Susan Kinsella

Painting provides balance in my life. For me, the process is a working meditation. It quiets my mind and soothes my soul. My paintings represent respite amid the chaos of life and are depictions of my emotions. Like the colors of the rainbow, these painted emotions range from bright and joyful to calm and quiet to solitary and somber. My work is tranquil and peaceful, quiet and serene with a touch of heartache. I use color and texture and perspective, and a scene beautifully cast in light and shadow to create powerful imagery with a sense of peace. Each of my paintings is an emotional self-portrait and I feel most validated when someone comes to a sudden stop in front of one of my works and gasps in recognition of the emotion it elicits in them. The works of Vermeer, Van Gogh and Fantin-Latour are among my favorites and are sources of great inspiration.

My life as an Emergency Medicine Physician began in 1990. My experiences caring for others in crisis were both difficult and exciting, filled with joy and despair, extreme contradictions that impact my artistic approach dramatically. I retired from Emergency Medicine in October 2017 and began painting full time, committing daily to artistic expression.

Painting and cre...

High School: Incarnate Word Academy, St. Louis, MO
College: University of Detroit, Detroit, MI
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

GALLERIES
My work is on exhibition at the following galleries:
Serena & Lily | Nationwide
Huff Harrington Fine Art | Atlanta, GA
Libby Silvia ArtStyle | Wellesley, MA



SHOWS
Artclectic | October 2019 | Nashville, TN
Harding Art Show | April 2019 | Nashville, TN
Wesleyan Artist Market | April 2019 | Atlanta, GA
Trinity Spotlight on Art | January 2019 | Atlanta, GA
Voices of Nature, Anne O Gallery, May-July, 2018 | Atlanta, GA
Wesleyan Artist Market, April 2018 | Atlanta, GA
Modify Art Show, February 2018 | Atlanta, GA
Salon Next, January-March 2018 | Atlanta, GA
Trinity Spotlight on Art, January 2018 | Atlanta, GA
St. Pius Holiday Marketplace, November 2017 | Atlanta, GA
Art Visions Artist Market, November 2017 | Atlanta, GA
Anne Irwin Fine Art Annual Emerging Artist Show Aug 2017 | Atlanta, GA
Wesleyan Artist Market, April 2017 | Peachtree Corners, GA
St. George Island Art Preview & Auction, April 2017 | St. George Island, FL
Apalachicola Art & Wine Walk, March 2017 | Apalachicola, FL
Black Tie and Bluegrass, January 2017 | Danville, KY
Trinity Spotlight on Art, January 2017 | Atlanta, GA