Resume
Selected Exhibitions
- 2024
- Lawrence Arts Center, A to Z Group Exhibition, Lawrence, KS
- 2024
- La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Annual Everything But the Kitchen Sink Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
- 2023
- Weinberger Fine Art, Exploring the Figure: Susan Grace and Luke Reichle, Kansas City, MO
- 2023
- Reuben Saunders Gallery, Solid Ground, Wichita, KS
- 2022
- Weinberger Fine Art, The Life You've Seen, Kansas City, MO
- 2022
- Reuben Saunders Gallery, Lawrence Collective, Wichita, KS
- 2021
- Manifest Gallery, Semblance - The Portrait Today, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2021
- London Paint Club, Together Through Painting, Online Exhibition
- 2021
- Mulvane Art Museum, Sustainability / Social, Environmental, Economic, Topeka, KS
- 2021
- Reuben Saunders Gallery, Transformation - Paintings by Susan Grace, Wichita, KS
- 2019
- Weinberger Fine Art, Fall Salon, Kansas City, MO
- 2019
- Weinberger Fine Art, Urban Joy, Kansas City, MO
- 2019
- Weinberger Fine Art, Winter Collective, Kansas City, MO
- 2019
- Bunker Center for the Arts, Mixing It Up: Paintings and Drawings by Susan Grace, Kansas City, MO
- 2018
- Jones Gallery - Crossroads KC, Blue Ciggy: Paintings and Drawings by Susan Grace, Kansas City, MO
- 2018
- Buttonwood Art Space, KCAC Member Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
- 2017
- Strecker Nelson West, SNW Presents 2017
- 2017
- MarkArts, KS Watercolor Society National Exhibition, Wichita, KS
- 2017
- 12 x 12 National Juried Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, KS
- 2017
- Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography - Current Works 2017
- Curated by Keith Davis, Senior Curator of Photography
- at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
- 2017
- Buttonwood Art Space, Visions of the Flint Hills, Kansas City, MO
- 2017
- Strecker Nelson West, The Mind’s Eye, Manhattan, KS
- 2017
- Cider Gallery, 99: Locally Brewed, Lawrence, KS
- 2017
- Cider Gallery, Re: Solution, Lawrence, KS
- 2016
- Cider Gallery, Fragments: Paintings by Susan Grace
- & Photography by Kyle Batson, Lawrence, KS
- 2016/11/07/96
- River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
- 2015
- Kansas City Artists' Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- 2015
- Mulvane Art Museum, Recent Acquisitions 2010-2015,
- Topeka, KS
- 2014
- Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence KS
- 2011
- Lawrence Arts Center, Metamorphosis, Lawrence, KS
- 2010
- Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
- 2009
- Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2009/08
- Art at the Center, Overland Park, KS
- 2008
- ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2008
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
- 2008
- Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
- 2007
- EVAC Citywide Online Show, Des Moines, IA
- 2007
- Upstream People Gallery Online, Omaha, NE
- 2005
- LOYO, Hobbs Taylor Lofts, Lawrence, KS
- 1999/98/92
- Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
- 1998
- Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega, AL
- Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
- 1998/97/94
- Brea Civic and Cultural Center, Brea, CA
- 1998/97/93
- Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
- 1998/96
- Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
- 1997
- Unitarian Gallery, Kansas City, MO
- Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
- Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
- 1997/96/95/94
- Kirkpatrick Center Museum Complex, Oklahoma City, OK
- 1997/96/95/92
- The Arts Center, Old Forge, NY
- 1997/95
- Chatahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
- 1997/95/94
- World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA
- 1997/95/93
- Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
- 1996
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- 1996/95
- Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
- Gasden Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsen, AL
- Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
- Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- 1995/93
- Art in the Woods, Overland Park, KS
- 1994
- The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
- Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
- 1992
- Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
- Oxmoor Center, Louisville, KY
- Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
* Solo exhibitions
Awards and Honors
- 2015
- Work in permanent collection of Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS
- 2014
- Commission for The Art of Emprise Collection, Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS
- 2013
- Commission for The Art of Emprise Collection, Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS
- 2008
- WCA Midwest Regional Exhibition Juror's Choice Award
- ARC Gallery, Chicago
- 2008
- Honorable Mention, The Artist's Magazine's 2008 Art Competition
- 2007
- Special Recognition Award, Upstream People Gallery Online, Omaha, NE
- 1998
- Award of Excellence, Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega, AL
- 1997
- Award, Watercolor Magic's Watermedia Showcase Competition
- Travelling Exhibition Award, Brea Civic and Cultural Center, Brea, CA
- Exhibition Award, Old Forge The Arts Center, Old Forge, NY
- Patron Purchase Award, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
- Silver Second Place Award, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
- Purchase Award, Kansas Artists’ Postcard Competition Haven Mankin Award, Kirkpatrick Center Museum Complex, Oklahoma City, OK
- 1996
- Kansas Arts Commission Mini Fellowship
- 1996
- Art Award, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
- 1995
- Columbus Art Guild Award, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
- GWS Award for Artistic Merit, Gasden Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsen, AL
- Honorable Mention Award, World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA
- Skyledge First Place Award, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
- Purchase Award, Kansas Artists’ Postcard Competition
- Traveling Exhibition Award, The Gallery of Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY
- First Place Award, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
- 1994
- Traveling Exhibition Award, The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
- First Place Award, Kirkpatrick Center Museum Complex, Oklahoma City, OK
- 1992
- Karl Wolfe Award, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
- Traveling Exhibition Award, The Arts Center, Old Forge, NY
- Purchase Award, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
- Traveling Exhibition Award, Oxmoor Center, Louisville, KY
Publications
- 2021
- The Turnings of Susan Grace: A Celebrated Artist Reimagines the Portrait. Darin M. White. Lawrence Magazine (Fall)
- 2017
- Artist of the Day: Susan Grace. R.L. Gibson. Art & Art Deadlines.
- 2017
- Artist in Focus: Susan Grace. Natasha Welsh. Cider Gallery Blog. (March 9)
- 2014
- Mick's 10. Mick Braa. Lawrence Magazine (Fall)
- 2012
- Figuring It All Out. Mick Braa. Lawrence Magazine (Summer)
- 1997
- Good Things Come. Maureen Bloomfield. Watercolor Magic (Summer)
- 1996
- Years Bring Return to Art. J.L. Watson. The Mag/Lawrence Journal-World (February 1)
- 1995
- 1995 Building Layers of Color, Texture, and Meaning. Dorothy Michaels. American Artist (Summer)
Education and Teaching
- Postgraduate Work for PhD (English Literature) University of Kansas,
- Lawrence, KS
- MA (English Literature) Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
- BA (English Literature) Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
- Teaching Experience:
- Language Specialist (Professor Equivalent) University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (Left faculty position for a full-time artist studio practice)
- Lecturer (Modern American and European Literature) Deree—The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
- Lecturer (Literature) Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO