Susan Abma is a member of: International Guild of Realism, Oil Painters of America (Secretary on the Board of Directors), and the Portrait Society of Canada.
Her work is regularly shown in Black Gold Gallery, Leduc, Alberta. Susan has regularly juried the works of other artists.
2017 - Commissioned by City of Leduc to paint two of the City's Mayors
2009 - 2016 - One of three painters painting Canadian soldiers for 'PROJECT HEROES: Canada Honours Afghanistan Fallen Heroes' project - www.projectheroes.ca
2012 - November - Edmonton Examiner - Feature re: Project Heroes 2011 - July - Downhome Magazine (NFLD) - Feature re: Project Heroes
2010 - October - Alberta Oil Painters AOP Show and Sale in Johnson Gallery - Edmonton
2008 - October - Alberta Oil Painters AOP Show and Sale in Johnson Gallery - Edmonton
2008 - August - Portrait Institute of Canada show - Calgary
2008 - current - Solo show of Leduc series at Black Gold Gallery in Leduc
2008 - February - Featured in Leduc Representative newspaper
2008 - February - Chosen for second year to be a featured artist in the Black Gold Health Foundation Arts & Entertainment Gala
2008 - February - Two paintings featured in show at Edmonton Public Library
2007 - October - Alberta Oil Painters AOP Show and Sale in Johnson Gallery - Edmonton
2007 - May - solo artist featured on Global TV - Lorraine Mansbridge's morning show
2007 - April - Paintings juried into June show at Masters Gallery in Calgary
2007 - March - Paintings in juried show at Picture is Gallery show in Sherwood Park
2007 - February - Featured artist in Black Gold Health Foundation Arts & Entertainment gala
2007 - January - Won the Society of Western Canadian Artists (SWCA) President's Choice Member of the Year Award
2007 - January - Featured in Leduc Representative newspaper 2007 - January - Feature Artist for City of Leduc
2007 - January - Front Cover/Feature Artist for SWCA Artscape. 2006 - August - Featured in Calgary Living Magazine
2006 - Dec - Johnson Art Gallery Christmas show
2006 - Oct - Alberta Oil Painters AOP Show and Sale in Johnson Gallery - Edmonton
2006 - Oct - Coverage and photo in Edmonton Journal re: Alberta Oil Painters
2006 - July - Painted portrait of Global TV personality Lorraine Mansbridge - featured on her morning show
2006 - April - Coverage in Energy Maximizer of 'Underground' and 'Lech.'
2006 - March - Coverage in several newspapers for portrait of MLA George Rogers
2006 - March - 'Tub Time' selected as Portrait of the Month on the Portrait Society of Canada's website
