Artist Bio /Resume – Suzanne O’Malley
I currently reside in Sun City, AZ and have been painting for over 20 years. As I have now retired, I am able to split my time between Arizona and Cape Cod, MA.
I started out working in watercolor and took many classes at Paradise Valley Community College. However, discovered that after time, found my “niche” in botanical/floral subjects which led to further classes at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens. As a result, I expanded my medium to include both ink and colored pencil.
Since that time, I then discovered Zentangle which I have been working in for over 12 years now.
I am now combining the Zentangle Technique with watercolor, ink and colored pencil which has resulted in very unique results.
I am a Certified Zentangle Teacher which required travel to Providence, RI and taking a Certification Course as offered by the Zentangle Founders, Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. I obtained my certification in 2017. I have been teaching Zentangle Workshops shortly thereafter and have been teaching Zentangle Workshops at Shemer Art Center and Museum in Phoenix, AZ for the past 8 years and also do Watercolor Workshops at Shemer. In addition, I also teach classes at the Sun City Calligraphy Society and have taught summer workshops at the Cape Cod Museum of Art & Cotuit Art Center.
I have shown my work at Catitude Art Gallery in Avondale, AZ (which unfortunately is now closed).
Affiliations:
AAG (Arizona Artist Guild). I have been a member for the past 15 years & became a Juried Member in February 2013.
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ – I am both a Member and Instructor
Phoenix Tanglers (Zentangle Group) – I have been a member for 12 years.
Cape Cod Museum of Art – I am a member and have also taught Zentangle Workshops during the summer months.
Cotuit Center for the Arts – I teach Zentangle Workshops at this Center during the summer months.
Sun City Calligraphy Society – I am a member and regularly teach Zentangle Classes.
Artist Statement:
What I love about any form of art is the ability to make it your own. No matter what medium you are working in or what the subject is, one has the ability to take the subject matter and define it as you see it through your own eyes. As a result, we all become individuals.
