Susan Stillman is a contemporary American painter whose landscape works explore the interplay of light and its transformation. Her paintings often reflect the ambiance of her suburban neighborhood as well as scenes from her extensive travels, capturing fleeting moments of atmospheric change.
Stillman earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Brooklyn College. She also spent a year in Rome studying painting through RISD’s European Honors Program. A dedicated educator, she has taught at Parsons School of Design since 1983.
Her work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Stillman was chosen to illustrate a special centennial edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses and collaborated with writer Pete Hamill on illustrations for The Invisible City: A New York Sketchbook, now in the collection of the Museum of the City of NY.
Stillman's paintings have been shown at galleries including George Billis Gallery (NY), George Davis Gallery (Savannah, GA), Silvermine Galleries, NY Equity Gallery, and the Garrison Art Center. Her painting Walkway Over the Hudson was shortlisted for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2024.
She lives and works in White Plains, NY.