SUSAN KALLA - The Swimming Pool Series

Susan Kalla
The Swimming Pool Series

Susan Kalla is a local artist in Riverside who has shown her work in Greenwich, New York City and the greater Washington, DC area. She was featured at the Benheim Gallery in Greenwich, Arts-on-the-Avenue, a solo show at the Greenwich Hospital Cafe, and private galleries in Soho, Georgetown, Bethesda and Bethany Beach.
About the Pool Series
"Swimming pools are cool havens from the scorching heat where you can see diamonds on the water reflecting crystal clear skies. Greenwich is dotted with these beautiful oases ranging from the enormous pool at the Innis Arden Country Club to the funky one at Byram Beach that has breathtaking beauty overlooking the Sound, " said the Artist.

"Pools have endless variety. The seaside pools look out on the infinite sweep of the ocean with sandy beaches ending in rocky cliffs. Country club pools are amusement parks with diving boards, water sports and refreshments. And private estate pools have lush gardens landscaped within an inch of their lives. The pool can make you weightless, free your spirit and offer solitude," explained Kalla.
Artist Biography
Ms. Kalla lives a dual life of finance-by-day and art-by-night. She is a Partner at TMT Strategies, an investment manager and advisory firm for institutional investors in technology and energy. She is also active in the Greenwich Art Society and the Greenwich Arts Council. Previously, she was a technology analyst on Wall Street among the elite ranked by Institutional Investor and was a frequent guest on CNBC and PBS. She studied art on the weekends. Prior to Wall Street, she worked as a PBS Engineer while serving on the boards of art museums and galleries in Washington, DC. She has undergraduate degree in Engineering with a minor in Art and graduate degrees in Engineering and studies in Economics.
Ms. Kalla is a student of master painter Enzo Russo, who was an Artist-in-Residence at the Vatican before he emigrated to the U.S. and became a teacher at the Greenwich Art Society. Russo has mentored a small cadre of artists for more than a decade and the group paints en plein air in the summers at Tod’s Point.