bio
Susan Sills was born and raised in Chicago, moving to the Boston area in 1973. After graduating from Harvard University with a Masters Degree in Architecture she began her career as an architect and designer, spending many hours designing, drawing, and sketching. In the early 1990's she returned to painting and making art. The influence of architecture can be seen in her distinct style that melds architectural elements into her work.
Exhibitions
True Bistro Restaurant, Somerville, MA 1/17 - 2/18
True Bistro Restaurant, Somerville, MA 7/14 - 2/15
Sketchbook Project 2013-2014, Brooklyn Art Library, http://www.sketchbookproject.com/library
6x6x2013, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
Two Artists/Two Days @ Waltham Mills Artists Association (WMAA), Waltham, MA 2011
Christopher's Restaurant, Cambridge, MA 12/2010 - 1/2011
Cambridge Common Restaurant, Cambridge, MA 2010
WMAA/Group Show (juried), Attelborough Arts Museum, Attelboro, MA 2007
Waltham Mills Artists/Group Show (juried), BAAK Gallery, Cambridge, MA 2005
Staff Art Show, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 1996-2006
Fall Salon, Lowell Street Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA 1995 & 1998-2001
Art for Life (juried), Oncology Department, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA 1999
New Work (juried), Lowell Street Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA 1999
Swansborough Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 1996, 1997
Painting and Sculpture '96 (juried), Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA 1996
Pulse Points: Eastern Regional Women's Caucus for Art (juried), University Lutheran Church, Cambridge, MA 1996
Fleeting Moments (solo show), Sacramento Street Gallery, Cambridge, MA 1995
Lightwater Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 1995
Members Show, Habitat Gallery, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Belmont, MA 1995
The World According to Art (juried), Concord Art Association, Concord, MA 1995
50th Anniversary Celebration (juried), University Place Gallery, Cambridge Art Association 1994
Awards
Mixed Media Prize, Fall Salon 2000, Lowell Street Gallery, Cambridge Art Association
Publications
Cover, Drum Literary Magazine - Issue 9. February 2011
"Works in Progress", Cambridge Tab, April 27-May 3, 1999
"Multiple Exhibits Highlight & Support Women Artists", Cambridge Chronicle, February 16, 1996
Education
Introduction to Book Repair, North Bennet Street School, Boston 2015
Fundamentals of Bookbinding 1&2, North Bennet Street School, Boston 2014-15
Master of Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University 1978
Bachelor of Arts, Smith College, Northampton, MA 1973
Open Studios and Workshops
Somerville Open Studios 2010-2019, 2022-2026
Vernon Street Open Studios, Somerville, MA 2009-2019, 2024
WMAA Open Studios, Waltham, MA 2001-2007, 2011
North Cambridge Arts Open Studios, Cambridge, MA 1998-1999
Cambridge Art Association, Juried Membership 1994-2003
Artist Residence Program, Blueberry Cove, Tenants Harbor, ME 1994
Landscape Painting Workshop, Great Cranberry Island, ME 1986