Sue Hammond West

Sue Hammond West is a painter and mixed media artist with a hunger for experimentation. She combines art making with the energy of Buddhism and Yoga philosophy. Teaching: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago ; Harshaw Creek , Arizona ; Steamboat Springs Mixed Media Painting School. Recent exhibits: Boulder Public Library; Radiance Group, Boulder ; Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago ; University of Notre Dame Isis Gallery. Awards: NEA; Indiana Arts Commision; and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago . Currently chair of Naropa University 's Visual Arts Department, she teaches and researches contemporary and ecstatic art forms, and how to infuse art with a palpable haunting presence.