Susan Kirby is a self-taught visionary painter. She was born in Salt Lake City. She has lived in Greenwich, Connecticut; Paris, France; San Francisco, California; and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. While attending cooking school in Paris, she discovered herself as an artist. Years later, in 1985, a dream told her to quit a nursing job and paint. In 1992, she had a one-woman show at the Salt Lake Art Center. She has also shown around the U.S. and in 1998 had a one-woman show in San Miguel de Allende. She has enjoyed many private commissions from prominent Utahns. Her mural work can be seen at the Oyster Bar in Salt Lake City.