SUSAN WELLER

EDUCATION

  • 1999 R & F Encaustic Workshop, San Francisco
  • 1997 Aurobora Press, Monotype Workshop (Kurt Kemp, master printer)
  • 1996 Bluestone Editions, Monotype Workshop
  • 1995 College of Santa Fe, Monotype Workshop (Ron Pokrasso, printmaker)
  • 1990 Art Institute of Southern California, Metal Arts/Life Drawing
  • 1989-91 Saddleback College, Papermaking/Bookbinding
  • 1977-83 Art Institute of Southern California, Metal Arts
  • 1970 California College of Arts & Crafts, M.A. Art Education
  • 1970 Pasadena City College, Ceramics
  • 1968 San Francisco State University, Sculpture/Welding
  • 1966 Stanford University, B.A. Art History

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2018 Anastasia, Laguna Beach, CA – Susan Weller Selected Works
  • 2013 Seven Degrees, Laguna Beach, CA – “Passages”
  • 2013 Spazio 6, Verona, Italy – Studio Aperto
  • 2011 Case Study Space, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2010 Ivanffy Uhler Gallery, Carlsbad, CA – “Journey”
  • 2010 Spazio 6, Verona, Italy – “La Poesia dei Muri”
  • 2008 Anastasia, Laguna Beach, CA – Recent Works
  • 2008 Spazio 6, Verona, Italy – “Il Silenzio della Memoria”
  • 2007 Anastasia, Laguna Beach, CA – Selected Works
  • 2006 SpazioArte Pisanello, Verona, Italy – “Frammenti”
  • 2005 John Wayne Airport, Orange County, CA
  • 2004 La Corte Arte, Florence, Italy – “Portali di Meditazione”
  • 2003 Galleria Duomo, Verona, Italy – Works on Paper
  • 2002 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Viaggio”
  • 2001 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Il Veneto”
  • 2000 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Patria and Beyond”
  • 1999 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Pilgrim at the Wall”
  • 1998 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Landmarks/Watermarks”
  • 1996 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Beyond Boundaries”

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2016 Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA – “Into Her Own/Diane Nelson/4 Decades in the Art World
  • 2016 Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, CA – “The Language of Art” –Susan Weller/Kristen Weller
  • 2015 Spazio 6, Verona, Italy – “Contemporary Art 2015 – 30×30”
  • 2014 Incorniciarte, Verona, Italy – “Dialogo tra Pittura e Scultura- Susan Weller/Richard Pierce”
  • 2013 Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT – 13 under 13”, 13th Anniversary Show
  • 2013 Spazio 6, Io sono innocente 3×3, Verona, Italy
  • 2012 Spazio 6, Winter Group Exhibition, Verona, Italy
  • 2011 Southern California Printmaking, Palos Verdes Art Center, CA
  • 2010 International Art Fair, Innsbruck – Spazio 6
  • 2010 District Art Gallery, Park City, Utah
  • 2010 Small Works, Turman Larison Contemorary, Helena MT
  • 2009 Small Works, Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT
  • 2009 Ivanffy Uhler Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
  • 2008 Patterns & Rhythms, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles
  • 2008 Patterns & Rhythms, LAX Airport, Los Angeles
  • 2008 Libro d’Artista, Palazzo Bottagisio, Villafranca di Verona
  • 2007 Veronamerica, Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY
  • 2007 Incorniciarte, Verona
  • 2006 Etnie Galleria, Verona
  • 2006 Summer Exhibition, Incorniciarte, Verona
  • 2005 Inaugural Show of Permanent Collection, Grafiche Aurora, Verona
  • 2005 “Il Segno Essenziale,” Palazzo Menghini, Castiglione delle Stiviere
  • 2005 “Altre Vie – Tra I Segni e I Colori,” Incorniciarte, Verona
  • 2005 Verona Arsenale –“Paper, Un Mondo di Carta,” Verona
  • 2004 International Art Fair, Innsbruck – Galleria Duomo
  • 2003 Sala Espositiva di Piazza Matteotti, Castelnuovo Val di Cecina
  • 2002 DNFA Gallery, Pasadena – Two Woman Exhibition
  • 2001 DNFA Gallery, Pasadena – Special Exhibition
  • 2000 DNFA Gallery, Pasadena – Inaugural Exhibition
  • 1998 Galerie Hyna, Rottach-Egern (Munich), Germany
  • 1998 Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco – Inaugural Exhibition
  • 1998 Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, CA – Two Woman Exhibition
  • 1997 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
  • 1997 Leapingotis Fine Art Gallery, Vail, CO
  • 1996 Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA – “Nudes & Foods”
  • 1995 National Association of Women Artists, New York – 10th Annual Juried
  • 1994 Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CA – Raku Exhibition
  • 1993 Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA – Juried Exhibition
  • 1991 The Ink Gallery, Eureka, CA – Juried Exhibition
  • 1988 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA – Sales Gallery
  • 1975 Del Mano Gallery, Pasadena, CA
  • 1974 Longpre Gallery, La Canada, CA
  • 1970 Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA – Sales Gallery
  • 1969 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA
  • 1968 Humanist House, San Francisco, CA
  • 1967 Cincinnati Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1966 Small Circle of Friends, Palo Alto, CA

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

  • Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA
  • American Consulate, Hong Kong
  • American Embassy, Singapore
  • American Home Products, Edison, NJ
  • Charles Schwab & Co., San Francisco, CA
  • Fidelity Investments, Irvine & San Francisco, CA
  • Fondazione Toniolo, Verona, Italy
  • Grafiche Aurora, Verona, Italy
  • Hewlett-Packard Corporation, San Diego & Palo Alto, CA
  • Hyatt Hotel Convention Center, Beaver Creek, CO
  • JFK Medical Center, NJ
  • Johnson & Johnson, NY
  • Kaiser Permanente, Nationwide
  • Macy’s, Nationwide
  • Merrill Lynch, Dallas
  • Marcus & Millichap, Nationwide
  • Monaco Hotel, Seattle, WA
  • NCR Corporation, Rancho Bernardo, CA
  • Nokia, Mt. View, CA
  • Oceana Hotel, Santa Monica, CA
  • Palomar Hotel (The Highland Dallas Hotel), Dallas, TX
  • Payden & Rygel, Los Angeles and Milan, Italy
  • Saks Fifth Avenue, Nationwide
  • Sunset Marquis Villas, Los Angeles, CA

TEACHING / LECTURES

  • 1999 Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA – guest lecturer
  • 1997 AAUW, Orange County – “Spirit in Art”
  • 1996 AAUW, Orange County – “Beyond Boundaries”
  • 1993-4 University of Colorado, Denver – Dept. of Communication, guest lecturer – “Art as Communication”
  • 1979-84 Laguna Beach Art Museum – created “The Museum Game” for all exhibits

REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS

  • 1995 O.C. Weekly, September 22-28, Nudes & Foods Review, DNFA/Laguna
  • 1996 Gallery Guide, October 1996, Preview by Peter Frank
  • 1996 Orange County Register, May 19, “The Legacy of Laguna,”
  • 1996 Laguna News Post, May 30, “Artist Stretches Boundaries…” (Horan)
  • 1998 Art Scene, February, Continuing & Upcoming, “Landmarks/Watermarks,” DNFA/Laguna (R. Carasso)
  • 1999 “Pilgrim at the Wall,” Exhibition catalog, text:Jeanne S.M Willette,Ph.D
  • 2000 Laguna News-Post, January 27, “Patria & Beyond,” DNFA/Laguna
  • 2000 San Marino Tribune, November 9, DNFA Debut/Pasadena
  • 2001 Laguna News-Post, February 22, “Il Veneto,” DNFA/Laguna (Carasso)
  • 2001 San Marino Tribune, July 5, DNFA Gallery/Pasadena
  • 2003 L’Arena newspaper, May 29, “Susan Weller, pittura che deriva dal passato” by Giorgio Trevisan, Verona, Italy
  • 2003 Laguna News-Post, December 11, “Laguna Artist Exhibits in Italy”
  • 2004 Susan Weller, Catalog,Text: Camilla Bertoni, Art Historian
  • 2005 L’Arena newspaper, August 11, “Verona chiama America sul filo dell’ arte d’oggi,” by Camilla Bertoni, Verona, Italy
  • 2006 L’Arena newspaper, October 30, “Il linguaggio astratto di Susan Weller,” by Camilla Bertoni, Verona, Italy
  • 2006 Laguna News-Post, November 30, “The best of both worlds” (Roberta Carasso)
  • 2008 L’Arena newspaper, May 4, “Susan Weller risveglia l’arte dell’antichita,” by Vera Meneguzzo, Verona, Italy
  • 2010 L’Arena, June 6, “Anche un muro ha la sua poesia,” by Vera Meneguzzo, Verona, Italy
  • 2014 Corriere della Sera, October 25, Verona, Italy– review of “Dialogo tra Pittura e Scultura” by Camilla Bertoni