Susan Silvester is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose work bridges the worlds of classical 2D painting and intricate 3D sculpture. Populated by expressive figures, dreamlike creatures, and a distinct, fairytale-infused psychological atmosphere, her work explores themes of identity, memory, and the natural world across a diverse array of tactile media.

Whether layering luminous oil glazes onto a canvas or hand-crafting intricate porcelain, ceramic, and needle-felted sculptures, Silvester’s practice is bound together by a masterful sense of craftsmanship and narrative mystery. Her diverse technical vocabulary allows each concept to dictate its own material—shifting fluidly between dimensional forms and traditional surfaces.

Silvester holds an MA in Painting, and her deep technical authority is informed by a rich professional background in commercial toy prototyping, modelmaking, and high-level fabrication for legendary artists, including Robert Rauschenberg. This unique intersection of industrial precision and fine art intuition underpins the meticulous detail found throughout her career, which includes a legacy of permanent regional public art installations.

Based in Northern California, she maintains an active studio practice dedicated to creating highly collectible fine art for regional and national exhibitions.