About Me

My experience

After teaching studio art for 20 plus years at William and Mary in Williamsburg VA, I moved to Kennebunk Maine in 2021. Since retiring, I have become interested in drawing and painting the inter-tidal rocks at Gooch's beach in Kennebunk. In the fall of 2023 I took "Introduction to Marine Biology" through my local community college. I was introduced to the many varieties of seaweed that cling to the rocks and wash up on the beach. The seaweed studies are a perfect off season project, for when its too cold to draw at the beach. There are over 250 species of sea vegetables ( marine macro algae) in Maine. They are beautiful forms to draw and paint. In January 2025, I will be taking a Geology course through the University of Southern Maine. I am looking forward to learning about the formation of our rocky Maine coast.

Suzanne W. Demeo's Resume

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art

Master of Science, Printing Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology

Professional Pursuits

2023 Drawing and Painting classes, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME
1999-2021 Adjunct Assistant Professor-Department of Art and Art History-College of William and Mary
2008-2018 Adjunct Assistant Professor-Department of Communications, Humanities and Social Sciences - Thomas Nelson Community College
Visiting Instructor-Department of Art and Art History- William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
Andrews Gallery Coordinator-College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.

Exhibitions

2024 "Midseason Juried Exhibition" Barn Gallery Ogunquit, ME, Inclusion in Wells Reserve's 18 Month Calendar, Wells, ME
2023 "East meets West- From New England to the Sierra Nevada" Spears Gallery, Kennebunk Free Library, Kennebunk, ME
2016 Solo Exhibition, “Watercolors”, Contemporary Art Center of Williamsburg
2004 through 2018 “The Faculty Show” Muscarelle Museum of Art, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
2009 “Mixed Media by Virginia Artists” Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, Va.
2007 “Recent American Watercolors”, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Va.
2004 “Barnes, Demeo, Jack and Peak: A William and Mary Invitational”
Visual Art Center, Portsmouth, Va.
2003 “Three Women” group exhibition, This Century Gallery, Williamsburg, Va.
2001, 02 “Good Things: Miniatures by Virginia Artists” Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Va.
2001, 02, 05 Charles H. Taylor Arts Center Annual Juried Exhibition, Hampton, Va.
"New Faces, New Places” Andrews Gallery, College of William and Mary
“The Show of the Millennium” PFAC, Newport News, Va.
2000 Solo Exhibition, Williamsburg Regional Library, Williamsburg, Va.
1998 “Small Works-Collage” PFAC, Newport News, Va.
Members Show Award Winners”, 20th Century Gallery, Williamsburg, Va.
1995 Two Person Show, 20th Century Gallery, Williamsburg, Va.
1995 Occasion for the Arts, Williamsburg, Va.
1992 PFAC Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Newport News, Va.

Awards and Grants Received

2016 Merit Award - Artists Who Teach, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
2015 College of William and Mary Research Grant “High Sierra Immersion Project”
2000 Award of Distinction-Watercolor, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center Juried Show
2007, 2000, 1999, 1996 Award Winner, 20th Century Gallery Member’s Show, Williamsburg, Va.
1st Place-Graphic Design, Williamsburg Tricentennial Poster Design Competition