The artwork of Susan Yost Filgate is seldom shown outside the Filgate home, but currently one of Susan's recent artworks is shown in an exhibition at the Fresno Art Museum in Fresno, California in a staff exhibition called At Work. It should be noted that Susan has been creating art all her life and has worked as a graphic designer since the early 1970s, designing everything from posters to logos to books. Her work was rarely photographed. What follows are a few of the works that have been. More may be added as they are located in the Filgate archives.
Recent Works
© Susan Yost Filgate, Almost Invisible, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"
Original currently on view in At Work, an exhibition at the Fresno Art Museum, February 7 to June 28, 2026
About this image and Lucy: I love color and Art Nouveau. I have a brown thumb, so I paint gardens instead of trying to grow them. I am a dog person adopted by a cat.
© Susan Yost Filgate, Lucy, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"
A few other selected images from over the years.
Susan Yost Filgate, A Magical Garden, c.1983, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"
Susan Yost Filgate, A Memory of Venice, c.2020, Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
Susan Yost Filgate, My Closet, State College, PA, c. 1974, Oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Susan Yost Filgate, A Zebra, a Horse, and an Ostrich, c.1995, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"
Susan Yost Filgate, A Peacock Mirror, c.1974, Weaving with cotton yarn and other natural fibers, peacock feathers, wire, and a mirror