BIO
Susan Delgalvis Anchorage , AK
Susan Delgalvis , an Ohio native , graduated from Bryn Mawr College and Thomas Jefferson Medical School . She remained a linear thinker until January , 2006 when while vacationing in Taos , New Mexico she “ experienced ” a pastel artist giving a demonstration . She bought his painting and embarked on an unexpected artist ’ s journey , initially working in pastel , then onto oil , acrylic and encaustic painting .
The body of her work is best-described as abstract expressionism .
Her work has been described as sculptural painting . She is self-taught and has exhibited throughout the United States and in Latvia . She is a member of the Alaska Chapter of International Encaustic Artists and The Encaustic Art Institute .
She and her husband , Andre , a fine art photographer transitioned to Alaska in 2009 and own Sky-Gallery . She practices Hematology-Oncology with the Katmai Oncology Group in Anchorage .