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