EDUCATION

1971  Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, BFA Illustration

PROFESSIONAL

1971-86  Freelance Commercial Artist--various agencies in San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, Seattle 

1989-97  Seaberry-Taylor-Ryan: NY Gift Show; Rosen Show; Buyers Market: LA, Philadelphia, Boston; International Gift Show: NYC, San Francisco, LA ; Handmade in the USA, NYC

SOLO EXHIBITS

1984   "Paintings" Museum of North Orange County, Fullerton CA

1985   "Susan Ryan Paintings" The Improv, West Hollywood CA

1988   "Favorite Places" Huntington Beach Municipal Gallery, Huntington Beach CA

1988   "Paintings of Architecture" Public Corporation for the Arts, Long Beach CA

GROUP SHOWS

1984   "Affaire in the Gardens" Beverly Hills CA

1985   "Image 86" Burbank Chamber of Commerce, Burbank CA

1988   "Long Beach Art Expedition" featured artist/studio, Long Beach CA

1988   "Artist-Made Toys" Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA

1989   "Long Beach Art Expedition" featured artist/studio, Long Beach CA

1990   "First Annual Children's Art Walk Painting Workshop for Inner City Kids" Long Beach CA

1991   "Images and Origins: Reflections of Women Artists" City Hall Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles CA

1989   "Sweet Chair-ity Auction" Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA

2006   "Music is Art Live, 3rd Season" UB Center for the Arts, Amherst NY

2006   "Embodiment" First Annual Members Show, Arts Council of Buffalo, Virginia Weiss Gallery, Buffalo NY

2006   "Beyond the Barrel" Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls NY

2006   "15th Annual Regional Artists Exhibition 2006" Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo NY

2006    "381" Seat for Social Justice, CRUCIAL Center, Buffalo, NY

2006    "Forgotten City, Forgotten Dreams" Seat for Social Justice, NACC, Niagara Falls, NY

2006    "Music is Art LIve, 4th Season" UB Center for the Arts, Amherst, NY

2006    "National Exhibition--Fall 2006" Impact Artists Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2006     "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" Seat for Social Justice, Durham Memorial Church, Celebration of Martin Luther KIng Day, Buffalo, NY

PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation, Long Beach CA

Rancho Los Cerritos, Long Beach CA

Society for the Preservation of Historic Long Beach, Long Beach CA

Cher, Malibu CA

Mr & Mrs Alphonse Ruggiero, Santa Monica CA

Mrs. Freddie Fields, Beverly Hills CA

Tom Rodgers, Washington DC