Susan T. Fisher

Susan T. Fisher is the Director of the Art Institute at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  She is the former Coordinator for the Botanical Illustration Program at Denver Botanic Gardens where she created the Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration known throughout the United States.  Susan is on the faculty of the Art Institute and Filoli Gardens in California and conducts workshops throughout the United States. She is on the Board of Directors and immediate past president of the American Society of Botanical Artists.  Her illustrations appear in numerous periodicals and books, national exhibits and private collections.  Her BA degree includes three years of advanced study in art history at the Universities of Bordeaux , Pau and Toulouse in France. 
Susan's time is divided between her studios in Denver, CO and Tucson, AZ.

Education:

        Metropolitan State College, Bachelor of Arts

        University of Bordeaux, Art History Studies

        University of Pau and Toulouse, Modern Art Studies

Professional Affiliations:

        Immediate past-president American Society of Botanical Artists

        American Society of Botanical Artists Member of the Board of Directors

        Member Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

        Garden Club of American Speakers Bureau

        Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Operating Council member

Teaching Venues:

        Denver Botanic Gardens                               	1998 thru 2006

        Art Students League of Denver                      	2003 – 2004

        Foothills Art Center; Golden, CO                    	2002 – 2004

        Gore Range Natural Science School; Vail, CO   	2004 – thru present

        New York Botanical Gardens                         	2000

        Filoli Garden Center; Woodside, CA                        	2000 thru present

        Rhode Island School of Design, RI                 	2004                 

        South Shore Art Center, Cohassett, MA           	Summer 2005

        L A Arboretum  CA                                       	Spring 2006

        Huntington Gardens; Pasadena, CA                        	Summer 2006

        Wellesley College; Wellesley, MA                  	2004 thru present

        Desert Museum Art Institute; Tucson, AZ                	2004 thru present

Served as Juror:

2003   American Society of Botanical Artists Western Regional Exhibition Loveland Art Museum; 
	Loveland, CO

2003   Guild of Natural Science Illustrators National Conference Museum of Nature and Science; 
	Denver, CO

2007   Fountain Hills Cultural Council 12th Annual Art Exhibit: Fountain Hills, AZ

2008   Blossom – Art of Flowers Exhibition in Houston, TX for the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation

2009   RARE, Imperiled Plants of Colorado Exhibit; Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists; 
	Denver, CO

Juried Exhibitions:

1998   Denver Botanic Gardens Botanical Illustration Exhibit, People’s Choice Award

       	 Denver, CO

1998   American Society of Botanical Artists & U.C. Davis, Botanical Illustration Exhibit

        	Davis, CA

1999   Denver Botanic Gardens Botanical Illustration Exhibit; Denver, CO

1999   Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Botanical Illustration Exhibit; 

        	Colorado Springs, CO

2003   Pastel Society of Colorado Fall Exhibit, Lakewood Cultural Center

       	 Lakewood, CO

2004   Colorado Watercolor Society State Water media Exhibit Colorado History Museum;          
	Denver, CO

2004   Mile High National Pastel Exhibition; Curtis Arts & Humanities Center 

        	Greenwood Village, CO

2004   Tucson International Airport Art Exhibit; Tucson, AZ

2005   Art & Soul, Art Students League; Denver, CO

2005   Colorado Watercolor Society State Water media Exhibit Colorado History Museum;          
	Denver, CO

Gallery Exhibitions:

2002   Nature Observed, a Celebration of Botanical Illustration, Contemporary & Antique, 
	Tam O’Neill Fine Arts; Denver, CO

2003   A Showing of Floral Exuberance Wildflowers at Home with Nature; Denver, CO

2004   Instructor Art Exhibition Filoli Center Gallery; Woodside, CA                                                                

2005   Studio Botanica Exhibition, Reed Art Gallery; Denver, CO 

2005   Fresh Perspectives:  Visiting Artists Exhibit Bancroft Gallery; Cohassett, MA        

2005   Studio Botanica Exhibition, National Center for Atmospheric Research Gallery;

                 Boulder, CO                                                 

Publications:

1997   Denver Post botanical illustrations Christmas plants

1999   Fulcrum Publishing, Growing Seeds! Starting from Scratch drawings and  illustrations                                                    

1999   At Home with Xeriscape all botanical illustrations

2000   Pikes Peak Official Guide Wildflower Sketchbook botanical illustrations       

2004   North Light Book Club Member of the Issue, botanical illustrations

2004   International Water Lily & Water Gardening Society Water Garden Journal 

        	cover  illustration 

Miscellaneous:

2004   Nominated for the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts; Denver, CO