Suzy González, MFA
Program Head of Visual and New Media Arts
Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual and New Media Arts
FAHU, Room 204B
210-528-7050
sbgonzalez@ollusa.edu
Areas of Expertise
Painting, Drawing, Mixed-Media, Public Art, Zines, Modern & Contemporary Art History, Mexican American Art, Feminist & Social Justice Art, Critical Response Process, Curatorial Activism, Grant Writing.
Teaching Philosophy
I instruct through technical forms of studio art, career preparation, and by encouraging students to formulate opinions around art history, theory, and their own creative visions.
Outside Interests
I am a visual artist, muralist, curator, self-publisher, and organizer active in our greater San Antonio community.
Certifications and Memberships
Memberships
- National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (since 2015)
Certifications
- Rutgers Making Scholarship Public Certification (2025)
- Teaching Excellence Certification (2024)
- Adult Mental Health First Aid (2024)
- LGBTQ+ Safe Zone Training (2021)
Awards
- COSA Individual Artist Project Grant (2021, 2023)
- Luminaria Professional Development Grant (2021, 2023)
- Culture and Animals Foundation Grant (2022)
- Intercultural Leadership Institute Fellowship (2018-2019)
- National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures Leadership Institute (2018)
Education
- MFA - Painting, Rhode Island School of Design
- BFA - Studio Art: Painting, Texas State University