Suzy was born in Memphis and moved to California when she was two. She was steeped in the art world early – growing up with an artist mother who was accomplished in watercolor and sculpture. Her father founded the Laguna Beach School of Art and Design in Southern California. She began her studies at a young age, exploring diverse inquiry such as world literature, decorative painting, watercolor, and anthropology. With this strong foundation, her work has evolved into some of the most coveted figurative painting in the Hawaiian Islands. Suzy concentrates her efforts on recording the renaissance of the Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures through figure and portrait paintings.
Her collectors are many, from local Hawaiians to all lovers of Polynesian culture. Nainoa Thompson, Navigator of the Hokule’a owns one of her works. She has had many one woman shows and has been a part of many juried shows like the prestigious Art Maui and the Hui No’eau Annual. Suzy was commissioned to create several mural projects including one at the San Francisco International Airport and has won many awards for her art work over the years.
