Susan Fleming Hotard

Painting is my tool for interpreting the life that our Almighty God has so wonderfully made. Whether it be portraiture, still life, or landscape; I try to record my observations of the world in a realistic, but painterly way. Painting is a life-long journey and I’m certainly enjoying the trip.

Susan Hotard studied under Miss Mary Moffet and Doug Walton while attending LA Tech. She studied under Daniel Breaux, Auseklis Ozols, Dell Weller, and Carol Peebles at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts.

Ms. Hotard has taught at Delgado Community College; currently she teaches art classes at the Jewish Community Center: Metairie and Uptown campuses. She has taught several 5-day and 3-day workshops for New Orleans area art guilds. American Artist magazine featured a cover story on Susan Hotard’s artwork in an 8-page spread in the July/ August 2005 issue.

Publications:

Times-Picayune: Artistic Expression June 19, 2006

 American Artist, July/August 2005 (cover story)

How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Still Life And Florals, International Artist Publishing, January 2004

The Artist’s Magazine, Still Life Composition Finalist, December 2005    

Gulf Coast Arts and Entertainment Review, September/October 2004

The Advocate Magazine, Baton Rouge, November 2004 & December 2005 (art review)

New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, Spring 2002

Junior League Show House 2002 catalog     

Exhibitions/ Art Organizations/Awards:

New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts (NOAFA), highest award 2002: The Gwendolyn Laan Ozols Award

New Rouge Fusion , Baton Rouge, 1^st Place, December 2005

NOAFA : Response to Katrina, group show, April 2006

NOAFA Faculty Awards: Daniel Breaux 2000, Auseklis Ozols 2001, Dell Weller 2003

River Road Show, Baton Rouge, 2002, 2004(3^rd place)

Solo Shows: Galerie Eclat, 2003, 2005

Degas Pastel Society National Show 2000, 2001, 2004

From Cezanne to Vermeer, Galerie Eclat, 2004

Modigliani Group Show, Galerie Eclat 2003

Junior League Show House 2002, exhibited 3 paintings

New Orleans Art Association WTC Show 2002

New Orleans School of Glassworks Show: 2000, 2001

Member of: New Orleans Art Association, LA Watercolor Society, Degas Pastel Society, Portrait Society of America

Education:

B.F.A.: LA Tech University; Ruston, LA

LA Tech University; Rome, Italy

New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts