Raised in the Midwest, Susan (she/her) received her MA in Art from the Ohio State University and joined the faculty at The Evergreen State College in 1974. She taught drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, art history and humanities there until retiring as Faculty Emerita in 2018. At Evergreen, Susan’s teaching in interdisciplinary programs with faculty across the sciences and humanities informed the scientific and philosophical ideas she explores in her work. Her work is included in numerous public and private art collections including the Washington State Arts Commission Public Art and Portable Art Collections, the Seattle Portable Works Collection, The City of Olympia Portable Works Collection, The Bainbridge Island Art Museum Cynthia Spears Collection, and The University of Washington Book Arts Collection. Susan lives and works in Olympia, Washington.