Susan Peters

I am originally from Woodstock, New York and have always been creating something. From the early years of finger-painting on rocks in the creek bed behind my grandmother’s house to present. After a long hiatus from painting, I have returned to it originally as a cold weather hobby, but after creating the first acrylic painting, I was immediately hooked. I started looking at everything around me in detail, noticing colors, shapes, light, and shadows. I enjoy using bright colors in my work, and enjoy painting a variety of subject matter, as well as using varied techniques. Depending on my mood, I can go from painting flowers and animals, to abstract figures, flow art, and resin. I am also enjoying learning new mediums such as alcohol ink and encaustic.

Solo Exhibitions: Bottega Salon June 2016 – June 2017 Raleigh, NC Alter Ego Salon “Adventures in Acrylics” Aug. 2016 –Sept. 2016 Raleigh, NC United Arts Council of Raleigh/ Wake County Sept. 2016 – Oct. 2016 Raleigh, NC Local Color Gallery April 1, 2017 – April 30, 2017 Raleigh, NC Margaux’s April 2017 – June 2017 Raleigh, NC Bond Park Recreational Center July 2017 – August 2017 Cary, NC Wake County Express Library October 1 - 31, 2017 Raleigh, NC Abstract View April 2018 Local Color, Raleigh, NC Personify June – July 2018 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center July – September 2018 Winston – Salem, NC Lilly’s Pizza November – December 2018 Raleigh, NC Kirby Theater December 2018 – January 2019 Roxboro, NC Group Exhibitions: Seaboard Wine Mar. 2016 – May 2016 Raleigh, NC Cary Hot Yoga April 2016 – July 2016 Cary, NC Fine Arts League of Cary April 2016 – Present Cary, NC Local Color at 311 Gallery July 2016 - Present Raleigh, NC Litmus Gallery “Anything Goes” Juried Show Oct. 2016 – Nov. 2016 Jayne Walther, Juror Raleigh, NC The Reflection Gallery Oct. 2016 – Dec. 2016 Wake Med Cary Cary, NC Crave Art & Music Festival Nov. 2016 Raleigh, NC Clayton Visual Arts March 1, 2017 – April 3, 2017 Clayton, NC Litmus Gallery – “Portray: The Artwork of Yvette Fain and Susan Peters” September 1 – September 28, 2017 Raleigh, NC Local Color “Sweet Sixteen” June 2018 Raleigh, NC Memberships and Associations: Current member of Local Color Gallery, Raleigh, NC; Visual Arts Exchange, Raleigh, NC; Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC; Fuquay Varina Arts Council, Fuquay Varina, NC, and Clayton Visual Arts, Clayton, NC. Private Collections: North Carolina Tennessee New York California Massachusetts Alabama Corporate Collections: SAS Institute Iconitel

I am mostly self taught.