Susan Stuart

Susan Stuart was born and raised in Gloucester, Massachusetts. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, she continued her dance training in Boston. In 1978, Susan was accepted into the Asian Theatre and Dance Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She studied and performed Kabuki Theatre, classical Japanese dance, as well as other ethnic dance forms. Susan worked as a Montessori toddler teacher while raising her daughter. Inspired by the joy and freedom with which her young students engaged with the materials in the classroom, especially the art supplies, she fondly recalled her own art-making experiences.

In 2001, Susan enrolled in classes at the Honolulu Academy Art Center.

She has studied watercolor with Anthony Lee and printmaking and acrylics with George Woollard.

Susan’s work has been exhibited in a variety of juried shows including the Hawaii Watercolor Society, Honolulu Printmakers, Windward Artists’ Guild, the Association of Hawaii Artists and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Through her work, she hopes to capture and express the excitement and freshness that the young child brings to the process of art-making.