EDUCATION
2007
MFA in Painting, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
1978
BA, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
1996
Attended series of Hugh O'Donnell’s workshops including: Perception of Color and Intensive Project Workshops.
1989 - 1995
Attended three workshops, Vermont Studio Center, Johnston Vermont. Art Critics: Hugh O'donnell, James Gahagan & Selina Trieff.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut
Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
Barrett Fine Art, Westport Connecticut
AWARDS & COMMISSIONS
2018
Maxwell Shepard Foundation Invitational. One person exhibition. Gallery-on-the-Green, Canton, Connecticut
2007
Regents' Award, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut. Top Graduate School Award.
2006
Graduate Research Presentation Award, Creativity Symposium, University of Hartford, Connecticut.
1996
Sarah Gorham, "The Tension Zone" Four Way Books (painting on the cover)
Fleet Bank Award, First Prize, Juried Exhibition, Gallery-on-the-Green, Canton, Connecticut.
1992
Lila Wallace Writer's Voice Award, Lexington, Kentucky.
1992
Eichorn Stained Glass Commission, Louisville, Kentucky.
1989
Full Scholarship Award, Vermont Studio School
COLLECTIONS
Allen R. Hite Art Institute. University of Louisville, Kentucky
ATRIA Inc., Louisville Kentucky. Five paintings.
Brown Foreman Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky
Bushnell Performing Arts Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Safeco Insurance, Farmington, Connecticut
Sarabande Press, Louisville, Kentucky
ONE & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024
Recent Work, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT. September 27 - November 30. (two-person)
Celebrating Landscape Inside & Out, Tillson, New York. Curator: Courtia Worth, June 8 (two-person)
2018
In the Thicket, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT. Curators: Ann Finholt and Walter Kendra. April 21 - May 30. (one-person)
2016
Small Works: Pine Tree Paintings. The Underground Gallery, Collinsville, Connecticut. November 4 -27. (one-person)
2015
Pine Tree Suite, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut. September 11 - October 11. (one-person)
2008
Susan Bogle Finnegan, ART + CCC, Connecticut Casualty Company, Plainville, Connecticut, September 26 - February 28, 2009. (one-person)
2008
Recent Work, Paesaggio at 100 Pearl, Hartford, Connecticut. December 6, 2007 - February 2, 2008. (one-person).
2007
Conveyances, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut, May 10 - 24. (one-person)
2004
Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut. Works on paper. (two-person)
2001
By the Sea, Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut, May 29 - June 23. (two-person)
1999
From the Side Lawn: Paintings and Prints of Hydrangea, Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut, May 29 - June 23. (one-person)
1997
Sacred Abundance, Artworks Gallery, Hartford Connecticut, January 29 - February 24. Drawings and paintings. (one-person)
1993
Cliffs and Fields: Abstract Landscapes, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky (two-person)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 - 03
Quintite, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT. September 2 - October 1.
Faculty Show, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, CT.
2017
Counterparts, Gallery-on-the-Green, Canton, Connecticut. May 26 - June 25.
2016
In and of the Land, Part II, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut. January 7 - February 6.
2014
Artworks at Art Space, Hartford, Connecticut. March 8 - 29.
2013
Trinity College Faculty Exhibit, Widener Gallery, Austin Arts Center, Hartford Connecticut. September 17 - October 25.
2007
New England Now, P/NE, 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut. November 15 - January 11.
2005
MFA-Works in Progress, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut. November.
Black + White, Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut.
2004
Holiday Salon, Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut. Annual exhibition.
Ten Years at 100 Pearl, 100 Pearl Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut. June - August.
2001 - present
Hartford Art School Faculty Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, Connecticut. (yearly)
2000
Small Point Group, Eastland Gallery, Portland, Maine, July 31 – September 2.
1998
The Exquisite Corpse, Gallery-on-the-Green, Canton, Connecticut, August 26 – September 27.
For the Roses, Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut, May 19 – June 27.
1997
Gallery Artists, Paesaggio Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut, August 10 – September 7.
1996
Artworks Artists Exhibition, Jorgenson Gallery, University of Connecticut, January – February.
New Members Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut.
Open Show, Gallery-on-the-Green, Canton Connecticut (awarded First Prize)
Annual Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut.
Flora, 100 Pearl Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut.
1995
Facing 50, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, Kentucky.
19th Annual Members’ Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut.
Arbor Street Artists, Gallery at 30 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut.
1994
3rd Annual Invitational Show, The Sakonnet Painters Gallery, Little Compton, Rhode Island.
1993
New Work, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky, August.
Art on the Spot, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky, September 1 – 28.
Louisville Paper Invitational, Louisville Visual Arts Association Gallery, Kentucky, December 3 – January 9. Exhibition traveled to Mainz, Germany, 1994 – 1995.
1991
The Figure: Personal Views and Collaborations, Northampton Center for the Arts Gallery, Massachusetts, September 4 – October 6.
1988
Recent Work, Holyoke Community College Gallery, Massachusetts.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / WORKSHOPS / JUROR
2001 - 2023
Adjunct Professor, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut. Painting, 2D Color, Drawing, Foundations: Issues and Art-making.
2007 - 2022
Visiting Professor, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. Painting & drawing.
2022
Juried Connecticut Women's Art Association Annual Exhibition.
2019
Juried the Annual Little Compton Art Show, Little Compton, RI.
Juried the Connecticut Watercolor Society's Annual Exhibit.
2005-2008
Collaborative Teacher, First Year Interest Group (FIG) university of Hartford, Connecticut.
2001-2005
Visiting Artist, Partners Outreach Programs, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford, Connecticut.
1998-1999
Artist-in Residence, Quest Program, West Hartford Public Schools, Connecticut.
1993
Visiting Artist, Fine Arts Department, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
1992 - 1993
Founded and Directed, Rhode Island Poetry Conference, Little Compton, Rhode Island.
1984 -1982
Art Teacher, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, Missouri.
1980 - 1982
Art Teacher, Rossman School, St. Louis, Missouri. Grades: Pre-school - 6.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018
Side by Side: Process and Collaboration at Washington Art Association, John Willis/Joseph Byrne and Dudley Zopp/Susan Finnegan. "The Country and Abroad." June/July. Curated and exhibited work.
The Valley Press, "Gallery on the Green's 'In the Thicket' by Finnegan, ...", April 19.
2008
Pat Rosoff, "Susan Bogle Finnegan: Recent Work", Art New England, February/March, page 35.
2007
Steve and Edie, "Wishing for Warmer Weather", The Hartford Advocate, December 13, page 23.
2001
Pat Seremet, "Water, Water Everywhere and None of It Dasani", The Hartford Courant, August 30.
David Tyler, " Small Point artists gather for work, renewal", The Times Record, Thursday, August 16.
1998
Matt Damsker, "Dramatic Harmony, Decorative Describe Exhibit", The Hartford Courant, August 30.
Steve Starger, "Elizabeth Park Exhibit Notable for Visual Adventurousness", Journal Inquirer, May 29.
Calendar Section Feature, Connecticut Magazine, June.
1993
Dianne Heilenman, Art Review, Courter-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. November 28.
Rhona Bowles, "Cliff Hangers", LEO, November 24.