About the Artist

	Welcome to the Art of Susan Hale
	I have always loved to draw and paint. Living in the Wisconsin country side is a constant inspiration to me. It seems everywhere I look I see a painting-the patterns of a fresh cut alfalfa field, tassling corn, popcorn clouds in a cerulean sky. Color and pattern are important to me. I try to interpret my landscapes onto the canvas with my own unique sense of color and design.

	My art is also inspired by the places I have traveled, Mexico and Italy especially. When I travel, I am always sketching the people and places and have numerous sketchbooks filled with drawings.

	My first trip to Italy in 1994 was an epiphany for me as I experienced medieval art and the Old Masters in the flesh for the first time. I came home dying to paint....and have been painting ever since. Of course I am influenced by the Old Masters, The Impressionists, and by the magical realism of Mexico. But there is truly "no place like home" as I live in the wonderful art-oriented community of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and have a summer cabin in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan.

	My paintings are known for their use of color, pattern and sense of optimism. I want to impart to the viewer the beauty and energy I feel and see as I witness nature and the landscape. I love to paint outdoors, plein-air. It is so invigorating to me to experience painting not only through my eyes but also through the feel of the breeze or the warmth of the sunlight on my shoulders, and the sounds that surround me. Oil is my primary medium butI also work in acrylic, pastel and encaustic.

	I have been an exhibiting artist for over 30 yeaars. Weaving, children's book illustration and soft scultpture are some of the media I have exhibited over the years. I exhibited at art fairs inthe 70's and 80's including the Milwaukee Lakefront Festival of the Arts and the Madison Art Fair on the Square. I have been an active volunteer in the arts community in Cedarburg and am a founding member of the Cedarburg Artists Guild, the Cedarburg Cultural Center and Christmas in the Country a nationally recognized craft show held in Cedarburg.

	EDUCATION
	BFA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1974 Various Painting workshops at MCAD-Minneapolis, MN, MIAD-Milwaukee, WI and Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Oil Painters of America Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Cedarburg Artists Guild League of Milwaukee Artists

	RECENT AWARDS
	HONORABLE MENTION - Plein-Air Painting Competition, Cedarburg Cultural Center-Cedarburg, WI, June 2007, June 2010 FIRST PLACE - "Alive in the Arts"-Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, WI 2005AWARD OF MERIT - "The Milwaukee River" Juried Group Show- ARTPOST Gallery, Grafton, WI, June 2004 HONORABLE MENTION - Plein-Air Painting Competition, Cedarburg Cultural Center-Cedarburg, WI, June 2004 HONORABLE MENTION - Door County Art League Annual Juried Show, The Hardy Gallery, Ephriam, WI 2000 AWARD OF MERIT - Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Show, Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI 1991, 1999, 2003,2006

	NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITS
	“ THE CONTEMPORARY VIEW: MIDWEST LANDSCAPES” - Domont Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, Summer 2008 “ A Brush with Art – the 14th Havre de Grace International Juried Exhibition, Riverview Gallery, Havre de Grace, MD 2005 “ Barns & Farms” National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Barnsite Gallery, Kewanee, WI 2005 “ Hilton Head Art league 2004 National Juried Exhibition”, Hilton Head, SC, 2004

	RECENT EXHIBITS
	Featured Artist, Lake Country Gallery, Pewaukee, WI, Summer 2008 " Four Women", Grace Choosy Gallery, Madison, WI, June 2008 " One Person Show", Pizzazz Gallery, Cedarburg, WI - March 2008 " Two Person Show", Plymouth Arts Center, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, WI 2008 " The Little Show" Juried Exhibition, Cedarburg Cultural Center-Cedarburg, WI 2008 " Gathering Storm", Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI 2008 " Winter Solstice", Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison, WI 2007-2008 Featured Artist, Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI, September 2007 " Summer Blossoms" - Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 2006 Featured Artist, Griffin Gallery, Oconomowoc, WI, November-December 2006 Two Person Show, : Barns, Bales and Bovines", Cedarburg Cultural Center-Cedarburg, WI 2007 One Woman Show, " Wisconsin in Color", Leenhouts Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2005 " 40 x 40" Midwest Juried Show, Peninsula Art School - Fish Creek, WI 2005 Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Fall Juried Show,1990-2007 " Beginnings", Invitational Group Show, Atrium Gallery, Shorewood, WI 2004 " Transformation", Invitational Group Show, Mount Mary College Gallery, Milwaukee WI 2004 Hilton Head Art League National Juried Exhibition, Hilton Head , SC, 2004 League of Milwaukee Artists Annual Juried Show, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI 2003, 2004 The Mighty Midwest Biennial, New Visions Gallery, Wausau, WI Fall 2003 " Identity", Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI , August 2003 " Blackbird", Juried Group Show, ARTPOST Gallery, Grafton, WI 2003 " Journeys...Then and Now", 3 Person Show, ARTPOST Gallery, Grafton, WI Summer 2003 The Hardy Gallery Annual Summer Juried Show, Ephriam,WI, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 The Main Street Gallery, 2 Person Show, Cedarburg, WI, May-June 2003 " Alive in the Arts", (Juried) Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, WI 2002, 2003 One-person show at the Annex Gallery, The Plymouth Foundation, Plymouth, WI 2002 Anderson Art Center Annual Winter Juried Show, Kenosha, WI 2002 8 County Show, Juried, Kohler Art Museum, Sheboygan, WI 1995, 1998, 2001 " The Garden", Invitational Group Show, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI 2003 " The Box", "Invitational Group Show, Heart and Soul Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2002 " Angels & Saints", One Person Show, La Boulangerie Cafe, Wauwatosa, WI 2002 " Them/Selves", Invitational Group Show, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI 2001 West Bend Art Museum Annual Members Show, West Bend, WI 2001, 2002, 2003 League of Milwaukee Artists Annual Juried Show, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 One Person Show at Fiddleheads Cafe, Thiensville, WI 2000, 2002 " Circle of Friends", Invitational Group Show, Firefly Gallery, Wauwatosa, WI 2000 " Three Women", St. Somewhere Cafe, West Bend, WI 1999

	GALLERIES
	Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI Moondeer Gallery, Boulder Junction, WI Lake Country Gallery, Pewaukee, WI Pizzazz Gallery, Cedarburg,WI

	TEACHING
	Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI 2006, 2007, 2008 Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI 2007-2008, 2010

	PUBLICATIONS
	Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce, "Cedarburg" Magazine 2005-2006 Midwest Living Magazine, December 1990 Time-Life, "American-Country-Christmas" 1989 Better Homes and Gardens, "Country Christmas" 1986 Redbook Magazine, December 1991

	OTHER HONORS
	Wisconsin Arts Board Percent for Art Program 2007 , 5 Paintings Accepted-2 Paintings selected by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Invited Artist, Peninsula Art School Plein Air Painting Competition, 2007 Invited Artist, MIAD OPEN CANVAS, Milwaukee, WI 2005-2006

	COLLECTIONS
	State of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Platteville