Susan Sarback, a native of New York City, was surrounded by great art from an early age. Wandering through museums and galleries since childhood, she developed an appreciation and respect for the finest qualities in art. At an early age she began her formal study and eventually received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Fine Art. After years of studying both abstract painting and representational art, she was still searching for a deeper understanding about light and color. She discovered Henry Hensche, an American Impressionist painter in the lineage of Charles Hawthorne, William Merrit Chase, and Claude Monet. After years of in-depth study with this master painter, she began to uncover the deeper "secrets" about light and color that she had searched for throughout her life. Sarback’s paintings are about the quality of light. Her subjects are mostly landscapes, some still life and figures. "My paintings are mainly about light, color, atmosphere, and space. Rather than impose, I attempt to be receptive to the light, form, and rhythm of the moment - to capture the essence of a place or time. Refining subtle variations of form and color help me capture this quality of light." International Artist Magazine named her one of the Master Painters of the world. Her paintings have been shown in galleries in New York City, San Francisco, Napa Valley Sacramento, Seattle, and Santa Fe. Her works are also held in private collections throughout the world, including 11 paintings in Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael, CA, the Medical Center of the University of California at Davis and the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Sacramento. The Cornell Museum of Art and History in Florida, includes twelve of her paintings in its permanent collection. Susan Sarback has authored two books, Capturing Radiant Light and Color in Oils and Soft Pastels in 2007, 1994 (North Light Books). She is the founder of The School of Light & Color in Fair Oaks, California where students from all parts of the world come to attend weekly classes and workshops. Since 1986, she has led painting workshops and classes throughout the U.S. and Europe to teach her unique approach to light and color. Susan has been invited to lecture about color by over 100 art schools, museums, universities, and art associations. She teaches a wide range of students, which have included animators from DreamWorks animation studios, art instructors and professional artists. Articles by or about her have appeared in The Artists Magazine, American Artist Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Magazine, and other publications. In April, 2002 PBS aired a feature segment about Susan Sarback and her paintings: Central Valley Chronicles detailed her background, teaching techniques, and her School of Light and Color. She has brought her unique discoveries in Impressionism to Northern California where artists of all skill levels come to immerse themselves in her classes and workshops. Bio BORN New York City EDUCATION 1988 Master of Arts, Columbia Pacific University , San Raphael , California 1984-1988 Cape School of Art , Provincetown , Massachusetts 1981 Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, San Francisco , California 1980 Academy of Art College , San Francisco , California 1977 BFA, Hartford Art School , University of Hartford , Hartford , Connecticut 1973 Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 1973 H.S. of Art and Design, New York , New York 1972 Banff School of Fine Arts , Banff , Canada PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1986 - Present – Art Instructor and Lecturer, throughout the U.S. , Canada , and Europe 1986 - Present – Founder of The School of Light & Color, Fair Oaks , California 2000, 2008 - Instructor of Animators for Dreamworks for the movie “Shrek” 2002 - PBS segment about the artist featured on “Central Valley Chronicles”, KVIE, Northern California 2002 - Lecture/slide presentation, Crocker Art Museum - Spring Lecture Series 1997 - Founder of Chroma Gallery , Sacramento , California 1997 - 2000 President of Chroma Gallery EXHIBITIONS 14th National American Impressionist Society Exhibit, Charleston, SC California Art Club N. CA Exhibit, 2013, Folsom, CA Crocker Art Museum, 2011, 2012, 2013 Sacramento, California Thomas Moser Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011 Haggin Museum , 55 th Annual Exhibition, 2008 Chroma Gallery, Sacramento , California Chroma Gallery, Savannah , Georgia Napa Valley Museum , Plein Air Biennial, 2003, 2005, Napa Valley , California Crocker Art Museum , Sacramento , California The Cornell Museum of Art and History, Delray Beach , Florida California State Fair, 2005, 2006 Studio B Gallery, Burlingame , California The Lawson Gallery, Seattle , Washington Banaker Gallery, San Francisco , California Wohlfarth Gallery , Washington , D.C. National Small Works Exhibition, Albany , New York Sierra Galleries, Lake Tahoe , California San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Gallery , San Francisco , California Michael Ingmar Gallery , New York , New York Reid Gallery, Carmel , California Meyer Gallery , Santa Fe , New Mexico Third National Open, Sacramento , California Bay Arts, San Francisco , California Bay West, San Francisco , California T.M. Artworks, San Francisco , California College of San Mateo , San Mateo , California AWARDS Marion Jacobs Award, Haggin Museum , 55 th annual exhibition, 2008 Winner, SureWest Phonebook Cover Competition, 2006 Full Scholarship, Academy of Art College, San Francisco , California Best of Show, Waterfront Art Festival, Sacramento , California First Place , San Mateo Juried Exhibition, San Mateo , California Second Place , Third National Open, Sacramento , California COLLECTIONS Mercy San Juan Hospital, 12 paintings in new hospital wing The Cornell Museum of Art and History, 12 paintings in permanent collection, Delray Beach , Florida UC Davis Medical Center , Sacramento , California Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento , California Foundation Health, Sacramento , California U.S. General Supply Corporation, New York , New York TERA Corporation, Berkeley , California Color Consulting Inc., Burlingame , California HLW Inc., Menlo Park , California Sunrise Travel Inc., Menlo Park , California The Dezi Lerner Collection, Palm Beach , Florida Dr.Jaime Alalu, Palm Beach , Florida PUBLICATIONS Capturing Radiant Light &Color in oils and soft pastels ( author), North Light Books, 2007 Finding Your Visual Voice (book), featured artist, North Light Books, 2007 Sacramento Magazine, feature article, June 2005 American Artist Magazine, feature article, January 2003 Guide to The Arts Magazine, cover and feature article, Spring 2002 International Artist, Master Painter, feature article, 4/2002 Sacramento Bee, newspaper feature article, 6/1999 Exploring Color (book), North Light Books, 1998 The Best of Flower Painting (book) , North Light Books, 1997 The Best of Oil Painting (book) , Rockport Publishers, 1996 Sacramento Magazine , 3/1996 Capturing Radiant Color in oils (book) , (author), Northlight Books, 1994 The Artist's Magazine , 7/1995 The Artist's Magazine, 10/1994 The Artist's Magazine, 7/1992 Outstanding Young Women in America , 1991 Who's Who in American Women, 1991 Oxford 's Who's Who, 1991 The Encyclopedia of Living Artists, 1991 MEMBER: California Art Club American Impressionist Society