Susan Schaefer is a Canadian Fine Artist living in Parksville on beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

She is the curator for the McMillan Arts Gallery satellite gallery at the Bayside Oceanside Resort in Parksville BC.

Susan is also the creator and publisher of Island Arts Magazine, which was established in 2008 and has been a digital interactive publication since 2020.

Susan is a well-known art instructor in the Oceanside, Comox Valley, and Alberni Valley in BC, as well as the Qu'Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan. She has also taught classes in Mexico. She has studied with some of Canada's finest artists and enjoys sharing her passion for the arts with her students.