Susan N Mccollough

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 toget...

• University of Alabama; B.S. Degree in Art
• Studied with Max Hellman – Birmingham Museum of Art; Birmingham, Alabama
• Studied with Barbara Moon – Little House on Linden; Birmingham, Alabama
• Art Students League of New York – Intensive course in Sculpture – Gary Sussman
• Accademia D’Arte – Old Masters and gold leafing techniques – Florence, Italy; Sonia DeFranceschi
• Taught Advanced Abstract Art Workshop; Gulf Coasts Arts Alliance; Gulf Shores, Alabama

LOCAL EXHIBITIONS:

SOLO:
• 2015 “New Beginning” Whiting Gallery, Eastern Shore Art Center; Fairhope,
Alabama; Curated by Kate Fisher
• 2015 “August Abstracts” Gulf Coast Arts Alliance Art Gallery; Gulf Shores, AL
Curated by Wanda Price
• 2014 “The Susan N. McCollough 2014 Art Exhibition” Mary Elizabeth and
Charles Bernard Rodning Gallery; University of South Alabama; Mobile,
Alabama; Curated by Dr. Richard Wood, Dean of University Libraries
• 2013 “Past and Present” The Susan N. McCollough Gallery; Gulf Shores,
Alabama; Curated by Susan N. McCollough

GROUP:
• 2015 “Summer Invitational” Anna Lamar Switzer Center, Pensacola State
College; Pensacola, Florida; Curated by Vivian Spencer
• 2005 Eden Condominiums; Perdido, Florida


EXHIBITIONS/JURIED:

GROUP:
• 2018 Water for Life International Art Exhibition; Niagara Falls History Museum;
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
• 2018 Top 60 Masters Create 4 Peace Exhibition; New York, New York; by Art Tour International Magazine at Rio Gallery III
• 2018 Art Expo New York 2018; New York, New York; by Art UpClose at Pier 94
• 2018 Architectural Digest Design Show 2018; New York, New York; by A...