Back to Bio Susan Wood Reider Curriculum Vitae Education and Honors Blair L. Sadler International Healing Arts Award, presented by the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, Washington D.C., 2003 ArtReach Individual Artist Project Grant, presented by the Arts and Culture Alliance of Knoxville, Tennessee 2001 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, BFA, 1991 in Drawing and Watercolor Academic awards: Top Graduate in College of Liberal Arts, Humanities Selected for BFA Honors Exhibition, Department of Art, Spring 1991 Ringling School of Art and Design, 1980-81, Dean’s List Duke University, BA, Psychology, 1980, Magna Cum Laude Gallery Representation Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN Professional and Teaching Affiliations (1992-2003) Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN - Elderhostel Faculty Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN - Gallery Artist Community School of the Arts, Knoxville, TN - Side by Side and Master Class Faculty, Cumberland Art Society, Cookeville, TN - Lecturer, Workshop Instructor Knoxville Museum of Art - Watercolor Workshop Instructor Maryville College, Maryville, TN - Guest Lecturer Oak Ridge Art Center and Museum - Watercolor Instructor Sisters’ Keepers - Founding Member University of Tennessee Professional and Personal Development Programs - Faculty Solo Exhibitions Strange Gifts: Honoring the Journey, Bennett Galleries and other venues, Knoxville TN, October through December 2001 (see Events page for details) Mediterranean Dreams, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, September 1998 Lustral, Tomato Head, Knoxville TN, August 1997 Homecoming, Knoxville Museum of Art/Arts Council Gallery, September 1995 Selected Works, Willowbrook School, Oak Ridge TN, November 1995 Trilogy, Oak Ridge Art Center and Museum, Oak Ridge TN, April 1995 andCumberland Art Society Gallery, Cookeville TN, June 1995 Saturday’s Child, Belleza Salon and Gallery, December 1994-January 1995 and Natural Alternatives, Knoxville TN, February 1995 Resolution, Tomato Head, Knoxville TN, November 1994 Solo Show, QWIRK Bread and Circus, New York NY, January 1992 Solo Shows, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Knoxville TN, Summer 1994, Fall 1991 Contemporary Artifacts, Gallery 1010, Knoxville TN, August 1991 Selected Invitational Group Exhibitions Signs and Symbols in Art, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, Spring 2003 Side by Side, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, Spring 2003 Wide Open, A1Labarts, The Candy Factory, Knoxville TN, Spring 2003 Tennessee Arts and Crafts, Bennett Galleries, Summer 2001 International Mail Art Show, Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal Cumbria , England and Carlson Tower Gallery, North Park University, Chicago IL 2000-2001 Kaleidoscope: Transparent Things, Customs House, Clarksville, TN Spring 2001 Side By Side, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN, Spring 2001 A1Labarts Annual Spring Exhibition, Knoxville, TN, Spring 2001 Sticks & Feathers: The Bird in Art, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN, Spring 2001 New Works by Sisters’ Keepers, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, September-October 2000 Small Packages 4, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN, Fall 1998 First Annual Knoxville Area Artist Invitational, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville TN, August 1998 Eight, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, Knoxville TN, Jan-Feb 1998 Sisters’ Keepers, Webb School Gallery, Knoxville TN, Jan-Feb 1998 Small Packages 3, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN, Fall 1997 Selected Gallery Artists, Ralston Fine Art, Johnson City TN, Fall 1997 National Invitational Watercolor, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, Spring 1997 Sisters’ Keepers: 2 X 4, Oak Ridge Art Center and Museum, Oak Ridge TN, January 1997 Sisters’ Keepers: Round Robin, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, February 1996 The Mask Show Invitational, Tomato Head, Knoxville TN,February 2000, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 Retrospective for Artists of the Month, Knoxville Museum of Art/Arts Council Gallery, Knoxville TN, November- December 1995 Knoxville Watercolor Society, Knoxville Museum of Art/Arts Council Cooperative Gallery, Knoxville TN, June 1996 From Knoxville: Sisters’ Keepers, Cumberland Arts Gallery, Cookeville, TN, October 1995 Gallery Artists Show, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, August 1995 Knoxville Watercolor Society, University of Tennessee Concourse, Knoxville TN, Summer 1995 Mixed Media, Knoxville Watercolor Society at the Art Market, Knoxville TN, June 1997. 1996, 1995 Printmasters, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN, March-April 1995 Winter Review: Knox Watercolor Society, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN, February 1995 Bloodline: An Exhibition of Alumni Art, Stokely Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, November 1994-August 1995 Knoxville Watercolor Society, Lawson McGee Library, Knoxville TN, November 1995, 1994 Sisters’ Keepers, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Knoxville TN, Spring 1994 Selected Works, Office of US Senator Harlan Mathews, Knoxville TN, 1993-94 Selected Knoxville Artists, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN, Fall 1992 Gallery Artists Show, Ralston Fine Art, Johnson City TN, August 1997, September 1993, October 1992 Six: Lies and a Videotape, BFA Honors Exhibition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, May 1991 Juried Shows and Competitions(1990—2003) Artscapes, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville Tennessee, 2003, 2002, 2001 Spectrum, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga TN, 2003, 1996, 1995, 1994 50 on 50, Oak Ridge Art Center and Museum, Oak Ridge TN, 2003 Women’s Work: Into the New Millennium, Oak Ridge Art Center and Museum, Oak Ridge, TN, 2001 A-1 First Southeastern Juried Art Exhibition, Candy Factory, Knoxville TN , 2000 Tennessee Watercolor Society 26th Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN, 1998 Surface: New Form/New Function, Arrowmont Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN, 1998 36th Tennessee All-State Exhibition, Parthenon Gallery, Nashville TN, 1997 Opryland Purchase Competition, Opryland Hotel, Nashville TN, 1997 Southworks ‘97, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Ctr., Watkinsville GA, 1997 Tenn. Designer/Craftsmen Invitational: Artful Living, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg TN, 1997 International Jubilee Juried Show, Candy Factory, Knoxville TN; Juror’s Award, 1997 Knoxville Summit Juried Exhibition, Hyatt Regency and TVA Tower Gallery , 1997 Dogwood Arts Festival Annual Art Competition, Knoxville TN; Honorable Mention, 1997 Art with A Southern Drawl, University of Mobile, Mobile AL, 1996 Tennessee Watercolor Society 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Cash Award, 1996 New Perspectives, A-1 Artspace, Knoxville TN, 1996 Johnson City Arts Council/ First Tennessee Bank Competition, Carroll Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN, 1996, 1995, 1994 Open Show, Oak Ridge Community Art Center & Museum Oak Ridge, TN, 1995 Lexington/Knoxville 1995 Exhibition Exchange, Loudoun House, Lexington KY, 1995 Dogwood Arts Festival Annual Art Competition, Knoxville TN; Best of Show, 1995 Tennessee Watercolor Society 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge TN , 1995 1990-1994: Memphis Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibit, Memphis, TN; Purchase Award Johnson City Arts Council/ First Tennessee Bank Competition, Carroll Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Open Show, Oak Ridge Community Art Center and Museum, Oak Ridge, TN; Juror’s Awards: Best of Show Central South Annual Juried Art Exhibition, The Parthenon Gallery, Nashville TN TACA Biennial. Best of Tennessee, The Parthenon Gallery, Nashville TN and The Brooks Museum, Memphis TN Electrum XIX , Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana Published Work and Reviews Metro Pulse, “Patterns on Color and the Redemption of Red” Review of “Signs and symbols in Art” by Heather Joyner, May 2003 Knoxville New Sentinel, “Lion Inspires Aslan Bear,” April 7, 2002 Celebrating Knoxville, “The Gallery” photo feature, Spring 1999 Metro Pulse, “Beyond Their Time” Review of “Mediterranean Dreams” by Heather Joyner, September 1998 Metro Pulse, “So Much to Say” Review of “Lustral” by Chris Barrett, August 1997 The Oak Ridger, Review of “2 X 4”, by Kay Dillon, January 1997 Metro Pulse, Review of “Sisters’ Keepers: Round Robin” by Chris Barrett, Feb 1996 The Oak Ridger, Review of “Trilogy” by Kay Dillon, April 1995 Cultural Arts Calendar, University of Tennessee, Spring 1995 The Phoenix, University of Tennessee Literary Arts Magazine: Fall 1989, Spring 1990, Fall 1990, Spring 1991 Work in Public/Corporate Collections Arts Council of Greater Knoxville TN Cope Associates, Knoxville TN Opryland Hotel, Nashville TN SunTrust Bank, Nashville TN Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Knoxville TN University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville TN University of Tennessee Print Shop Collection, Knoxville TN Work in Private Collections Available Upon Request