Artist Profile

Susan Goetz Zwirn

Novato, CA

To capture the infinite qualities of nature takes me on unpredictable journeys. Ranging from recognizable vistas to abstracted evocations of space, my palette is influenced by seasonal change, light and perspectives fostered by emotion. I also do figurative work when people from my travels compel a record of permanence. Painting is my attempt to grasp the dynamic present. I search for structure beneath the surface beauty, but mainly chaos of nature. I invite the viewer along with me, conflating perspectives, inhabiting multiple times and spaces . I play with spatial perception.

Susan Goetz Zwirn's career as artist and art professor has brought her to teach at five universities, (Cornell, St. John's, Molloy, CW Post), culminating in the position of Full Professor at Hofstra University.  Zwirn has lectured extensively nationally and abroad on art, art history, the artist-teacher, and the brain and its relation to art and learning.  Certified in two disciplines, Susan is also passionate about the state of America and the world.  She has recently moved from NY to CA where she has established a studio at the Novato Arts Center.  Her paintings are in corporate and private collections, nationally and internationally, as well as the victim of art theft.    When not painting, she enjoys pleasures found with friends, children, skiing and reading.