| EDUCATION: | |
| BA, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1964 | |
| Graduate School, 44 hours, double major | |
| Art Education and Fine Art 1964-1966 | |
| Art Education K thru Jr. College. 1966 | |
| Summer School University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 1963. | |
| ADVANCED ART EDUCATION: | |
| Master Class, Patty Gray Instructor, The Glass Furnace, Turkey | |
| Master Class, Richard La Londe, Whidbey Island, Washington | |
| SOLO OR TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2023 | Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, The Art of Glass II |
| 2022 | Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, The Art of Glass |
| 2019 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2019 Collectors & Connoisseurs Studio Show |
| 2018 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2018 Studio Show |
| 2017 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Raku Mask Firing 2 |
| 2017 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Raku Mask Firing |
| 2016 | Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Howell October Show |
| 2015 | Suzanne Wallace Mears Studio,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Telling Tribal Tales |
| 2015 | Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM,The Art and Soul of Color |
| 2014 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Celebrate Valentines's Day |
| 2012 | Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, New Work |
| 2012 | Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, Tribal Exploration, Part II |
| 2011 | Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,Tribal Music |
| 2009 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tribal Exploration, Part I |
| 2008 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Studio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Flying Solo |
| 2008 | Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Images and Allegories |
| 2008 | Basalt Gallery, Basalt, Colorado, Sandia and Mears |
| 2007 | Raffine', Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Raffine' Presents |
| 2006 | Studio Swan, Serenbe, Georgia, Kiln formed Glass |
| 2005 | Raffine', Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Glass and Painting |
| 2003 | Taylor's Contemporanea, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Wall of Glass |
| 1996 | Suzanne Wallace Mears' Gallery, Carbondale, Colorado, New Work |
| 1990 | Hong Kong, ceramic and collage Dancing with Color |
| 1990 | Joanne Lyon Gallery, Aspen, Colorado, Double Take |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Arts Festival, Sculpture ParkOklahoma City, OK |
| 2023 | "12 x 12" Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2022 | Oklahoma Arts Festival, Sculpture ParkOklahoma City, OK |
| 2022 | "12 x 12" Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2019 | "12 x 12" Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2019 | "Contemporary Visions" Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, |
| 2019 | "Sculpture Month on Canyon Road" Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, |
| 2018 | "In Living Color," Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 2018 | "12 x 12" Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2018 | "Autumn Pop-Up", Nault Fine Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2017 | "12 x 12" Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2017 | syd entel gallery, Safety Harbor, Florida "An Emotional Journey Through Color |
| 2015 | IAO, All artist show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2015 | Line Gallery, Group show invitational, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2015 | Painting in the Courtyard, Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2015 | Art Now, Invitational, Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2015-16 | Ballet Oklahoma, annual fund-raising event, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2006-15 | "12 x 12" Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2014 | Pippin Contemporary Group Show, Santa Fe, NM, June |
| 2014 | Oklahoma Festival of the Arts, Sculpture Park, April |
| 2014 | Femme Fatales, Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April |
| 2013 | National Water Media Oklahoma Exhibition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2013 | Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, Group Show, 2013 |
| 2012-16 | Painting in the Courtyard, Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Ok |
| 2012 | What's the Journey All About, Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, Augus |
| 2012 | Choices, YWCA Campaign, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2012 |
| 2013-14-15 | Oklahoma Festival of the Arts Sculpture Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Art Expo, Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, January |
| 2011 | All Gallery Show, Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2011 | Oklahoma Friendly, Oklahoma Art Guild, Juried Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Reigning in the Arts, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2010-14 | Red Dot, IOA Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2010 | A Party Different, Invitational, Allied Arts, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2010 | All Gallery Artists, Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2009 | The Container Show, PAA, juried, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2009 | Price Tower Arts Center, international invitational juried show, Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
| 2007 | All Gallery Artists, Janne Fine Art, Carefree, Arizona |
| 2008-14 | Oklahoma City Art Museum annual fund-raising event invitational |
| 2008-15 | Free to Live, annual fund-raising event |
| 2008 | Dinner in the Deuce, Invitational, Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2008-15 | Refreshing the Palette, The Metro, Invitational |
| 2001,10,11 | Cafe City Arts Invitational, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 1997-2006 | All Gallery Artists Show, Hayden Hays Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
MEDIA: |
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| 2018 | ionOKLAHOMA, Autumn Pop-Up Show, August / September 2018 issue, pp 58-59 |
| 2017 | OETA: "Gallery America" Episode 301 first aired July 12, 2017 |
| 2016 | ionOKLAHOMA, Suzanne Mears: Glass Artist, December/January 2017 issue |
| 2015 | The Santa Fean, The Art and Soul of Color, June/July issue |
| 2015 | American Art Collector, Feathers on the Loose, p. 162-163, June/July issue |
| 2013 | Western Art and Architecture, Illumination, p.58, June/July |
| 2012 | Slice, Color my World, November |
| 2012 | Albuquerque Journal Newspaper, Art as Life |
| 2011 | The Oklahoman, Tour for Connoisseurs, September |
| 2011 | Oklahoma Magazine, Creating Happiness, July issue |
| 2009 | Nichols Hills News, Touring the Metro, p 30, December issue |
| 2009 | Saturday Magazine, Friday, p. 7, March 20 |
| 2008 | Urban Tulsa Weekly, December 4-10 |
| 2008 | Distinctly Oklahoma Magazine, Magical World of Suzanne Wallace Mears, May issue |
| 2006 | Mid-West City Advocate, p.11, January |
| 2005 | Quail Creek Magazine, Bridging Mediums to Bring Joy, September issue |
| 2005 | Downtown Magazine, Bridging Mediums to Bring Joy, September issue |
| 2005 | Oklahoma Today Magazine, Glass Menagerie, August issue |
| 2005 | Oklahoma Gazette, Art This, p.34, September 21 |
| 2003 | The Sentinel Record, Art Review, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| SELECTED COLLECTORS: | |
| Steve Spitz and Steve Thompson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Rob Littlefield and Jim Curtis, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Eric Green, NYC, NY | |
| Michael Kowalski, NYC, NY | |
| Rhonda and Governor David Walters, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Kim and Governor Brad Henry, Oklahoma | |
| Molly and President David Boren, OU, Norman, Oklahoma | |
| Dr S.J. and Hugh Pickens, Ponca City, Oklahoma | |
| Tony Colby, Iowa City, Iowa | |
| Pat Hartwell, Arlington, Virginia | |
| David and Cheryl Merritt, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Larry Connor, Centerville, Ohio | |
| Sam Blackstock and Jeffrey Erwin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Russanne Bull Solomon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Jim and Carla Tourtlelotte, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Santa Fe, NM | |
| Elizabeth Gilbert, Mahwah, New Jersey | |
| Renee and Denny Hogan, Scottsdale, Arizona | |
| Joyce Turley Nicholas, Tiburon, California | |
| Kyle Singler, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Barry and Gay Golsen, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Stuart Turner, Tuxedo, New York | |
| George Nash, Denver, Colorado | |
| Alan and Judy Manzler, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Ty T Hartwig, Oklahoma | |
| Holly and Steve Golsen, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Ken and Jimi Davidson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Bill Lavin and Michael Lavin, Frisco, Texas | |
| Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Don Goode, Columbus, Ohio | |
| Paul and Ann-Marie Lundmark, Manakin Sabot, Virginia | |
| Nancy Leonard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Pamela Levy and Rick Crandall, Aspen, Colorado | |
| Gideon Gartner, NYC, NY | |
| Burton Goldberg, Tiburon, California | |
| Dr. James Brand and Dr. John Stuemky, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Berlin, Germany | |
| Nick and Renee Preftakes, Oklahoma City and Chicago, Illinois | |
| Lance and Cindy Ruffel, Oklahoma City and Tesuque, NM | |
| John and Tsinena Thompson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: | |
| 501 Restaurant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Painting) | |
| Meat Market Refectory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma(Paintings, mixed media works on paper) | |
| Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (kiln formed glass sculpture) | |
| Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Painting, kiln formed glass, ceramics) | |
| 2006-2010 Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins Offices, Oklahoma State Capitol (Paintings, kiln formed glass) | |
| Mabee Gerrer Art Museum, Shawnee, Oklahoma (collage, glass) | |
| MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| 2017-2023 | Independent Artists of Oklahoma |
| 2017-2019 | Oklahoma Contemporary Museum of Art |
| 2017-2019 | Myriad Botanical Gardens |
| 1998-2023 | Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition |
| 2007-2019 | Glass Art Society |
| 2006-2019 | Oklahoma City Museum of Art |
| 2009-2019 | Paseo Arts Association |
| 2008-2019 | Oklahoma Art Guild |
| 2011-2019 | New Mexico Glass Alliance |