Susan Gillette grew up in Woodstock and Rhinebeck, New York in the 1960s. Susan received her Bachelor of Fine Art from SUNY at Purchase under the tutelage of Antonio Frasconi and Murray Zimiles. She continued to the School of Visual Arts for her Master of Fine Art (without dissertation) and Art Education. After teaching art at Washington Irving High School in lower Manhattan, and Saint Mary's Grade School in Yonkers, New York, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Once in Phoenix she was hired as a printmaker/designer at Phoenix Art Group until she branched out on her own in 1997. Susan has worked in multiple mediums often combining printmaking, collage and painting. Susan currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband.
Susan joined Grand Image in 2006.