About the Artist

Susan Alger-Walrath Pape was born and raised in Barnstable, Massachusetts. At an early age her love of art came from her father, Stanley Alger, who was a prominent architect on Cape Cod and the surrounding mainland towns. 

She decided in sixth grade to make a career in the art field and concentrated on attaining that goal.  Sue obtained a summer job at a local offset printing company and worked there during high school through college. She graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York with a degree in Art Education. After college she went to work for a Boston design firm that specialized in educational publishing. After getting married she moved to New Jersey and became an Associate Art Director for Prentice-Hall (later Paramount Communications) Educational Division. 

In 2001, she moved to Houston, Texas with her family and it felt like starting a new life. She decided to go into teaching and received her Texas certification. After substituting for two years, she became a middle school art teacher for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and worked there for 18 years. 

In 2021 Susan remarried, retired from teaching, and moved to LaGrange, Texas.  “Now at last I can concentrate on my painting without any other obligations.” Her paintings reflect her love and appreciation for her new surroundings. She continues to teach for ARTS for Rural Texas in Fayette County and is a member of Live Oak Art Center in Columbus, Texas, Studio Texas in Round Top Texas, DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), American Woman Artists, and OPS-Outdoor Painters Society.

Website: www.biddieranchart.com

E:mail: [email protected]