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portrait artist Su Bodnar

Su has had a lifelong passion for figurative art. She sold her first portrait drawing when she was 14 years old and painted her first mural at 18 years old.


Su studied Art and Design at Salford College's Adelphi Annexe (now known as the New Adelphi) and after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University with a BA (hons) in History of Art, Design and Film, she specialised in film production, furthering her studies at The National School of Film and Television. Su went on to work as editorial assistant in the film industry for directors including Michael Winterbottom (Welcome to Sarajevo,) and Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow).


Su's love of drawing and painting then led her to focus more on portraiture, figurative art and tutoring. Besides doing commissions and exhibiting her own artwork, Su is also a tutor and manager at Nether Edge Art School alongside fellow artist, Gill Gathercole. In addition to teaching groups there in regular weekly classes, Su also offers 1:1 private tutoring.


For any enquiries, Su can be contacted directly here and is happy to discuss any project ideas or tutoring arrangements without obligation.


Early days - 1997   Signwriting Artist

Working in film production by day and signwriting by night.

This banner, commissioned by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, was almost ten metres long.

The letters were scaled up from a dry transfer lettering kit and modified into the Cyrillic alphabet.

Each letter was then drawn out and painted by hand.

artist Su bodnar painting a sign

                            Nowadays -

Mural Artist, Portrait Artist and Portraiture Tutor

artist Su Bodnar painting a tropical mural

2021 - Designing and painting an exotic bathroom mural for a luxury private residence in Sheffield.

Harley art gallery
art workshops Sheffield

2024 - Live portrait demos during Open Up Sheffield

Currently exhibiting an oil  painting, Woman with Blue Clip, at the 2024 Harley Open, a biennial exhibition running from 26th July - 13th October


Contact Details



If you'd like to ask me about art classes, or a portrait or mural commission, please send me a message via the form below. Alternatively, you can email me directly at susan@studiomayer.co.uk or call me on 07766 325 141.