Susan Fornaro received a Master of Arts degree in Expressive Arts Therapy in 1991 from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA., a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1975 from Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT., attended The Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA. in 1999 and Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI., in 2005.

Susan has participated in the Members Juried Art Exhibit at Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA. in the Spring of 2007 and was awarded the Juror’s Commendation for her painting “Lilac Cottage”. In Spring 2007 she also received Honorable Mention at the Weston Arts and Crafts Association Spring Awards Show for her painting “Cottage Row”. In August 2007 she participated in the New England Representational Painting Exhibit at the Guild of Boston Artists, Newbury St., Boston, MA.

In 2000, Susan was commissioned by Harvard Dental School, Boston to paint a Tromp l’Oeil Mural, a mural and 32 children’s paintings for Children’s Hospital, Boston, 1999-2000; a collection of 5 paintings in 1997 for Pilgrim /CVS Health Life Center, New Bedford, MA., 23 pieces of children’s art in 1996 for Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, MA.

Susan has received many commissions for house portraits. She is an award winning member of Weston Arts and Crafts Association, Danforth Museum of Art and Beacon Hill Art Walk. She has exhibited her artwork throughout New England and has been a member of the Concord Art Association and the Cambridge Art Association. She has exhibited at the Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition in Easton, MA.

Her work is seasonally exhibited at Gallery 333, North Falmouth, MA. and Zullo Gallery in Medfield, MA., and is the featured artist at Jimmy’s Café on Linden Street in Wellesley year round.

“I paint in response to an appreciation for and a need to preserve a beautiful vision. The moment not captured by photograph or painting may be forever lost; so I travel with my camera, taking snapshots and collecting them as inspiration for paintings”. Susan is also a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) with a private practice in Canton, MA. She treasures her painting for providing nourishment and balance in her life.