Susan Abma is a member of: Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of Canada, Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists, Alberta Oil Painters, Society of Western Canadian Artists, and the Edmonton Art Club.

Publisher of: Canadian Brushstroke Magazine - an online magazine for the Canadian art industry - www.brushstrokemagazine.com.

Susan's work is regularly shown in Black Gold Gallery, Leduc, Alberta and Johnson Gallery, Edmonton, AB, as well as a variety of other shows and special events. Susan has regularly juried the works of other artists.

2009 - One of three painters painting Canadian soldiers for 'PROJECT HEROES: Canada Honours Afghanistan Fallen Heroes' project

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 This 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 (now known as Opulence)

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 - it was 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