ILLUSIONARY JOURNEY Painting

At a ceremony in Florence, Italy, Susan Nomberg McCollough, was honored as 2017’s “Artist of the Year” and one of the “Top 60 Contemporary Masters” by the world’s most widely circulated art publication – Art Tour International. She was born in Bronx, New York and lived in Dothan, Alabama from the age of six until graduation from Dothan High School. McCollough has produced numerous paintings, many on commission, and she has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions across four continents. The University of Alabama commissioned her to create a painting to honor her late professor and life-long mentor, Al Sella. The painting is an impressionistic portrait of the iconic artist and his emblematic bicycle. This large portrait now hangs in the art building, Clark Hall, and it is slated to do so in perpetuity. Susan served on the Art Committee at the United States Sports Academy for more than 10 years. The USSA attracts and honors artists from around the world and is solely responsible for selecting featured artist for the Olympics. She now serves not only on the committee as Artist Emeritus but also as Trustee Emeritus. She is a member of the Women's Art World organization in Marrakech, Morocco. The WAW's mission is to bring together and promote Women's art in a world of different cultures, languages, and art. Today, there are 20 countries and 35 artists represented in Women's Art World. Susan is also a member of ICAF (International Culture and Arts Federation) in Seoul, South Korea; NOMA (New Orleans Museum of Art) in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA); BMOA (Birmingham Museum of Art) in Birmingham, Alabama (USA); MMofA (Mobile Museum of Art) in Mobile, Alabama (USA); Metropolitan Museum of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA); MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) New York City, New York (USA), MMOA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) in New York City, New York (USA) and DMA (Dallas Museum of Art) Dallas, Texas (USA). McCollough paints primarily on large canvases, sometimes working on as many as three or four paintings at a time. Her works are Abstract Expressionism with a freedom of movement and vibrant, or sometimes, monochromatic colors. She sculpts using water-based clay as well as paints in oils and acrylics, as well as in charcoal and ink, pastels, water-colors, and mixed media. Susan N. McCollough is celebrating her tenth year in her Gallery and Studio which houses more than 50 representative examples of her work.