Susan Roberts
1962-1967
Decatur High School
1955-1962
Ponce de Leon, Grammar School, Decatur, Georgia
2020
University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens
2020
Professor Emeritus of Art
1996-2020
Professor of Art
1989-1996
Associate Professor of Art
1986-1988
Assistant Professor of Art
1986
Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Departmental Distinction
1983-1986
Instructor of Art
1968-1971
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Blue Key Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi
1972, 1973
Attended, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Printmaking, Calligraphy
1969, 1990
Attended, The Art Students League of New York, Painting, Drawing
Academic
2012-2014
Chair, Graphic Design
2009-2012
Advisory Board, Willson Center for Humanities and the Arts
2008-2011
General Sandy Beaver Teaching Professorship
2007-2013
Faculty Advisory Committee to the President, Dr Michael Adams
2001-2004
Editorial Board, University of Georgia Press
2001
Speaker, Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Miami
1990
Visiting Teacher, Cooper Union, Center for Design and Typography
1996
Creative Research Medal, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
1999
Fellowship, Center for Humanities and Arts Research, Color in the Built Environment
Design, New York City
1983-1984
Graphic Design Consultant, John Lennon Memorial, client: Bruce Kelly, LA
1994-1996
Photographs of the Built Environment in Central Park, client: Central Park Conservancy
1992-1993
Future Directions of Central Park Signage, client: Central Park Conservancy
1990
Mosaic Tile Floor, penthouse, client: Tony Santasiero, ASID
Design, Cambridge
1976-1978
Graphic Designer, Vision, Inc. Director, Ronald Lee Fleming
1981
National Endowment for the Arts, US Department of Transportation, Commendation for Design Excellence, Chelsea Memory Wall, Vision, Inc.
1980
ASLA Award, Chelsea Center City Revitalization, Vision, Inc.
1980
American Society of Landscape Architects, Urban Design Merit Award, Vision, Inc.
Design, Boston, Susan Roberts / Art Color Design
1971
Advertising Intern, Jordan Marsh Company
1972
Illustrator, Robert Horan Studio
1973
Illustrator, Polaroid Corporation
1974
Designer, Little Brown and Houghton Mifflin, Publishers
1976
Designer, Boston 200 Corporation
1976
Fellowship: The National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Royal Oak Foundation, England
1979
Interior Wall Murals, 80 Mason Street, client: Boston Architectural Team, AIA
Design, Boston, Peter Johnson, Susan Roberts / Design Studio
1980-1983
Boston Neighborhood Development and Employment Agency, client: City of Boston
1982-1983
Interpretive Exhibit for Canal Park, Akron, Ohio, client: Sasaki Assoc., LA
1982-1983
Interpretive Exhibit for Bluff Park, Milwaukee, client: Sasaki Associates, LA
1983
Green Street Park Entrance Gate, Cambridge, client: Green Street Garden Association
1982
Information Kiosk for Roslindale Square, client: Boston Neighborhood Development
1981
Theatre District Alley, Commemorative marker, client: City of Boston
1980
Boston Businesses Over 100 Years Old, Exhibition / Jubilee 350, client: City of Boston
Colorist, Painter, client: Hugh A. Boyd Architects, Montclair, New Jersey
2017
Landmark Filinvest, Alabang Mutinlupa City, Philippines
2015
Landmark, Trinoma, Manila Philippines
2013
Grand Rapids Urban Market, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2010
Landmark Market, Makati City, Philippines
2006
Ardmore Farmers Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2005
Freshgrocer Supermarket, Villanova, Pennsylvania
2002
Drexeline Supermarkets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001
freshgrocer.com, University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2000
Jamaica Market, Queens, New York
1998
Portland Public Market, Portland, Maine
1997
The Grand Central Market, New York City
1993
The Market: 30th Street Station, Philadelphia
1992
The Salad Bowl, New York City
Design Awards
1991-2010
Colorist, Graphic Designer, client: Hugh A. Boyd Architects, New Jersey
Honored by awards in environmental graphic design and interior architecture including the American Institute of Architects AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture. Specializing in architectural color palettes, murals, signage, exhibits in the US and the Philippines.
2010
New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Honor Award, 2010 Design Awards, Landmark-Makati, Makati City, Philippines
2010
American Institute of Architects, Newark & Suburban Architects, Gold Medal 2010 Design Awards, Landmark-Makati, Makati City, Philippines
2008
Interior Design magazine, Merit Award: Retail, Best of Year Awards 2008, Landmark, Manila, Philippines
2008
IIDA, International Interior Design Association, Winner, Sixteenth Annual Will Ching Design Competition, Landmark, Manila, Philippines
2008
Asia & Pacific Federation of Architects / Interior Designers IAI, Silver Prize: Retail, 16th APIDA Asia & Pacific Interior Design Awards, Landmark, Manila, Philippines, Shanghai
2005
New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Honor Award, 2005 Design Awards, Ardmore Farmers Market, Philadelphia
2000
New York City Arts Commission, Environmental Art Award, Jamaica Market Sculptural Entrance Sign
1999
American Institute of Architects, Honor Award, New England Design Awards, Boston
1999
Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Award of Excellence, 1999 Design Awards
1999
Bruner Foundation, Inc., Silver Medal, 1999 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, Boston
1999
American Society of Landscape Architects, Merit Award in Urban Design, ASLA Awards
1998
American Institute of Architects, AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture
1996
CODA Corporation for Olympic Development, First Place, Cultural Shuttle Bus Design, Atlanta
1993
SEGD Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, 1993 Design Awards Competition
1993
IIDA, International Interior Design Association and Interior Design magazine, Winner, First Annual Will Ching Design Competition
1993
ASID American Society of Interior Designers, First Place, Hospitality: Restaurant and Hotel Interiors
1993
Print Casebooks 10, Winner, the Best in Environmental Graphics
1993
New Jersey Society of Architects, Award of Excellence in Architecture, 1993 Design Awards
1991
New Jersey Society of Architects, Award of Excellence in Architecture, 1991 Design Awards
1976
National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Royal Oak Foundation, Fellowship Travel Award, information kiosk design, 18th century landscape garden, Claremont, Surrey, England, partner Bruce Kelly, LA
Art Exhibitions, Competitions
1996
Creative Research Medal, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
2004
Visual Proof, 9th Annual Photographic Competition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Honorable Mention, juror: Roy Flukinger, Senior Curator, Photography and Film, Ransom Humanities
2004
American Landscapes Exhibit, Honorable Mention, juror: Ross Merrill, Chief of Conservation at the National Gallery of Art, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis
2003
An American Experience 2003, Second Place Juror Award, juror: Will South, Curator of Collections, Weatherspoon Gallery at UNC Greensboro, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2003
Fay Gold Selects, Fay Gold Gallery, TULA Arts Center, Atlanta
2003
12th National Juried Show, juror: Dana Miller, Associate Curator for Postwar Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford
2001
New 3: New Artists, New Works, New Year, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
2000
National Invitational Art Exhibition, Brenau University Gallery, Gainesville, Georgia
2000
Collaborating Couples, curator: Donald Keyes, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens
1997
Works on Paper, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta
1997
Historical Allusion: Photographs of Central Park, Exhibition, School of Environmental Design, University of Georgia, Athens
1996
Olympics Shuttle Bus Design Competition, First Place, Corp. Olympic Development, Atlanta
1989
American Peace Garden, Exhibition, Washington DC client: Bruce Kelly, LA, New York City
1988
Reuse of the Upper West Side Waterfront, Exhibition, client: Bruce Kelly, LA, New York City Sponsors, The Municipal Art Society and FIT Fashion Institute of Technology
Performance, Dance, Swim
1990-1991
Dance Studio, Ballet, Barre classes. New York City
1971-1980
Dorothy Hershkowitz and Dancers, Graham, Cunningham, Limón technique, Cambridge, MA Ensemble and Soloist: Kaddish, Monday Morning Quarterback, The Great Green Room, etc.
1969
Martha Graham School, summer, New York City
1968-1971
Concert Dance Group, University of Georgia, Directors: Patricia Knowles, Helen Alford Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey technique. 1969 Brevard NC Festival: Impressions, Pace
1964-1966
Atlanta School of Ballet, attended, ballet, modern dance classes, Virginia Rich, Robert Barnett
1951-1962
Decatur School of Ballet, annual performances, teacher: Marie Roberts
1990-1996
Manhattan Plaza, Masters Swimming Workouts, West 43rd Street, New York City
1983-1986
UGA Faculty Swimming Workouts, Stegeman Hall, Athens
1961
Southeastern Scholastic, Emory University, Swimming Meet, 200 YD Free Style Relay, Gold 200 Medley Relay, Silver, Atlanta
1961
Three Rivers Invitational, Swim Diving Championships, 200 Meter Freestyle Relay, Gold, Rome, Georgia
1960
Amateur Athletic Union, AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC, Long Course Backstroke, Bronze, East Lake, Atlanta
1959
11th Annual Havalanta Games, 100 Meter Free Style Relay, Gold. 100-meter Medley Relay, Bronze 25 Meter Back Stroke, Gold. Coach: Ed Smyke, Havana, Cuba
1959
11th Annual Havalanta Games, 100 Meter Free Style Relay, Gold. 100-meter Medley Relay, Bronze 25 Meter Back Stroke, Gold. Coach: Ed Smyke, Havana, Cuba
1959
Atlanta Parks and Recreate, Summer Meet, 25 YD Back Stroke, Gold
1959-1971
Atlanta Athletic Club & East Lake Swimming Team, 1962-1964 coach: Carlos Decubas
Publications
2020
Michael Simon: Pick of the Kiln, Catalogue Raisonné, Michael Simon Pottery Collection
2015
Michael Simon: Evolution, Univ. of North Carolina Press, Editor, August
2015
Michael Simon: Evolution, Book signing, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2011
2004
A Field Guide to Historic House Types in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Designer, Publisher: Historic Oglethorpe County
1976
A Boston Holiday Coloring Book, illustrator, Publisher: Boston 200 Corporation
Bibliography, Awards
2011
Library Journal, review: Michael Simon: Evolution. Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2011, ed. by Susan Stokes Roberts, c.140 pp., 9 x 11 1/4, 112 color illus., 15 b & w illus. ISBN 978-0-8078-7214 7 Cloth, FINE ARTS, by David McClelland, Andover, NY, September
2011
Revista Internacional CERAMICA magazine, review: Michael Simon: Evolution, p. 32
2011
Ceramics Monthly magazine, review: Michael Simon: Evolution, Clay Culture: A Potter's Evolution
2009
Urban Design for an Urban Century: Placemaking for People by Lance Jay Brown, David Dixon and Oliver Gillman, NYC Arts Commission, AIA Honor Award winners, Jamaica Market Entrance Sign
2008
Interior Design magazine, Merit Award: Retail, Best of Year Awards 2008, Landmark Market, Manila
2001
Communication Arts magazine, SEGD Society of Environmental Design conference review, Miami
2000
Art Papers magazine, Southeast Reviews: Collaborating Couples, Georgia Museum of Art, November 2000 Collaborating Couples, catalog, Georgia Museum of Art, June, p. 6
1999
You Are Here: Graphics that Direct, Explain & Entertain, SEGD Society for Environmental Graphics St Publications, Inc., The Salad Bowl, pp. 56-57
1998
Architectural Record magazine. The Salad Bowl restaurant, American Institute of Architects, May
1995
The New Restaurant: Dining Design 2 by Charles Morris Mount, PBC International, Inc., cover 1995 Designing and Planning Three-Dimensional Graphics by Wayne Hunt, Madison Square Press, pp. 232
1994
Print Casebooks 10: The Best in Environmental Graphics, R.C. Publications, pp. 20-21
1993
Architecture New Jersey magazine, The Salad Bowl, Issue 4, pp. 8-9
1993
Interior Design magazine, cover, The Salad Bowl, November, p. 86, pp. 128-131
1991
Classic Atlanta, by Gold Coast Publishers, Reid House mural, Center spread, pp.104-105
1988
Arredo Urbano, an Italian landscape magazine, New York Waterfront Competition, October, p.125
1980
Place Makers: Public Art That Tells You Where You Are by Ronald Lee Fleming, pp. 67-69