Portraits
Painted singly and in groups, portraits and figures are a staple of my practice.
“Four Sisters,” oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Portrait Poetry
In a recent series of portraits, I wrote a poetic character study of each model, assigning archetypal identities to real people.
Home Studio
Model Sessions
Portrait Painting
En Plein Air
Life Drawing
at Crealde School of Art.
Home Studio
I paint with oil, acrylic and gouache in the studio portion of my home, which expands into my atrium and carport, known as the “studio annex.”
FAVO Studio/Gallery
In 2014, I opened a studio at FAVO Motel Studios in downtown Orlando. This workspace converts to a gallery during FAVO’s First Friday and Saturday Art Strolls.
Unladylike Figures
I like to paint against the grain when it comes to depictions of women. My female figures portray assertiveness, power and pathos.
“Woman Wearing a Pleated Skirt”
Acrylic on canvas, 24 in. x 36 in.
SUSANA YOUNGSTEADT
BIO
An Ohio native, I completed a master’s degree and post-grad studies in Rhetoric, Linguistics, and Literature, focusing on poetry and the meaning of meaning. After a career as a writer for news outlets, magazines and textbooks, I turned to the visual arts.
In 2000 I began four years of academic studio-art coursework at Crealde School of Art in Winter Park, Florida.
I began a full-time art practice in 2008 and opened a studio in 2014 at FAVO Motel Studios in downtown Orlando. I converted the studio into a gallery in 2023 and began painting at home.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Resident Artist, FAVO GALLERY 242, Orlando, Florida
Press: Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine: One of six featured Central Florida artists
Artisodes: Local PBS Interview at FAVO
OrlandoArts Magazine: Article about Polasek Museum show
EXHIBIT HISTORY
2014 to present: FAVO Gallery 242, Solo Shows, First Fridays and Saturdays, Orlando, FL
October 2024 “Portraits,” by Susana Youngsteadt, FAVO Gallery 242, solo show.
April 2024 Curated a guest show by artist Roland Cruse , “Painting Spain”
July 2024 “Sisters,” FAVO Gallery 242, solo show.
2022 “Women Folk,” FAVO Gallery 242. Curated an exhibit of paintings and prints by Central Florida women artists
2021 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Florida Grown.”
2019 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Architecture.”
2018 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Feminine Principle.”
2017 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Heritage.”
2016 Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursday “Florida Grown.”
2015 Albin Polasek Museum, Winter Park, FL: Touchable Art Goup Show,
2015 Downtown Arts Factory, Orlando, Group Show
2015 City of Casselberry Art House: Florida Sculptors’ Guild Group Show
2015 Casselberry City Hall, Casselberry, FL: 75th Anniversary Exhibit
2014 Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL: Juried Student Show, First Place, Sculpture
2013 Leepa Ratner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL: Miniature Print Show
2008 Studio Fellowship, Printmaking, Crealde School of Art
2007 Studio Fellowship, Sculpture, Crealde School of Art