1729 8th Ave. West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-747-8496


Education

1974-1977 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, Owner
1994-Present Watercolor Workshop Instructor
1981-1998 Adjunct Illustration Faculty, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida

 

Awards

1978-Present Won over 500 awards for watercolors and drawings (including the American Watercolor Society "Key Memorial Award")

 

Authored Works

Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolor, North Light Books, 2001

 

Published Watercolors in Books

Splash I, America’s Best Contemporary Watercolors

Splash II, Breakthroughs

Enliven Your Paintings with Light

Painting with the White of your Paper

The Best of Flower Paintings I

The Best of Flower Paintings II

The One Hour Watercolorist

The Artist’s Encyclopedia of Materials

Illustrator’s Annual 20

 

Publications of Watercolors

The Artist Magazine, March 1993, Nov. 1998

Cap and Gown Magazine, July 1990

Sunshine Artist, August 1993

 

Affiliations

American Watercolor Society

National Watercolor Society

Florida Watercolor Society

 

Corporate Collections (partial list)

Tampa Electric Company

Disney World

City of Miami Beach

Nations Bank

Manatee County Courthouse

City of West Palm Beach

First Federal of Florida

First National Bank

Santa Fe Community College

Ridge Art Association

 

Illustration Clients (partial list)

Arizona Highways

Sesame Street

Galaxy of Graphics

Houghton Mifflin

Playmate

Addison-Wesley

MacMillan Publications