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I was very lucky that my parents noticed my interest in art all the way back in high school and signed me up at the Village Art School in the suburbs of Chicago where I grew up. The owner and teacher was the late Joe Abbrecia who went on to become a very well-known Western Artist in Kalispell, Montana. There I had a very traditional art education, working in charcoal from plaster casts, then oils, then watercolors. Joe recognized my passion and talent and guided me to the American Academy of Art in Chicago after high school.


Fresh out of art school I worked as a freelance portrait artist for a Chicago chain of department stores. I didn’t know it then but for the next 4 years I got the best ‘on the job’ training that I could get painting 25-minute portraits, all ages, all types!

A huge advantage to art school in downtown Chicago was exposure to the amazing Art Institute. I fell in love with the Impressionists and became completely smitten with the pastels of that era. Since there was very little instruction at that time in this medium, I decided to move to Woodstock, New York to study with Master Artist Albert Handell. It just so happened that Mr. Handell needed a studio assistant. I worked in that capacity for the next two years.


Mr. Handell not only taught me about pastels and oils but also how to teach. He would have me follow him from easel to easel during his workshops. Listening to him answer students’ questions and watching his ‘hands on’ approach continues to influence how I teach to this day. After two years in New York, I opened my own studio in Chicago where I taught workshops and classes. This led to some years of traveling and teaching across the U.S. Another highlight of time back in Chicago was in the mid 1980’s when I had the good fortune of painting at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art with another living Master Painter, Richard Schmid. This was a time of tremendous personal challenge and growth. I was juggling a full-time career while caring for my late husband who had terminal cancer. My first husband’s death deepened my desire to experience life to its fullest and to continue to paint and create.


In the early 1990’s I remarried. We moved to the Pacific Northwest and started a family. I continued to paint and teach as much as I could while raising our two boys. Over two decades later the boys are grown and on their own. Sadly, my husband died suddenly at the end of 2017. Throughout the years of joy and sorrow the one constant has been my love of art. It has been the lifeline that has kept me moving forward.



Artist Statement

"My life’s work is to leave the world more beautiful than I found it. I look for the light and beauty. It is everywhere... My job is to translate it onto canvas and share it."

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      • SUSAN KUZNITZKY SIGNED LITHO LADIES AT TEAsold
        Nov. 29, 2022

        SUSAN KUZNITZKY SIGNED LITHO LADIES AT TEA

        Est: $40 - $80

        Susan Kuznitsky (Am. Contemporary). An original, signed, and numbered (from an edition of 950) lithograph of a group of ladies at tea. The sheet also bears the artist's blindstamp. The work is nicely framed, under glass. Done in a manner reminiscent of Tarkay. Artist information: https://www.susankuznitsky.com Measures: 30 1/2'' X 34 3/4'' (Frame) 21 1/4 X 25 3/4'' (Sight)

        Austin York LLC
      • Susan Kuzmitsky, limited edition coloured print, three young ladies having tea, with Chelsea Green esold
        Aug. 13, 2022

        Susan Kuzmitsky, limited edition coloured print, three young ladies having tea, with Chelsea Green e

        Est: £30 - £40

        Susan Kuzmitsky, limited edition coloured print, three young ladies having tea, with Chelsea Green embossed stamp, signed & numbered in pencil on margin, mounted & framed; and another Chelsea Green signed and numbered impressionist style print with lady reading on a promenade, mounted & framed. (2)

        Railtons
      • SUSAN KUZNITSKY PAINTINGsold
        Nov. 08, 2021

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY PAINTING

        Est: -

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY PAINTING

        O'Gallerie
      • SUSAN KUZNITZKY SIGNED LITHO LADIES AT TEAsold
        Oct. 11, 2021

        SUSAN KUZNITZKY SIGNED LITHO LADIES AT TEA

        Est: $40 - $80

        Susan Kuznitsky (Am. Contemporary). An original, signed, and numbered (from an edition of 950) lithograph of a group of ladies at tea. The sheet also bears the artist's blindstamp. The work is nicely framed, under glass. Done in a manner reminiscent of Tarkay. Artist information: https://www.susankuznitsky.com Measures: 30 1/2'' X 34 3/4'' (Frame) 21 1/4 X 25 3/4'' (Sight)

        Austin York LLC
      • SUSAN KUZNITSKY OIL ON CANVASsold
        Sep. 21, 2021

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY OIL ON CANVAS

        Est: $150 - $200

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY (Oregon/Illinois, 20/21st century) oil on canvas, Balinese dance. Signed lower right. Image measures 24" x 30". In a wood frame; 26.75" x 32.5" overall.

        O'Gallerie
      • SUSAN KUZNITZKY SIGNED LITHO LADIES AT TEAsold
        May. 26, 2021

        SUSAN KUZNITZKY SIGNED LITHO LADIES AT TEA

        Est: $40 - $80

        Susan Kuznitsky (Am. Contemporary). An original, signed, and numbered (from an edition of 950) lithograph of a group of ladies at tea. The sheet also bears the artist's blindstamp. The work is nicely framed, under glass. Done in a manner reminiscent of Tarkay. Artist information: https://www.susankuznitsky.com Measures: 30 1/2'' X 34 3/4'' (Frame) 21 1/4 X 25 3/4'' (Sight)

        Austin York LLC
      • 524/600 Susan Kuznitsky Lithographsold
        Jan. 01, 2018

        524/600 Susan Kuznitsky Lithograph

        Est: -

        19" x 24"

        Lilly Auction & Gallery
      • Susan Kuznitsky (XX-XXI), Limited edition signed prints, 'The Pearl Necklace 279/950 ', ' On the Patio 583/950 ', Both signed and numbered in pencil under with blind stamp. Aperture 19 1/4 1/2 x 31'' & 21 1/2 x 31 1/2'' respectivelysold
        Nov. 03, 2017

        Susan Kuznitsky (XX-XXI), Limited edition signed prints, 'The Pearl Necklace 279/950 ', ' On the Patio 583/950 ', Both signed and numbered in pencil under with blind stamp. Aperture 19 1/4 1/2 x 31'' & 21 1/2 x 31 1/2'' respectively

        Est: £50 - £80

        Susan Kuznitsky (XX-XXI), Limited edition signed prints, 'The Pearl Necklace 279/950 ', ' On the Patio 583/950 ', Both signed and numbered in pencil under with blind stamp. Aperture 19 1/4 1/2 x 31'' & 21 1/2 x 31 1/2'' respectively

        Claydon Auctioneers
      • SUSAN KUZNITSKY PASTEL ON PAPER (Chicago/Oregon, 2sold
        Sep. 21, 2015

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY PASTEL ON PAPER (Chicago/Oregon, 2

        Est: $150 - $250

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY PASTEL ON PAPER (Chicago/Oregon, 20/21st century) "Making Pancakes," three girls playing at the beach. Image measures 21" x 27.5", signed "Susan Kuznitsky" lower right. In a wood frame.

        O'Gallerie
      • Three Women at Tea by Susan Kuznitskysold
        Jun. 25, 2015

        Three Women at Tea by Susan Kuznitsky

        Est: $325 - $450

        Framed limited edition lithograph

        The Loft Fine Art
      • SUSAN KUZNITSKY OIL ON CANVAS (Chicago-Oregonsold
        Aug. 15, 2011

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY OIL ON CANVAS (Chicago-Oregon

        Est: $600 - $800

        SUSAN KUZNITSKY OIL ON CANVAS (Chicago-Oregon since early 1990's) A northwest landscape with rows of colorful flowers, mountain in background. 36" by 60". Signed Susan Kuznitsky lower left. In gilt wood frame. Copy of Brief biography attached verso.

        O'Gallerie
      • Susan Kuznitsky (American, 20th century). Three Ladies Drinking Tea, pastel on paper, signed ll, framedsold
        Jul. 25, 2011

        Susan Kuznitsky (American, 20th century). Three Ladies Drinking Tea, pastel on paper, signed ll, framed

        Est: $200 - $400

        Susan Kuznitsky (American, 20th century). Three Ladies Drinking Tea, pastel on paper, signed ll, framed

        Alex Cooper
      • AFTER SUSAN KUZNITSKY - 'High Society', coloursold
        Dec. 16, 2009

        AFTER SUSAN KUZNITSKY - 'High Society', colour

        Est: £20 - £30

        AFTER SUSAN KUZNITSKY - 'High Society', colour print, pencil signed in the margin and numbered 792/950, impressed with 'Chelsea Green Editions' blind stamp in margin, 20" x 25".

        Mallams
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