Biography
Artist Susan Gresto, a life-long resident of Southern California, finds the desert, its unique landmarks and vibrant people, a continual source of inspiration.
Honored to design and install original artwork for public benches in the City of Palm Springs and the Palm Springs International Airport, she enlivened the spaces with dancing desert angels and symbolic tributes to the Palm Springs International Filmfest and the Palm Srings Aerial Tramway.
Gresto’s work has been exhibited and sold in the Palm Springs Art Museum Store, University of California Riverside, the Community Gallery at Palm Desert City Hall, La Quinta Museum and the Palm Desert Artist Council Center. Beyond work in the studio, it brings her great joy to mentor students and support community art programs. Her experiences have ranged from work with teens at Coachella Valley High School to the role of docent at the Palm Springs Art Museum.
She has received recognition for her fine art as well as the graphic design of award-winning community magazine Inside Fullerton.
In addition to the many workshops taken with master artists, Gresto completed her studies at Fullerton College and California State University, Pomona.
Artist Statement:
My work is expressive and bold, referencing the color and visual impact of pop and graphic art, using both traditional and digital media. I’m crazy about dreaming up characters based on the people I encounter. Whether they become the subject or the viewer, I am grateful for that special connection that is created. My art is purposed to uplift, humor and remind of the things which are good in life.
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