Susanne Mitchell
Foundation studies professor
Education
- M.F.A., fine art, University of Colorado Boulder
- B.F.A., painting, drawing, California College of the Arts
Credentials
Teaching
- Professor of foundation studies, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Fine arts faculty, 2021–22, High School Fine Arts, Waldorf School of San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Fine arts faculty, 2016–21, High School Fine Arts, Shining Mountain Waldorf School, Boulder, CO
- Affiliate faculty, 2015–16, Drawing and Integrated Media, Art Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
- Adjunct faculty, 2013–14, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
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Visiting assistant professor, 2009–12, Foundations and Drawing, Art Department
Affiliate faculty, 2008–09, Art Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
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Lecturer, 2008, Department of Art and Art History
Lecturer, 2008, Continuing Education and Professional Studies
Graduate part-time instructor, 2004–08, Department of Art and Art History, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Professional
- Curator and project manager, 2015–16, Artnauts Artist Collective, Denver, CO
- Curator, 2014–15, Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
- Artist in residence, 2014–15, Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
- Curator and project manager, 2014, Artnauts Artist Collective, Denver, CO
- Studio assistant and print shop technician, 2001–02, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
- Illustrator, 1994–2004, AWSNA Publications, Fair Oaks, CA
- Scenic painter, 2001, Nickelodeon/Moxie Pictures, Los Angeles, CA
- Scenic painter and stage set design, 1993, Bill Graham Productions, San Francisco, CA
- Studio assistant and screen printer, 1992–94, Screenplay, Berkeley, CA
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Professional Development Grant, Shining Mountain Waldorf School, Boulder, CO, 2018
- Boulder/Nablus Sister City Ambassador Project Grant, Boulder, CO, 2018
- Best of Show, A Baker's Dozen, Mai Wyn Fine Art, Denver, CO, 2014
- Colorado Campus Compact (Professional Development Grant), 2011
- Best Gallery Show–Group, "Collective Nouns," Westword's Best of Denver, 2010
- Guerrilla Painter Award, Visual Arts Society of Texas, 2007
- Nominated for GPTI Teaching Excellence Award, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 2007
- Nancy Fedou Getzelman Fellowship, 2007
- Graduate School International Travel Grant, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007
- Neuman Family Fellowship, 2004–07
- Graduate Part Time Instructor Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004–07
- Graduate School Travel Grant, Graduate Part Time Instructor Fellowship, 2006
- Stratton-Petit Sosin Mentor Art Student Award, 2002
- Los Angeles Printmaking Society Student Grant Award, 2001
- Creative Achievement Award, California College of the Arts, 1991
Publications and presentations
Solo and two-person exhibitions
- Crossing Over, East Window Gallery, Boulder, CO, 2020
- Proximity, with Rian Kerrane, Mai Wyn Fine Arts, Denver, CO, 2018
- Tableaux:____., with Emily Bayless, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO, 2016
- The Silence of the Ordinary, Mai Wyn Fine Arts, Denver, CO, 2015
- The Silence of the Ordinary, Greatmore Studio'’s, Cape Town, South Africa, 2015
- We Once Were, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, 2013
- Crossing Into, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, 2012
- In BETWEEN, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, 2011
- Private Property, with Sinae Lee, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, 2010
- Memento Mori, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO, 2009
- Ancestors and Relatives, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, 2008
Select group exhibitions
- Pink Progression: Synergy, O'Sullivan Art Gallery Regis University, Denver, CO, 2022
- Dreaming My Dreams, RedLine Gallery, Denver, CO, 2022
- Without Borders, venue 2, Art Spot Korn, Kyoto, Japan, 2021
- Without Borders, venue 1, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales, 2021
- The Walls Between Us, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO, 2020
- Pink Progression Collaborations, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO, 2020
- Brought to Light Invitational, Spark Gallery, Denver, CO, 2020
- Connections, traveling exhibition venue 1, Artificum Gallery, Villavicencio, Meta, Columbia, 2020
- Connections, traveling exhibition venue 2, Guayupe Gallery, Villavicencio, Meta, Columbia, 2020
- Connections, traveling exhibition venue 3, National University of Columbia, Leticia, Amazonas, Columbia, 2020
- Connections, traveling exhibition venue 4, House of Culture, Arauca, Columbia, 2020
- Open Studios Exhibition, Naropa University, Boulder, CO, 2019
- Invictus, venue 1, Global Livingston Institute, Entusi, Uganda, 2019
- Invictus, venue 2, Makerere University Gallery, Kampala, Uganda, 2019
- Turning Points, Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2019
- (Dis)Content, venue 1, Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019
- (Dis)Content, venue 2, Library of the Universidad de Los Llanos, Villaviciencio, Columbia, 2019
- Wounds, Dar al-Kalima Gallery, Dar al-Kalima University College of Art/Culture, Bethlehem, Palestine, 2018