Critical Mass for the Visual Arts

This episode of 5 Questions we chat with Sue Giannotti. Sue is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the founder of Mosaic Opus Studio, near St. Louis, Missouri, where she creates original mosaic artworks and architectural commissions. Originally trained in Italy, Sue uses the ancient tools, materials, and techniques of mosaic—including individually cutting and setting each tessera— to create contemporary mosaic work.   Her work has been exhibited and collected in the US and internationally, including France, Italy, Japan and Australia.   In 2026, she had an installation of her sculptural mosaics at St Louis Lambert airport and she demo’d mosaic technique at the St. Louis Art Museum.  She’s been a visiting artist instructor at The Chicago Mosaic School since 2005 and has juried multiple international exhibitions.