EDUCATION

Alfred University, NYS College of Ceramics, B.F.A. 1993

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, School of Art, 1989-1991

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010
Annual Fine Arts Faculty Show, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria , CA

2009
Danuta Rothschild painting & Susan Clusener sculpture, Demossa Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

Dimensions, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA

Divining Nature, Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, Lancaster, CA

Jersey Shore Clay National , M. T. Burton Gallery , Surf City , NJ

Natural Connections, Armstrong's Gallery, Pomona , CA

Two by Two , Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

2008
Recent Work by Susan Clusener (solo exhibition), Clay Mix, Fresno, CA

Ceramics Biennial 2008, New Hampshire Institute of Art , Manchester , NH

Carbondale Clay National IV, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO

Feats of Clay XXI, Lincoln Arts Gallery, Lincoln , CA

Viewpoint: Ceramics, Hyde Art Gallery , El Cajon , CA

Ink & Clay 34, Kellogg Art Gallery , Pomona , CA

2007
Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, University of Tulsa , Tulsa , OK

Carbondale Clay National III, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO

Small and Exquisite, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO

Fresh A.I.R.s, Mendocino Art Center , Mendocino , CA

Annual Faculty Show, Allan Hancock College , Santa Maria , CA

Palm Beach 3 (with William Zimmer Gallery), West Palm Beach , FL

2005
Green, Manifest Creative Gallery, Cincinnati , OH

Magnitude Seven, Manifest Creative Gallery, Cincinnati , OH

NCECA Tour de Clay, Gallery 31, Westminster , MD

2004
Earth in Balance, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering , OH

Ink & Clay 30, Kellogg Art Gallery , Pomona , CA

2003
After the Fire (solo exhibition), San Luis Artists' Gallery, San Luis Obispo , CA

California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis , CA

Materials: Hard & Soft, The Meadows Gallery, Denton , TX

Annual Faculty Show, Allan Hancock College , Santa Maria , CA

2002
International Orton Cone Box Show (traveling exhibition), Baldwin City, KS, 2002-03

Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, University of Tulsa , Tulsa , OK

Feats of Clay XV, Lincoln Arts Gallery, Lincoln , CA

Annual Faculty Show, Allan Hancock College , Santa Maria , CA

1996 - 2001
Growing: Mud to Art (solo exhibition), Allan Hancock College , Santa Maria , CA , 2001

International Orton Cone Box Show (traveling exhibition), Baldwin City, KS, 2000-01

Susan Clusener (solo exhibition), Port Washington Public Library, Port Wash., NY , 1996

A.I.R. Show, Mendocino Art Center , Mendocino , CA , 1996

1995
Basement Born (solo exhibition), Clay Art Center , Port Chester , NY

Images ‘95, HUB Formal Gallery, State College , PA

Feats of Clay VIII, Lincoln Arts Gallery, Lincoln , CA

Interior Inspirations, The Fine Line Creative Arts Center , St. Charles , IL

Clay Cup V (traveling exhibition), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale , IL

Arts & Crafts, Cardinal Gallery at Maryland Hall for Creative Arts, Annapolis , MD

Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries , New York , NY

1994
International Orton Cone Box Show (traveling exhibition), Baldwin City, KS, 1994-95

International Juried Exhibition, Clara Kott Von Storch Gallery, Dexter , MI

Le Petit II, Alder Gallery, Eugene , OR

“Functional Art” Exhibition, Tomkins Cove Art Center , Tomkins Cove , NY

8 X 8 X 8, Schneider Gallery, Chicago , IL

Intuition: The Direction in Craft, Daytona Beach , FL

2 X 2 X 2, Gallery Ten, Rockford , IL

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

American Style, In the Know , Claire Patterson, p. 56-58, October issue, 2009

The Spokesman, On the Wall , Jennifer Zurlini, February 26th, 2009

Ceramic Review , Review Gallery , p. 22, January/February issue, 2009

Dayton City Paper, Back to the Earth, Jud Yalkut, November 10, 2004

Ceramics Monthly, Emerging Artists 2004, p74, May issue, 2004

Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, p26-28, November issue, 2003

Garden Design, Ideas for Outdoor Living, produced by Donna Dorian, p.65,
July/August issue, 2003

The Davis Enterprise, When the Clay Speaks, Suzanne Munich, May 15, 2003

500 Bowls, p. 356, published by Lark Books, 2003

Santa Maria Times, Of Pots and Plants, feature, Niki Reese Eschen,
September 29, 2001

New York Times, Show and Sell: The Art of the Craft Fair, Marcelle S. Fischler,
November 12, 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate faculty member of the Ceramic Department at Allan Hancock College,
Santa Maria, CA, 2001-2004, 2007 - present

AWARDS

Purchase Award, Feats of Clay XXI, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln , CA , 2008

President's Purchase Award, Ink & Clay 34, Kellogg, Art Gallery,
Pomona, CA, 2008

Award of Excellence, Earth in Balance, Kettering, OH, 2004

Laguna Clay Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, CA, 2003

Merit Award, Feats of Clay VIII, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA, 1995

Minnesota Clay USA Purchase Award, Clay Cup V, Carbondale, IL, 1995

Juror's Award, Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries,
New York, NY, 1995

Purchase Prize, International Juried Exhibition, Clara Kott Von Storch Gallery,
Dexter, MI, 1994

RESIDENCIES

Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, 2006

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, 1997

Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, 1996

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, 1995