Resumé

• Born and raised in Southern California

• Graduated from University of Southern California 1973, BFA & STC

• Undergraduate work: 2- and 3-dimensional diverse curriculum, focusing on ceramics and photography

• 1977 – present: Potter/Rancher/Mother/Painter/Destination Vacation Manager/Land Conservationist/Student/Grandmother/Printmaker

On-going & Comin’-up…

• 2025 - Pocket Gallery on Pine, 849 1/2 13th Street, Paso Robles, California (located on Pine Street behind Somm’s Kitchen and The Hatch)
  Open Most Saturdays 2-5 and by appointment. Contact Susan for an appointment and/or information

  On-going: The Works of Susan and Fellow Printmakers Kathy Madonna and Maryanne Nucci (aka 3 Tall Women)

• 2025 Visiting Artist Shows at Pocket Gallery on Pine

  February 7 – April 7 - The Works of Diego Huerta

  April 12 – June 16 - The Works of Juan Fuente

  August – October - Retrospective (a 3 Tall Women Show)

  November – December - Holiday Gifts

Statement

In 1977, after living in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, my husband and I moved to Cayucos for his work in San Luis Obispo. We learned about farming, ranching, raised our family, set up a clay studio, and developed true neighbors.

Ceramics was always my mainstay, with the later addition of watercolor. I used, and continue to use, my photography to capture ideas for future art pieces.

In 2011. My friends reintroduced me to Printmaking and the endless playful possibilities. I am totally hooked! Printmaking allows me to experience both the 2- and 3-dimensional in the building process. Pulling the print off the block is the wonder and excitement akin to opening the kiln door after a glaze fire. My first subject “Cone Nose,” based on a 1976 drawing, became a cathartic journal spanning 8 years. Today, I go back and forth between abstract and representational imagery. I love the pop of black and white, and then again, I love lots of color. I try to bring all that together in vibrant imagery for a visual feast.

Today…

I work out of my studio on the ranch and show my art at the “Pocket Gallery on Pine” in Paso Robles. My family and I continue to operate Cottontail Creek Ranch. We grow organic avocados and oranges, raise cattle for grass fed beef and run a vacation rental for people to enjoy the wide-open spaces we have committed to protect and preserve.

Email Susan

Pocket Gallery on Pine (see info above)

Susan Lyon Art at Cottontailcreek.com

Images

Bucks Stop
Linocut, 13 x 17"

@40
Pochoir, 18 x 10"

What More
Viscosity, 14 x 12"

Untitled
Pochoir, 25 x 13"

Mardi Gras
Pochoir collage, 16 x 12"

Morning Chatter
Linocut, 9 x 22"

Kenya’s Best
Linocut collage, 15 x 9"