Susan Fusco-Fazio

My main body of artwork is derived from the landscape. I paint outdoors during spring, summer and fall, onsite like the Impressionists. During the winter months, I paint in my studio working from observation on still life, interiors, and figurative subjects. I mainly use oil, watercolor, and acrylic paints, but my art practice also includes drawing, printmaking, and ceramics.

Artist Statement: A Love of nature through Paint

My art studio is outdoors in nature. I paint en plein air, on site out in the elements. I primarily paint the coastal landscapes, seascapes, marshlands, and gardens on the South Shore and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I first developed a love of painting nature in my hometown of Branford, on the Connecticut shoreline. After I discovered the work of Claude Monet’s waterlily series, I began to paint views of scenic long Island Sound. Later I earned a BFA in painting with a concentration in art education at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. I travelled to New Mexico and resided in Lake Tahoe to paint the western mountains. My artwork is often series driven. I paint my favorite scenes repeatedly in various weather conditions, at different times of the day throughout the seasons. While working tirelessly, I aim to capture the nuances of light and color, the rhythms and essence of a particular place on a given day, portraying one moment in time. When painting my gardens, I strive to capture the complex interconnections between flowers, plants, trees, earth and sky. I do not idealize nature as I paint both the gritty and the beautiful, fresh blooms and wilted flowers, cloudy, stormy and sunny days that are tranquil or wild and windy. When I am finished with a painting, I respectfully thank the landscape. It is a great honor and a joy to paint out in nature.

Bio: Artist and Art Teacher

I have been enjoying my professional career as an artist and art educator since my studies of Painting and Art Education at Massachusetts College of Art. As an exhibiting artist, my work has appeared in juried art exhibitions, charitable art auctions, and gallery art exhibits. My paintings and ceramic murals are installed in Boston area hospitals and many of my pieces are owned by private and corporate collectors. As a professional artist, I have exhibited and sold artwork to private, corporate, and hospital collectors. As a visual art teacher, I have inspired countess students of all ages in private schools (Schechter Boston, Old Colony Montessori), museums (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MFA), and community art centers (South Shore Art Center, 101 Art Studio). I have also created and facilitated healing art programs for patients and families at Boston Children’s Hospital. My artwork appeared in South Shore Living Magazine, my teaching work in the Boston Globe and the Newton Tab, my healing arts work in publications at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Also trained as a yoga instructor, (RYT) and Reiki Master energy healer I have created workshops and classes that combined the teaching of art with relaxing yoga and meditation.

Education: I am a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, BFA. I attended Boston College to study psychology, art, and art history. I have taken many continuing art classes at the Boston Museum School at Tufts University and received an Arts in Medicine Certification from the University of Florida at Shands Hospital.

Exhibit Bio

2025 – Dolphin Gallery, Solo Exhibit, A Love of Nature Through Paint, Hingham Library, MA, (Sponsored by North River Art Society)

2025, 2024 – North River Art Society, Winter Show Poster Contest, Marshfield, MA (Juried)

2024, 2017, 2014 – Hull Life Saving Museum, Sea and Sky, Annual exhibition, Hull, MA (Juried)

2016 -2023 – Garage Gallery, Annual Fall Exhibition, North Weymouth, MA (Residence)

2016 – Norwell Science Center Gallery, Through the Garden Gate, Norwell, MA (Juried)

2016 – Tufts Library Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Landscape Paintings, Weymouth, MA (Weymouth Art Association)

2015 – Tufts Library Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Sunflowers, Weymouth, MA (Weymouth Art Association)

2013 – 2014 – Gallery Nantasket, Gallery Artist, Hull, MA (Sponsored by Hull Art Association, HA)

2013-2024 – Hanover Chiropractic, Solo Exhibit, Healing Art, Hanover MA

2014 – The Green Light Cafe Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Pembroke, MA

2013 – South Shore Art Center, Photography Now, Cohasset, MA (Juried)

2009 – De Cordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Meet Me Through My Art, Documentary Video, Lincoln, MA

2007-2009 – Boston Children’s Hospital, Permanent Collection, Boston, MA

1987 – South Shore Art Center, Winter Juried Exhibit, Cohasset, MA (Juried)

1989 -1990 – Art Intentions Gallery, Two Person Exhibit, Hanover, MA (Juried)

1985 – Creative Arts Center, Landscape Today, New Haven, CT (Juried by Wolf Kahn)

1985 – Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Annual Winter Exhibit, Duxbury, MA (Juried)

1983 – Museum of Fine Arts, MFA Staff Exhibition, Boston, MA

1983 – Jordon Hospital, Solo Exhibit, Landscape Paintings, PlymouthArtist Statement