Background
Benzle, Suzan was born on April 14, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
Benzle, Suzan was born on April 14, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, 1972. Master of Fine Arts, Northern Illinois University, 1979.
Owner, operator OZ Crafts, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1972-1976, Benzle Porcelain Company, Hilliard, Ohio, since 1978, Benzle Applied Arts, Dublin, Ohio, since 1988. Director summer arts program Sea Pines Academy, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1974-1976, teacher grades 1-12, 1978-1979. Art instructor University South Carolina, Beaufort, 1978-1979.
Instructor weaving and textile design, gallery director Savannah (Georgia) College Art and Design, 1979-1980. Instructor textile design Arrowment School Craft, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1983, 85, 88. Instructor ceramics Columbus (Ohio) College Art and Design, 1987-1989.
Member American Crafts Council, National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts, Ohio Designer Craftsmen (board directors 1982, 83), Ohio Citizens Committee for Arts.