ABOUT
A lifelong artist and award-winning educator, Sue MacDonald currently resides in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She spends her days exploring the worlds of watercolor, acrylics, and now, gel printing. Always learning, experimenting, and pushing the boundaries of her mediums, Sue strives to help others find inspiration within themselves to explore the limitlessness of their creativity.
Awards and Honours
Visual Arts Nova Scotia – Featured Artist of the Month​
Disney Educator of the Year – Nominee
Wallingford, Connecticut Board of Education – Educator of the Month
State of Connecticut Librarians and Media Specialists Association – Awarded Cooperating Teacher of the Year
Elected Connecticut State Representative – New England Art Teacher's Association
Elected Elementry Representative - Connecticut Art Educator's Association
Teaching Experience
VANS/PAINTS Instructor – Cape Smokey and Middle River Schools – Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Instructor – Cape Brenton Center for Craft and Design – Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia
Elementary Art Instructor – Public Schools – Wallingford, Connecticut
Instructor of the Academically Gifted and Talented – Public Schools – Wallingford, Connecticut
Instructor Art Day – Community Art Activity – Cheshire, Connecticut
Elementary and Secondary Art Instructor – Public Schools – Thomaston, Connecticut
Instructor of the Artistically Gifted and Talented – Public Schools – Thomaston, Connecticut
Instructor of the Academically Gifted and Talented – Public Schools – Thomaston, Connecticut
Elementary Art Instructor – Public Schools – East Greenwich, Connecticut
Education
Master's Degree, Art Education
Southern Connecticut State University – New Haven, Connecticut
Master's Degree, Educational Psychology
University of Connecticut – Storrs, Connecticut
Bachelor's Degree, Art Education
Rhode Island College – Providence, Rhode Island
Additional Education
Rhode Island School of Design
Massachusetts College of Art