Teaching
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Find out about additional opportunities and offerings below.
My teaching is based on the premise that we all have within us a huge reservoir of untapped creativity. Our challenge is not one of ability, but of courage.
Offerings
Exploring Your Inner Artist
This course is not about getting it right, but rather about finding your own artistic language through experimenting and liberating your innate creativity.
The various exercises, performed in a supportive environment, invite less experienced artists to explore their untapped creativity and more experienced artists to experiment with new ways of creating. All the activities are designed to help you bypass your critical mind, resulting in greater confidence to authentically express yourself.
Join an 8 week term
Taught throughout the year at Hawthorn Artist Society.
For upcoming dates see the website @hawthornartistsociety
For enrolments and inquiries contact Susie directly.
Exploring Your Inner Artist: Student Reflections
I have done a few terms of Susie’s ‘exploring your inner artist course’ and I can truly say I have found my inner artist! The classes are welcoming, fun, inclusive and packed with practical and technical advice and info. Susie has an amazing eye for art and shares her expertise so generously. I have learnt so much from her and grown in confidence in my art as a result. Thanks Susie, I will definitely be back for more.
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Michelle
Public servant
Exploring Your Inner Artist with Susie is a gentle yet inspiring way to unlock creative potential. Susie is a fun and philosophical teacher who guides each class with openness and encouragement. I’d highly recommend this course to anyone, at any stage of their painting practice. Susie’s wisdom is also applicable to everyday life. Thank you so much, Susie!
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Amy
Design writer
I highly recommend this group to anyone interested in stretching and growing their drawing and painting art practice. Susie’s primary goal in her classes is to help us ‘get out of our own way’ and let the creative flow arise and become our personal mentor. Using a broad range of enjoyable techniques to escape our internal critic’s grasp, she unleashes our unconscious artistic fidelity creating truly surprising and captivating works. The groups are very relaxed and informal while still having structure and precision. It will blow your mind!
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Colin
Psychotherapist
Susie is an exceptional art teacher who gave me the confidence to explore and develop my artistic talents. Her encouragement and belief in my abilities made a lasting impact. As a passionate ambassador for women's art, she opened our eyes to the vital yet often overlooked contributions of female artists, alongside their male counterparts throughout history. Her lessons were inspiring, insightful, and empowering, reminding us of the ongoing need to recognize women (and ourselves) as true professionals in the art world.
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Georgina
Business owner
One/two-day workshops
Demonstrations
Artist talks
Invite Susie to teach a one-day or two-days workshop at your art society or workplace. These workshops focus on a single module from her original course. While the focus is always on process rather than product, the results are often very exciting. They are suitable for all levels including absolute beginners.
Examples of modules include:
Beauty in the Mundane
Flower Finger painting
Collage
Painting the Human Face
"Having participated in two workshops by Susie, I can highly recommend her. Her process was unlike any previous lessons I've done, starting with a group meditation and visualisation. Her approach was to free us up from our inner critic and get the mark making and paint application freer and spontaneous. The results were awesome. I came away more confident and my work has loosened up a lot."
— Cheryl, film producer
Invite Susie for a dynamic demonstration of some of her techniques of working. All demonstrations are designed to inspire viewers to experiment with their art and feel more joy and freedom in their personal expression.
“We loved your demonstration today, it was both inspiring and fun.”
— Berwick Art Society (October 2025)
Invite Susie to present a fascinating and colourful artist talk, which includes stories and images from her travels to India, her work with the women and children in the village of Anegundi, and her watercolour travel journaling.
Note: all artist talks are a fundraising for the @anegundi_empowerment_program
As part of her commitment to social justice, and following a lifelong passion for Indian art and culture, Susie recently spent time in Anegundi, a beautiful but impoverished village in South India. Outdoors, on the ground, using house paints and homemade paper, Susie held a 9 day workshop with six women who had never before held a paintbrush. At the end of the workshop, they proudly signed their works. What began as hesitation blossomed into joy and self-confidence.
Teaching art in India
"Susie Raz delivered a truly inspiring and heartfelt artist talk, beautifully bringing to life her journey to Anegundi, India. Through watercolour paintings and evocative photographs, she transported us to this remarkable village, sharing not only its beauty and culture but also the lives, stories and aspirations of its people. Her warmth, generosity and passion for art shone through, making the evening both engaging and deeply moving.
What made Susie’s presentation particularly special was her ability to demonstrate how art can empower, connect and transform lives. Hearing how she helped village women discover their creativity and confidence, while also supporting the education of local children, was genuinely uplifting. It was an absolute pleasure to hear her speak, and learn more about the Anegundi Empowerment Project."
— Beaumaris Art Group
susie.raz@gmail.com
Susie Raz [art]
Based in Naarm (Melbourne)
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