Susan Pontious, Program Director, Public Art and Collections Programs

Susan Pontious received her MA from UC Irvine and her MFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She began her career in public art as an artist on a mural project, where she was inspired by the way an artist’s work could be incorporated into the life of a community. She has served as the Executive Director of Public Art Works, an independent nonprofit agency that sponsored temporary and permanent public art projects in Marin County, and on the Public Art Advisory Boards for the City of Oakland and Alameda County. She currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the Bedford Gallery and Public Art Program in Walnut Creek.