Biography
Susan Mayfield is an artist known for her bold pastels and oils. A native South Carolinian, she now lives in the high mountain desert of Colorado. Her career has included solo and group exhibits in galleries such as the Wells Gallery and the Gibbes Museum in Charleston, SC, the Joyce Robins Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, The Red Piano Gallery in Hilton Head, City Art Gallery in Greenville, NC. Awards include a “Best in Show” and Southwest Magazine Award at the 2018 Mile High Pastel Society of Colorado National Exhibition, the Quick Draw Award at the 2018 Central City Colorado Plein Air Festival, Quick Draw Award at the 2017 Red Rocks Plein Air Festival in Moab, Utah, the Elizabeth Mowry Poetic Landscape Award at the 2017 Mile High Colorado Pastel Society Exhibition, “People’s Choice” and “Quick Draw” Award at the 2016 South Park Plein Air Festival, and the Best In Show award at the 2015 South Park Plein Air Festival. Mayfield teaches art classes and workshops in Colorado and throughout the South. Her paintings can be seen at the Edward Dare Gallery, and Sandpiper Gallery in Charleston, SC, the Sage Mountain Gallery in Salida, Colorado, at her studio in Salida.
