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Artwork by Susan Cafarelli

Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

About Susan Cafarelli

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EVERY PAINTING HAS A PRAYER. READ IT IN EACH PAINTING'S DESCRIPTION. . . . .
One of Susan's earliest memories, at five years old, was her self-portrait in finger paints. She loved the feeling of paint on her fingers and creating something that became art. She also remembers, while laying in her sleeping bag camping, looking up between the trees and suddenly falling through the sky. It was hard to tell if you were looking up or looking down. This was her first experience of visual transcendence. It wasn't until many years later that this experience made sense to me. While on a trip to Europe after college, she once again had a deep experience while viewing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. I remember that just after viewing the painting for about 30 seconds I had this experience of oneness where I became a drop of water plopping myself into a lake from very high place. I was one with everything, and then in a split second I was back viewing the Mona Lisa. I sat back on my heels and thought, "Oh, that must be why they call it the girl with the mystic smile." I have thought about that moment many times over the years. It taught me the power of art.

After that experience Susan decided to study art and earned an AA in graphic Arts. She worked for fifteen years designing promotional marketing materials. She later studied and received an MA in Theology and Art and became a humanities instructor. After nine years teaching she decided to become a full-time artist and finished off her AA with a BFA in Art.

She now works as a full-time painter in her studio in Scotts Valley, California. Each painting begins with a prayer that is attached to the finished painting. Her subjects and vision involve the Native American Medicine Wheel, shamanism, the natural world, myth, symbolism, feminism, environmentalism, and theology. Susan is comfortable working in oils, acrylics, and pastels but has a special affinity for watercolor.

" I have loved all my various experiences from designing brochures, to teaching comparative religions. My history and interests continue to feed and contribute to my artistic growth. I realize now, that fine art combined with spirituality is where I feel the most alive."

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Beasts On Broadway
526 Broadway
Santa Cruz, CA
"Wolf Birth Totem"
Jurors: Jane Gregorius, Janet Fine
October 26-November 24, 2013

2013 Open Studios Art Tour
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
1070 River Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Oct 5 & 6, Oct 19 & 20, 2013

Preview 2013 North County
R. Blitzer Gallery
410 Natural Bridges Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 1 thru Oct 20, 2013.
Preview Exhibit for OS 2013
Santa Cruz Art League,
526 Broadway
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Sept 28 thru Oct 20, 2013

Plein-Air in Santa Cruz County
The Art Store
216 E. Mt. Herman Rd.
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
"solo"
July 1, 2013 thru September 15, 2013

Art in Public Places Program
Hinde Chiropractic
216 - A Mount Hermon Rd.
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
"Native American Animal Totems"
June 1, 2013 to Sept 6, 2013

pARTy in the Library
Scotts Valley Library
251 Kings Village Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
"Arboretum Eucalyptus"
Sept 22, 2012

My Best Friend
Gallery at the Loft
230 Mount Hermon Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
"Momo"
Juror: Valri Peyser
Sept 15 - Dec 8, 2012

Gallery at the Loft Opening
230 Mount Hermon Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
"Native American Animal Totems"
juror: Dawn Teall
Feb 18, 2012- Sept 15, 2012

Scotts Valley Artisans Grand Opening
230 Mount Hermon Road, Suite D
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Selected pieces
March 2011

Scotts Valley Library Revolving Exhibit
251 Kings Village Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Totem Animals- solo
Oct 20, 2011- Feb 3, 2012


Works On Paper, National Exhibit
Santa Cruz Art League,
526 Broadway
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Juror: Preston Metcalf,
"Deva, Goddess of the East"
Oct 22- Nov 20, 2011

North County Preview Exhibit OS 2011
R. Blitzer Gallery
410 Natural Bridges Drive
Santa Cruz CA 95060
"Delaveaga Stream"
Sept 23-Oct 16, 2011

Preview Exhibit for OS 2011
Santa Cruz Art League,
526 Broadway
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
"Bear Birth Totem"
Sept 25-Oct 16, 2011.

2011 Open Studios Art Tour
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Co.
1101 Pacific Avenue, Suite 320
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Juried, selected pieces on display in artists' studios
Oct 12 & Oct 15-16, 2011

Scotts Valley Library Opening
251 Kings Village Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Les Dudes and Demoiselles of Santa Cruz
June 17- Nov 3, 2011

San Jose State University, San Jose , CA
Vice President of Instruction Office
Selected pieces on exhibit
November 15 - May 15, 2010

Nature, Spirit, and Sacred Space
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192
Art Building, Gallery 3
Solo exhibition
Oct 12-16, 2009