
Select exhibits include : Indigo Art Gallery: "Stealing Water from the Moon", Wayne Art Center: "Muses, Models, and Memories." The Philadelphia Museum of Art: Women in Art, The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, and Villanova University: Ten Philadelphia Artists.
Susan is an exhibiting artist with a deep belief in the connection between studio production and learning overall.
Her contributions have advanced the field of art education". Susan Rodriguez is an exceptional leader.
Helen Hume, Author: " Rodriguez filled a gaping hole for art teachers in learning and teaching multicultural art. Philadelphia Daily News : "She helps them look at everything that's possible. She attacked a life-changing challenge and succeeded at the seemingly impossible." Interactive Teacher : "Susan Rodriguez, the 1996 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year learned about the joys in education the "hard" way. Chestnut Hill Local says :"From the silk fringe sweeping through the air at her wrists to the sparkling chandelier earrings that are constantly in motion, her very presence is performance art.". She received the nationally acclaimed, prestigious Milken Family Foundation Outstanding Educator Award, 1994-1995. She was awarded The Disney American Teacher Award in VisualArts for 1993-1994. A recipient of fellowships and awards, Susan was named The 1996 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. In her years with the School District of Philadelphia's Overbrook Educational Center, she was awarded numerous grants and commendations for her work in visual arts with sight-impaired and blind students. She teaches pre-service graduate-level art education and teacher programs that employ collaborations between The University of the Arts and regional museums principally, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and conducts travel/study tours abroad.
She is on faculty at The University of the Arts as the Graduate Art Education Admissions Coordinator.
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She is a seasoned public speaker whose professional appearances span the globe.
Susan Rodriguez is an author, artist, and educator who advocates on behalf of art and cultural understanding.