2003 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Master of Fine Arts in Painting
1998 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Studio Art
1996 Amherst College, Amherst, MA. Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Fine Arts Major
1995 Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Studio Art and Art History Program, Spring Term
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA The Faint Edge of the World
2006 Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH Susan Ziegler: Of Sense and Outward Things
2005 Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Susan Ziegler, New Paintings
Group Exhibitions
2008
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL. Painting Pink Pajamas, curated by Heather Brammeier (catalog)
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Inquiry, Five Painting Practices, curated by Mark Brousseau (catalog)
Hayes Valley Art Center, San Francisco, CA. Uncharted: Imaginary Landscapes, curated by Heather Brubaker and Marie-Claire Meisels
Louis Meisel Gallery, New York, NY. Soho Show-Off Penn Design Show (catalog)
2007
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. The Faint Edge of the World (solo show)
2006
Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH The Flower Show
DUMBO Under the Bridge Festival, Brooklyn, NY DAC Studio Tour
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Summer Group Show
2005
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY Pier 92
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Spring Sampler
2004
Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH Arboreal Adaptations
Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH Celeste Lambert and Susan Ziegler (two-person show)
The Boston Drawing Project at the Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
digital prints and etchings selected for ongoing portfolio project.
2003
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Summer Selections
Storefront 1838, New York, NY Living Room, Issues of Taste and the Politics of Decoration,
created site-specific mixed media wall painting. Curated by Nicholas Nyland
The Philadelphia Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA Work for Sacred Space
Curated by Elizabeth Doering, Artist in Residence
Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA MFA Thesis Exhibition, curated by Alex Baker
Burrison Gallery, Philadelphia, PA FOLIO Print Exhibition
Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Echo: Nisaluk Chantanokom, Yuhlee Kim, & Susan Ziegler
2002
The LeRoy Neiman Print Center at Columbia University, New York, NY
Myth and Hybrid, Artists Books and Prints, Curators: Tomas Vu Daniel and Charlene Liu
Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Print Ten, Juror: Virgil Marti. Awarded Juror’s Prize, Best of Show
Charles Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Studios Abroad, Award Recipient Show
Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Fox Family Show, Juror: Moe Brooker. Awarded Juror’s Prize: Best Digital Media
2001
100 North 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY, Art on View
Bibliography
Theo Jean Kenyon. “Visual Thrill Ride - Painting Pink Pajamas” The Peoria Journal Star (November 2, 2008)
Deni Kasrel. "Inquiry: Five Painting Practices" Philadelphia City Paper (July 1, 2008)
Edward J. Sozanski. "Her Abstracts Are Full of Life" The Philadelphia Inquirer (July 29, 2005)
Margaret McCann. "Full Palette: Summer Group Show at Nahcotta" The Wire (August 11, 2004)
Russ Campbell. "Sketches from Abroad" profile, Penn in Practice, (March 2003)
Awards
2003
The Charles Addams Memorial Prize, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Professional development grant for outstanding artistic achievement and promise.
2002
Susan Cromwell Coslett Traveling Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Granted for six week project to draw and paint in the rain forests of Costa Rica.
1996
Hasse Prize for Figurative Art, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Teaching Experience
2008-Present
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY. Adjunct Professor, Visual Arts Department
Courses: Introduction to Watercolor, Modern Art History.
Visiting Artist, Pratt University at Munson Williams Proctor, Freshman Seminar
Visiting Critic, Massachusetts College of Art, Junior/Senior Painting Studio final reviews
2007-Present
New York University, New York, NY. Adjunct Professor, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Art History Courses: “17th and 18th Century European Painting”, “From Duccio to DeKooning”, and “Painters of Modern Life, 19th Century Painting” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2005 - 2007
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, Adjunct Professor, Drawing I - II
Visiting Artist, University of California at Davis, Printmaking Department
Visiting Critic, New York Academy of Art, Painting I Final Review
2004
Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA, Adjunct Professor, Drawing I
2003
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Adjunct Professor, Introductory Drawing, Fall Term
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Instructor, Drawing I, College of General Studies, Spring Term
2001-2002
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Teaching Assistant: Drawing I, Two-Dimensional Design
1996-1998
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Teaching Assistant: Drawing I, Printmaking I, Two-Dimensional Design, and Intermediate Sculpture.
Professional Experience
2007-2008
New York City Housing Authority, 2007 and 2008 Annual Resident Art Show, Juror
1998-2006
Decorative Painting, New York, NY Murals, Trompe L’Oeil, Faux Finishing, Gilding and Restoration.
Completed residential projects in the New York metropolitan area, Connecticut, and Colorado.
