Susan Bennerstrom's works in oils and pastels have been exhibited in solo shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, New York, and Ireland, and she is represented by Davidson Galleries in Seattle, and Terrence Rogers Fine Art in Los Angeles. She has received many awards, including a Pollock-Krasner Award in 2004, two Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowships (Ireland), and three Artist Trust GAP Grants. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections, including the Whatcom Museum, Western Washington University, the U. of WA. Medical Center, the Washington Art Consortium, Microsoft, the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ireland, and the Empress Zoe Hotel in Istanbul. The U. of WA Press and Davidson Galleries published a monograph on her work in 2000. Susan is also an avid canoe racer and sings alto in the Whatcom Chorale.