Susan Weller speaks of her work as “a language of introspection, a personal interpretation of history that emerges from the visual cues of the painting.” Her work combines color and light, through the use of multiple glazes of color, to echo the patina of the history. The artist’s fascination with history derives from the time she spends each year in Verona where she lives and works in a 13th century palazzo.

Weller’s abstracted references to Italy’s architectural riches are portals to meditation and contemplation, an invitation to the viewer to step through a door in search of a hidden meaning that is variable, given the experiences of each viewer.

Italian art critic Vera Meneguzzo describes her art as “archaeological containers of collective memory.” Jean S.M. Willette, Ph.D., says, “For Susan Weller, the painting is a place where peace is found, where a center can be created.” Her work is “silent and calm like some of the works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism that Susan Weller has so admired, Rothko above all,” according to critic Camilla Bertoni.

Weller received her B.A. in Art History from Stanford University and attended graduate school at California College of the Arts in studio art and education. Her work is in public and private collections throughout the world, including the American Embassy in Singapore and the American Consulate in Hong Kong.