Spy Fortnightly: In and Out of the Studio with Sue Tessem

For almost thirty-five years, Susan Tessem has created a unique vision of the Eastern Shore with her stunning landscapes and breathtaking colors. Her modest approach and exceptional eye has brought a special clarity and beauty to the Chester River experience, and endless pleasure to those who collect her work. She has also exhibited at such institutions as the Norfolk Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, Henri Gallery, American Institute of Architects, and the Easton Academy of Art.

As the first full time professor of art at Washington College from 1975 to 2004, she created from scratch a visual arts program that survived its humbling beginnings in the windowless basement of Tawes Theater, while also pushing her students, the College, and Chestertown to develop a real art community that now is perhaps one of the most active on the Eastern Shore today. Of course, she is also known as having one of the best laughs on the Delmarva.

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