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Susan Bower was born in Yorkshire in 1953. She had a science upbringing – and studied sciences at Nottingham, Sussex and Leeds Universities - but she always loved to draw and paint. She had four children in quick succession and drew them at every opportunity.
In 1985, after the birth of her fourth child, Susan Bower began painting professionally and became a student of William Selby. She was made a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1992 and elected to the Royal Institute of British Artists in 1998. Over the years she has exhibited in most of the major societies, academies and institutes of art, in both mixed and solo exhibitions.
Susan Bower's awards include: Alexander Llewellyn, Royal Institute of Oil Painters (1993); Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters, non-members prize (1994/1995); Royal Watercolour Society, Cuthbert Hill prize (1994/1996); Royal Watercolour Society, Catto Prize (1996); Royal Watercolour Society, Daler Rowney Prize (1996); Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Le Clerc Medal (1998); Royal
Institute of Oil Painters, The Alan Gourley Memorial Award (2000) |
