Suiko Betsy McCall is an accomplished visual artist, educator, and the Founder and Abbess of the Art Monastery—a non-profit arts organization that weaves art, spirituality, and community to unleash creative potential and liberate creatives worldwide. Drawing on her diverse experiences as a competitive synchronized swimmer and professional knitter, she brings unique perspectives to her art and teaching.
Suiko holds degrees from Yale University and the San Francisco Art Institute. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally, from San Francisco to Budapest, and have appeared on book covers and in magazines. She has published two books and two workbooks on self-empowerment and facilitating transformation.
A certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher, Morning Altars teacher, and International Transformation Host, Suiko integrates spiritual practice into her artistic endeavors. She received lay ordination from Fu Schroeder in 2019. Since founding the organization in 2007, she lived at the Art Monastery in its various locations in Italy, Vermont, and Hawai’i, and spent an additional four years at Green Gulch Farm. You can learn more about the Art Monastery at artmonastery.org and view her paintings at suiko.art.