucson Dunn. Louisiana Tech University Physics Dept, 1995
Residency:
The Griffis Art Center, New London, Connecticut, 1994 – 95
Residency:
Association for Visual Artists, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1993
NAN Award:
Chosen by painting faculty, Boston University College for the Arts. 1992
Scholarship:
Constantin Alajalov Painting Scholarship, Boston University, 1990 – 1992
Commission:
P. of Mrs. Dan Reneau. LA Tech University Art and Architecture Dept, 1990
Scholarship:
Faculty Art Scholarship, Louisiana Tech University, 1986
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Masur Museum, Monroe, LA
Pfizer Central Research, Groton, CT
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Newport, RI
The Griffis Art Center, New London, CT
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
WESTERLY SUN, "Endless Summer to Shine on High Street," by Nancy Burns-Fusaro, July 7, 2016
THE DAY, "'Endless Summer' Kicks Off in Westerly," by Amy Barry, July 24, 2016
STONINGTON-MYSTIC PATCH, “Susan Stephenson Paints Barefoot in the Borough,” by C.M. Glover. June 29, 2011
THE DAY, “Capturing Color and Local Views,” by Amy Barry. November 3, 2011.
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, “Museum Curator: Old Lyme, Miss Griswold, and the Yale Art Gallery,” by John O’Hern. March, 2007. Pp. 56 - 61
THE BOSTON GLOBE, “Exhibit is a Learning Experience,” by Christine Temin. December 10, 2003
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST, “Notable Exhibitions: Mentors and Protégés,” October/November, 2003. Pp. 18- 31
REALISM NOW: TRADITIONS AND DEPARTURES, MENTORS AND PROTÉGÉS, Part 1, Published in 2003 by Vose Galleries, Boston, Inc
THE WESTERLY SUN, “Seaport Gallery to Offer Prints by Ashaway Artist,” by Sara Ross Clark. June 25, 2002
THE NEW YORK TIMES, “Wit in Force, Figures Talking to Each Other,” by William Zimmer. April 30, 1995
EDUCATION:
1992 MFA in Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA. Studied with John Moore
1990 BFA in Studio Art - Painting, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Graduated summa cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi
TEACHING HISTORY:
2017 – present: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS
Associate Professor
1995 – 2017: LYME ACADEMY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Associate Professor
1995 – 96: SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY
Instructor, sabbatical replacement
1993 – 94: UNIVERSITY of LOUISIANA at MONROE
Adjunct Instructor
1990 – 92: BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL for the ARTS
Teaching Assistant: assisted Anne Harris, Isabelle MacIlvain and Michael Monahan.