Bio

Susan Palmisano's paintings have also been shown in more than seventy national and international exhibitions. Her current and/or recent exhibitions include "Painted: 5th Biennial National Painting Exhibit" at Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (2021); Studio Visit Magazine, Volumes 49 & 50, Open Studio Press: Boston & Korea, (forthcoming publication date 2021-22); Circle Foundation for the Arts, Featured Artist 2021-22, circle-arts.com; Manifest: 9th International Paint Annual, Exhibition-in-Print (published 2021); "Neoteric Abstract VII" at the Limner Gallery, NY(2019); a two person exhibit "Essence of Being" at the University of Southern Mississippi (2019); "Bright and Bold" with the Women's Caucus for the Arts in Washington DC (2018); "Sanctuary" at Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA (2018); "Artists Who Teach" at the Westmoreland Museum of Art in Greensburg, PA (2018): the Cooley Gallery in Leesburg, VA; and "Sight Lines" at the Butler Street Lofts in Pittsburgh (2018.)

Other notable exhibits include "Neutral Buoyancy" at The Mercado Velho Gallery in Tondela, Portugal (solo); "Library Thoughts 4" at Hegyvidek Gallery in Budapest, Hungary; Can Serrat in Barcelona (Le Bruc), Spain (solo); “Shifting Sites of Desire,” Mallin Gallery in Kansas City, MO (solo); “XI Miedzynarodowe Warsztaty Tworcze,” Center of Culture in Glucholazy, Poland; and “Transitions/Transformations,” Nightingale Gallery at Eastern Oregon University. Other exhibitions include “Eating Lessons” at Gallery 402, New York City, N.Y. (solo) and Galerija Alurija at the Art Academy, University of Zagreb, Croatia (solo); “Sweet Dreams,” LH Horton Gallery, Stockton, Calif. (solo); “The Imaginary Woman,” The Contemporary Art Gallery, Opole, Poland (solo); “Fresh Paint: Process & Possibilities,” Arlington Arts Center, Va.; and “Indulgence: A Feast for Your Eyes,” Louis Bernal Gallery, Tucson, Ariz.

In addition to her exhibits, Palmisano has been invited as visiting professor at Ganesha University in Singaraja, Bali, Petra Christian University in Surabaya, Java, Wenzhou University in China, University of Opole, Poland, and the Institute of Art of Zagreb, Croatia.

Palmisano earned her M.F.A. in Painting from the University of Cincinnati and her B.F.A. in Painting from the University of Dayton, where she graduated summa cum laude. Palmisano holds the title of professor emeritus from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Palmisano is represented by the James Gallery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. www.jamesgallery.net