Susan Mary Wolanic (Seseske)

Artist

Born Mar. 25, 1947, Hartford (CT), U.S.; daughter of John and Stefany (Siekierski); married John Wolanic; child: Tanya.

Education: Paier College of Art, Hamden (CT), 1965-69.

Career: watercolor instructor, free-lance artist, Bethany (CT), 1972 -; secretary and draft-person, J. Damico Architects, Waterbury (CT), 1976 -; self-employed caterer, Bethany, 1981 -; program chairman, Mt. Carmel Art Association, 1992-93; watercolor instructor, Arts Alive Studio, Cheshire (CT). Adult Education WIC, Prospect, Thomaston (CT), and Orange Arts & Crafts Assoc. (CT).

Author: 5 cookbooks, 1980-89; paintings donation to Yale New Haven Hospital, 1980's; logo for hospital auxiliary, Waterbury Hospital, 1980's; illustrator, Day of the Fish, and Bethany Cooks, 1991; designed annual report for Meriden Wallingford Hospital, 1992; one woman art show, St. Raphael's Hospital, 1992; designer, pewter ornaments for Bethany Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Fire Department, 1993, 1994, 1995; "Picnic in the Park" poster (for mentally and physically handicapped).

Member of: active member, Cheshire Senior Women's Club (CT), and Bethany Conservation Trust; vice president, secretary and president, Beth - Wood Newcomers, 1980-91; Connecticut Watercolor Society

Honors: awards, Connecticut Watercolor Society, Connecticut Classic Artists, Mt. Carmel Art Association, Cheshire Art League, Watertown Art League.

Affiliation: Catholic.

Languages: English, Polish.

Hobbies: hiking, gourmet cooking, travel.

Home: 66 Sperry Road, Bethany, CT 06524.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.