Suzy Papanikolas • Village Galleries Maui

 

SUZY PAPANIKOLAS was born in Laguna Beach, California and first studied art with Rex Brandt when she was 8 years old. Then at 12, she ushered at the Pageant of the Masters which stimulated her classical art background. Her parents were both in the arts. Her mother was a sculptor and her father was on the board of the Pageant and founder of the art school in Laguna.

She was educated at the University of Texas, San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Art Institute and Lone Mountain College. She also studied privately at the Gale Lawrence Studio and with watercolorist Karen Frye.

Suzy became a mom, a musician, a psychologist and a building contractor before coming back to art. She became a well-known muralist in San Francisco and then left it all behind to follow her dream of living and painting in Hawaii. Following  seven years on Maui, she moved to the Big Island where she continues to happily live her dream.

Deep love and respect for the Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is reflected in her thoughtful acrylic paintings. Suzy always  seeks to capture the beauty of the people and record this wonderful  renaissance of the culture. Her collectors are many, from local Hawaiians to global collectors visiting the islands.