• Michael Albrechtsen
• Barbara Applegate
• Simon Balyon
• Eleinne Basa
• Susan Blackwood
• J.R. Eason
• Beth Parcell Evans
• Howard Friedland
• Elaine Hughes
• Birgitta Kappe
• Dorothy Lampl
• Lili Anne Laurin
• Elizabeth Miller McCue
• Alexandria Michaels
• Nicholas Oberling
• Neil Patterson
• Elizabeth Pruitt

Susan Blackwood

Among the Shadows	Many Stories	Ruler of the Roost
The Golden Years	Silent Reflections	The Prodigy
Shake a Tail Feather	Wen-di	Sweet Dreams
Varenna Morning	Claire's Bunny	Afternoon Along the Walkway
Lovers	Reservoir - Verona Park	Young Kindness
The Entrance	First Prize	Morning Light in Lake Como
Hide and Seek	Humble Entrance	Angela
Quiet Sunset	Lined Up	So Many Blossoms

Born in Chicago, Susan Blackwood comes from six generations of artists. Her sister is artist Karen Vance and her husband is artist Howard Friedland. Her family history has been traced back to Rembrandt’s parents. As for her formal education, she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University and later studied with Irving Shapiro at the American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL.

She has traveled and painted extensively throughout the world, including three years in Pakistan where she maintained and active studio and had three solo exhibitions. Her works are in the collections of: American Express; the French Consulate of Lahore, Pakistan; Anheuser Bush; the Sonoran Desert Museum; and many others. She has been featured in the Master Painters of the World section of the International Artist Magazine. Southwest Art Magazine featured her as an "Artist to Watch"

In 2003, after 32 years as a watercolorist, Susan switched to oil painting. She now paints exclusively in oils. Her oils have been heartily received by patrons, galleries and museum shows.

Her work has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, U.S. Art Magazine, International Artist Magazine and Wildlife Art News. A partial list of her publishers include the National Audubon Society, The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance, Big Brothers Association, National Riflemen’s Association, North Light Publishers - (Best of Flower Painting by Katherine Kipp) and The Medici Society Ltd. of London, England. In 1999, Watercolor Magazine featured an article about Susan’s paintings and John Singer Sargent’s paintings from Venice.

The recipient of numerous awards her originals have been exhibited in galleries in England and all over the U.S. in National Shows and galleries, in addition to both museum and corporate collections.

Some of the Museum/Gallery Shows and Auctions:

• Montana Painters Alliance Study to Studio - C. M. Russell Museum, 2008
• Oil Painters of America National Juried Show, 2008
• C. M. Russell Museum Auction – 2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2002,2000,1998
• Master’s In Miniature Invitational– CM Russell Museum 2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000
• Montana Land Reliance Invitational Auction – 2007, 2005
• Treasure State Invitational Auction – 2006
• Salon International Juried Exhibition – 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
• Kimball Art Center Museum Invitational (Park City Utah) – 2007, 2006, 2005
• Hockaday Museum of Art ( Kalispell MT.) – 2002
• Masters in Montana – 2006, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

Honors:

• Jurors Top 50 Award Salon International 2008, 2007
• Member of Oil Painters of America
• Member of Montana Painters Alliance
• "Artist to Watch" Southwest Art Magazine
• Featured in International Artist Magazine
• Featured in Watercolor Magazine