Susan Silverman
Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Affiliation
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EDUCATION
- B.A. in Studio Arts, Smith College, 2000
- MFA in Fine Arts (Printmaking), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2005
COURSES TAUGHT
- Ceramics (all levels)
- Printmaking (all levels)
- 2 and 3 Dimensional Design
- East Asian Ink Painting
- Book Design
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS
- All areas of ceramic arts
- Non-toxic printmaking methods
- East Asian ink painting techniques and practice
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, state juried member
- ZeaMays Printmaking Studio member
- NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) member
- Southern Graphics Council
- NCECA annual conference
- Whiting Foundation Grant and Faculty research grant to study green printmaking in Scotland and Wales, 2012-13
- Dean’s Fund, Franklin Pierce College, travel and research grant for travel and study in China, 2007
- Rindge Faculty Council president 2016-17
- Division Chair, VPA 2014-2018
- Empty Bowls, annual community event to fight hunger, 2006-2015
- Faculty Affairs Committee 3 year term (elected)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2011: President’s Award, Campus Compact NH, stewardship, for empty bowls projects
- 2005: Blanche E. Colman Award (printmaking), Mellon Foundation, Boston (competitive cash award)
- 2000: Louise M. Walton Award for Ada Comstock art major showing dedication to the field, Smith College
- 1999: Megan Hart Jones Award for best work of art, Smith College, Coho Returning Home, two-color lithograph
- 1992, 2008: Ceramics Award, Living with Crafts Exhibition, League of NH Craftsmen
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Non-Toxic Printmaking, Mark Graver, A&C Black Publishers, London, 2011, p. 118.
Printmaking Revolution, Dwight Pogue, Watson-Guptill, 2012, pp. 91-93.
Three Sides of the Story: Interpretations of Place, MFA Thesis paper, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2005.
