EDUCATION
1974-77 Art Center College of Design
1969 M.A. Arizona State University
1967 B.F.A. Arizona State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1977-Present Susanna Spann Studios
1994-Present Watercolor Workshop Instructor
1980-1995 Adjunct Instructor at the Ringling School of Art and Design
AWARDS
2006 Inducted into Who’s Who in American Art
1978-Present Won over 650 awards for Watercolors and Drawings
(including the AWS “Key Memorial Award”)
PERSONAL WATERCOLOR BOOK
Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor
PUBLISHED WATERCOLORS IN BOOKS
Splash 1, America’s Best Contemporary Watercolors
Splash 2, Breakthroughs
Splash 9, Watercolor Secrets
Enliven Your Paintings with Light
Painting with the White of your Paper
The Best Of Flower Painting I
The One Hour Watercolorist
The Best of Flower Painting II
The Artist’s Encyclopedia of Materials
The Best Of Portrait Painting
Painter’s Quick Reference Flowers and Blooms
Splash Retrospective 20 Years
PUBLICATIONS OF WATERCOLORS
Watercolor Artist, Oct 2013
Watercolor Artist, Feb 2012
The Artist Magazine 1998
The Artist Magazine 1993
Sunshine Magazine 1993
Cap and Gown Magazine 1990
AFFILIATIONS
American Watercolor Society
National Watercolor Society
Florida Watercolor Society
EXHIBITIONS
1969-1972 Outdoor At Festivals in California
1972-1974 Two One-Woman Exhibitions in Europe
1978-Present 25-30 Outdoor Art Festivals per year
American Watercolor Society Exhibits
National Watercolor Society Exhibits
Florida Watercolor Society Exhibits
Suncoast Watercolor Society Exhibits
Watercolor U.S.A. Exhibit
Illustrator’s 20
40 Year Retrospective 1974-2014
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS (Partial List)
Tampa Electric Company
Disney World
City of Miami
Nations Bank
Citizens Bank
United First Federal
Manatee County Courthouse
City of West Palm Beach
First Federal of Florida
Santa Fe Community College
Ridge Art Association
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS (Partial List)
Standard Publication Company
Arizona Highways
Sesame Street
The Friend
Galaxy of Graphics
Houghton Mifflin
Playmate
The Lookout
Addison-Wesley
Woman’s Aglow
MacMillan Publications