Susan M Rostan: Artist and Author
Susan M. Rostan is a visual artist and author and has an MFA from Long Island University, where she studied with acclaimed abstract painters Stan Brodsky and Robert Yasuda. She earned her doctorate from Columbia University, where she studied gifted education under Abraham Tannenbaum and James Borland. Dr. Rostan has directed her art school since 1970 and has been an adjunct professor at Hofstra University's School of Education. She has meticulously researched the creative behavior of artists, scientists, and children, as well as their artistic development, publishing well-received articles in The Journal of Creative Behavior and the Creativity Research Journal, as well as chapters in several books on creativity. These interwoven experiences give Dr. Rostan a unique perspective for witnessing, exploring, documenting, and writing insightfully about the real-world concerns and needs of individuals engaged in artistic development. Dr. Rostan is a lifelong artist whose abstract paintings have been shown in many Long Island galleries and are prized among local collections. She is a National Association of Women Artists signature member, historian, author of NAWA's blog, NAWA Luminaries, and a contributing writer at Sanctuary online magazine, where she interviews women in the arts.