CV
Residencies
Two Week Artist Residency, Arts, Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY — 2024
Two Week Guest Artist, The Sable Project, Stockbridge, VT — 2023
One Week Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT — 2006
Selected Exhibitions
Group Exhibit, The Current, Stowe, Vermont – November-December 2025
Local Color, Artistree, Pomfret, Vermont – September-October 2025 (group)
Out of the Blue, East Barnard Linen Fair, East Barnard, Vermont – September 2025 (group)
Solo Exhibit, Royalton Memorial Library, South Royalton, Vermont – June-August 2025
Installation: Murmuration, Scaffolding Exhibit, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, New Hampshire – January-March 2025 (group)
All That Glitters, Sparrow Art, Middlebury, Vermont — February-April 2025 (group)
Group Exhibit, The Current, Stowe, Vermont – November-December 2024
Out of the Comfort Zone and Into the Mystic, Artistree Gallery, Pomfret, Vermont – August 2024 (solo)
Recent Work, First Branch, South Royalton, Vermont – 2020-present (solo)
Art from Flax, East Barnard Church, East Barnard, Vermont – September 2024 (group)
Group Exhibit, Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, Vermont – March 2024 (group)
Artists of East Barnard, Artistree Gallery, Pomfret, Vermont – August 2022 (group)
Publications & Press
“Meet Sue Schlabach,” Canvas Rebel, January, 2024.
“Around and About: Sue Schlabach,” Woodstock Magazine, Fall, 2022.
Professional Experience
Principal, Sue Schlabach Creative LLC, 2023-present
Provide creative direction, artwork commissions, photography, design, social media management, website design, archival printing, writing and other creative services to a range of clients including a fine furniture builder, linen company, pottery
studio, fine artist, non profit consultant, musician and executive coach.
Instructor, Artistree Community Art Center, 2023-present
Teach classes and workshops including plein air painting, painting with large brushes, elevated sketchbook practice, mix, mingle and make sessions, and visible mending.
Curator and Artist, Art from Flax, East Barnard Church, East Barnard, Vermont – September 2024
Worked with 11 artists and organized, designed and hung exhibit of 14 wall pieces and 9 sculptures and 3 hanging mobiles in an early 1800s church building.
Creative Director, Wild Apple Graphics, Ltd., 2016-2023
Art Director and Designer, Wild Apple Graphics, Ltd.,1997-2016
Provided team leadership, participated in company strategy, worked with dozens of contract artists worldwide, attended national and international trade shows, lead product development, mentored creative staff, provided creative direction for web and print media, created and implemented concepts for artists and designers.
Skills
Art Mediums & Techniques:
acrylic painting
flax felting and sculpting
photography
decorative interior painting
wallpaper repair and restoration
digital media
Software or Technical Skills:
Adobe Creative Suite, Mailchimp, Squarespace Web Design, Wordpress site maintenance, Squarespace website design, Digital color correction, Archival printing
Additional Skills:
teaching art workshops, curating, exhibition installation