Susan Louise Shatter

Shatter painted landscapes in both oil and watercolor, preferring the earth tones of volcanic canyons or rocky coastlines rather than the green pastoral settings more traditionally associated with the genre.

[1] Winged Shadow, Waimea Canyon, Kauai, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art demonstrates her modernist approach to barren landscapes.

[2] Born in New York to Aubrey and Florence (Breines) Shatter, after studying at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, she received a BFA from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, New York) in 1965 and earned an MFA from Boston University in 1972.

[4] For many years she taught watercolor painting at The National Academy of Design and The Art Students League of New York.

Shatter also served on the Skowhegan School's Board of Governors from 1978, and spent time teaching at Brooklyn College, Hunter College, SUNY Purchase, and the University of Pennsylvania.