1958-

Education

M.A., Marshall University, Huntington, WV (painting) 1996

B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (education/biology – general science), 1980

Solo Shows

Water and Light, The Art Store, Charleston, WV, 2010

Group Shows

The Art Store, Small Works, Charleston, WV 2011

Birke Gallery, Invitational Show Honoring Michael Cornfeld, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 2009

The Art Store, Small Wonders, Charleston, WV, 2009

The Art Store, Small Works, Charleston, WV, 2008

The Art Store, Best of Summer, Charleston, WV, 2008

The Art Store, THE RIVER Invitational, Charleston, WV, 2005

Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL, 2005

Michael Orr Gallery, MATERIAL GIRLS, Columbus, OH, 2005

Callen McJunkin Gallery, Charleston, WV, 2004

Keny Galleries, Columbus, OH, 2004

Callen McJunkin Gallery, Charleston, WV, 2003

Toyota City Museum, Aichi, Japan, 2002

Callen McJunkin Gallery, Charleston, WV, 2002

Keny Galleries, Columbus, OH, 2002

West Virginia Juried Exhibition, WV State Museum, Charleston, WV 2001, 1999(award), 1997, 1995

West Virginia State Museum Invitational show, 2001

The Best of West Virginia: Figurative Exhibition, Traveled to WV Art Centers,1999, 1997, 1996

Stifel Fine Arts Center, CROSSCURRENTS, Wheeling, WV, 1999 (award)

Sunrise Museum of Art, Invitational shows, 1999, 1997, 1995

Salmagundi Club 18th Annual Art Exhibition, NY, NY, 1995

Public Collections

Avampato Discovery Museum at the Clay Center, Charleston, WV

State of West Virginia

University of Charleston, West Virginia Women’s Artists Collection, Charleston, WV

West Virginia Office of Tourism and Development, State Capitol, Charleston, WV

Honors

West Virginia Artist Fellowship (painting), 2006

Bibliography

AN ARTIST’S REFUGE. Metro Valley Magazine, Fall 2006

FOCUS ON FELLOWSHIPS: An Interview with Susan Petryszak, ART WORKS Newsletter, Summer 2006

MATERIAL MEDITATIONS, Four Women Use Distinctive Mediums to Explore Life, Christopher Yates, Columbus Dispatch, March 2005

MATERIAL GIRLS – Michael Orr Gallery, Columbus Alive, March 31, 2005

KENY GALLERIES, Columbus Dispatch, March 2002

ART FOR THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY, Charleston Gazette Mail, January 23, 2000

MU ARTIST SHINE, Mary Wade Burnside, Marshall Magazine, Spring 2000