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Susie Zol Artist

Artist Statement

​I am on a journey when I'm painting, much like a hike up a mountain or a trek across the desert. One step at a time, one mark at a time, I put together pieces of a creative puzzle. ​I'm an explorer, an adventurous trailblazer with a white canvas as my terrain, my pack filled with tools and materials.​I'm an experimenter, evaluating my results. Playing with ideas of concealing and revealing. Remembering not everything needs to be defined. ​I'm a seeker, looking for the right color, mark or shape. ​I'm a pathfinder, lighting my own way, finding my painting one brushstroke at a time.​ You're the final piece of my puzzle, viewing and interpreting the work to fit into your story. The layers of paint, paper and fabric interact and unfold before your eyes. Your senses catch hold of the meaning and you find yourself on your own journey.​My next adventure awaits on my easel and I deeply trust my creative process to lead my next expedition into the unknown.

Curious and creative by nature, I’m always inspired by my surroundings. I have an open heart, a playful spirit and a professional certificate in Art and the Creative Process from UCSD. My first steps on the path toward living my dream of being an artist were nothing more than a sketchbook and some paints on the dining room table.

 

Now, I’m more than a decade into connecting the dots of my artist life and understanding more than ever that everything I need is already inside of me and the universe has my back. I am consistently juried into gallery shows and appear in both public and private collections. My artist life is filled with the energy of creation as I continue to be curious, creative and inspired by all that is around and within me.

Galleries & Shops

Susie Zol Art Studio

2730 Historic Decatur Rd

Studio 213

San Diego, CA 92106

La Galleria

2730 Historic Decatur Rd

San Diego, CA 92106

BENCH Home Decor

4060 Voltaire St

San Diego, CA 92107

Press & Publications

San Diego Voyager Interview, November, 2025

CanvasRebel Interview, September 2023

Shoutout SoCal Interview, February 2021

'Abstract Painting for Today's Contemporary Artist' by Kate Ashton, December 2020

San Diego Union Tribune Article, August 2018

San Diego Voyager Interview, July 2018

Juried Art Shows

2025

Dames On Grand; Escondido Arts Partnership; "Bonds of Trust"

Artistic Alchemy; Escondido Arts Partnership; "Dragon" & "Heart of Gold"

Bridges Not Walls; Woodward Contemporary; San Diego, CA; "Seadrift"

Floral; Escondido Arts Partnership; "Colors of You"

ArtWalk Liberty Station Art Festival

San Diego County Fair; "A Complete Turnaround" 1st Place!

Feathers, Fangs & Fur; Raven's Nest Gallery; Escondido, CA; "Gentle Care"

Absolutely Abstracts; Escondido Arts Partnership; "Long Distance Romance"

No Hard Edges; Woodward Contemporary; San Diego, CA; "Let's Talk About It"

Beyond Boundaries; Escondido Arts Partnership; Ceramic Vase "Willow"

Barracks 16: Unbound; Arts District Liberty Station

2024

find yourSELF: Solo Exhibition;  F1VEart Studio & Gallery​

ArtWalk Little Italy Art Festival

/'ab,strak(t)/ ; Art-Fluent.com,; "Let The Magic Happen"​

Absolutely Abstracts; Escondido Arts Partnership; "Making Daisy Chains"​

ArtWalk Liberty Station Art Festival

16.16.16: 16 Artists, Barracks 16, November 16th

Summation; Escondido Arts Partnership "Grace Your Space"

2023

Story: Real or Not So Much in the Expressions Gallery at Escondido Arts Partnership "Me & The Mrs."

ArtExpo NY "Island Home" and "Between The Lines" represented by: Jen Tough Gallery

ArtWalk Little Italy,  April 2023

Jen Tough Gallery "Get An Early Start"

ArtWalk Summer Series at Liberty Station

Carlsbad Art In The Village

ArtWalk Summer Series at Liberty Station

Art Santa Fe represented by Jen Tough Gallery

ArtWalk Liberty Station

Inner Sense show @Art-Fluent.com "Transformation I"

Creative License show @Art-Fluent.com "It Was Bound To Happen"

Satori Collective Artist Reception

A Night of Authors & Artists, F1VEart Studio & Gallery

Paso Robles Art In The Park

Size Matters show at Escondido Arts Partnership "Retreat"

2022

San Diego Festival of the Arts

ArtWalk Liberty Station

Women In Art at Las Laguna Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA "Belonging and Acceptance"

ArtWalk Little Italy

2021

True Blue, Art-Fluent.com "Summer Breeze"
Whatevs, Art-Fluent.com "Lather, Rinse, Repeat"
Metamorphosis: The Art of Transformation, Visionary Art Collective.com "Orange Blossom" and "It's All That!"
ArtWalk Little Italy
ArtWalk Liberty Station
Juried Exhibit 2021, Front Porch Gallery "Beauty Is Not Bound"
ArtWalk Summer Series
Sunshine On My Mind, Brittany Davis Gallery "Wish You Were Here"
Purely Abstract, Las Laguna Art Gallery "Listen To The Colors"
Tuxedo, Ashton Gallery "I Can Keep A Secret" and "I Can Keep A Secret Too"
Spring Juried Show, Sylvia White's REALart Gallery, "Walking Home"
Red Velvet, Ashton Gallery "Beauty Is Not Bound"

2020

ArtWalk Little Italy

At Midnight, Ashton Gallery "Into The Silence"

Spotlight Artist Series at Ashton Gallery

Quarantine Aquamarine, Ashton Gallery "We're All In This Together"

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susiezolart@gmail.com
2730 Historic Decatur Rd, Studio 213
San Diego, CA 92106

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