Art Biography of Susan Hensley
Susan Hensley, who began painting professionally in 2000,
has taken "Drawing with the Masters" with Terry Cohill, studied watercolor and collage with Nadine Allen, studied privately with
Carol Hoge in oil, has participated in the Robert Lysiak workshop, "Big Shapes, Big Colors" and attended Mary Ann Beckwith's "Beyond the Brush" water and collage workshop and Martha Rhode's workshop "No Failed Painting".
Her one person shows in Blacksburg, Virginia:
Bollo's
The Easy Chair
Mish Mish
Some of her group shows include:
ART on a Mission, Roanoke, Virginia
Elon College, Elon, North Carolina
Shaftman Hall, Roanoke, Virginia
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
VTLS, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Glade Church, Blacksburg, Virginia
BRAA [Blacksburg Regional ART Association] numerous sites
Susan Hensley paints and photographs largely in the abstract and emotive style; she believes this mode encourages participation by the viewer in what s/he perceives in the image rather than using a realistic style.
Recently, Hensley has sold art at Chateau Morrisette and the
Jacksonville Center and received an Honorable Mention at
ART Along the Alley in Blacksburg.