BiographySusan La Mont is a New York City native and has been painting ever since she could hold a brush. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Pratt institute and a Master of Arts from Syracuse University. Most recently she received her Doctor of Arts in Higher Education from George Mason University, with a focus on art. Her dissertation examined the solutions fine artists develop for problems that confront them in their work. Susan has exhibited in regional and national shows in fourteen states and has received awards from the Torpedo Factory’s Art League, Professional Artist magazine, the Maryland Federation of Art, The Vienna Arts Society, Gallery Underground, and the League of Reston Artists. Elan magazine profiled her work in 2001, and her paintings reside in over 50 private and international corporate collections. Susan La Mont is currently represented by Calloway Fine Art & Consulting in Washington, DC.
Susan’s primary interest is in communicating the complexity and detail of life in the twenty-first century. Realism offers her a way to express the commonality of human experience to the widest range of viewers, as well as allowing her to follow in the tradition of genre painting. This narrative realism is grounded in contemporary life, with references to technology, our diverse culture, and the influence of the fashion world.
