Susan Clifton

Susan Clifton, a South Florida artist, attended Philadelphia College of Art as a painting major and studied Photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Susan worked for many years as an advertising art director, graphic designer and web developer before returning to her first love . . . Painting. Her experiences working with some of the great photographers of the Twentieth Century, like Richard Avedon and Francesco Scavullo, contributed to her sense of color and composition.

Susan believes she was born an artist. She has dabbled in many forms of the arts - Dance, Photography, Graphic Design, Mosaics, Jewelry Making and Painting. Her early paintings were large graphic representations of the human form in a more POP art style. She is returning to the human form but combines realism with bold graphics with a strong sense of color.

In 2009 she was one of ten artists selected for the Broward County grant funded show called DBA....Artist Entrepreneur. 2009 also found her in Art Fusion Gallery in the Miami Design District.

In 2010 she was awarded a Broward County grant for an exhibit called Art Aquatic, the opening was in May of 2011 and was a hugh success. This exhibit was a collaboration with her husband Doug ...

Philadelphia College of Art
School of Visual Arts, NYC

2012

Art Serve - Art Bravo - October 11 - November 2

MoaFl - Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale “Be Inspired” - Sept 15 - October 20

Art Hall - Pompano Beach CRA - June 20 - July 18

Art Serve - AEI Alumni - June 4 - July 2

Art Serve - 12 X 12, The Collective - February 13 - March 2

2011

Rossetti Gallery - Basel Broward - December

Art Serve - Holiday Member Showcase - December

Art Serve - Construct - July

Art Aquatic - Solo show - Broward County Individual Artist Grant - May 21 - June 4

The Venetian Arts Society at Inspired Interiors - April 6-30

Art Serve - 12 X 12, The Collective - March 22- April 1

2010

Art Night Pompano - Alternate Venue - November

Art Night Pompano - Main Gallery - August 20

Construct - Art Serve - August 12 - September 3,

Kevro's Art Bar - Everyday Things - Solo Show - April 8-22

Gallery 101 - Doing Business as...Artist Entrepreneurs - New Works - March 6-20

Art Serve - 12 X 12, The Collective - March 1-19




2009

Art Serve - Holiday Showcase - December

Gallery 101 - Self Portraits in Blue - September 12-30

Gallery 101 Opening - August 1

Art Serve - Undefined Abstracts - August 30 - September 25

Art Serve - 20/2...