On view May 5 – May 10, 2014
EBK Gallery [small works].
218 Pearl St.
Hartford, CT
Marking Time
“I have created a way of art making that combines my interests in art, nature and science. The outdoor environment provides the impetus for the direction of my work. My focus shifts as new visual information presents itself to me. Observed changes in atmosphere, cloud formations, and shifts in light and color inform my work. I follow the seasons and cycles of the year. I call this work The Weather Project.
For two years I explored the subtle transitions between night and day, specifically the hours of twilight, dawn, and sunrise. Since then my focus has been in that in-between space where horizon and sky meet, over land and over sea. I’ve observed shifting light and color; sun and clouds; mist and fog. Recently, I’ve been working with night sky.
We artists do not live and create in a vacuum; we are visual creatures and soak up everything we see. All that has come before informs us in some way; we accept, reject, transform or (attempt to) transcend in the search for our own authentic vision. The work of both photographers and painters have influenced my work and my way of seeing and thinking. Photographic influences include Muybridge’s motion studies, Stieglitz’s Equivalents series, and the landscapes of Ansell Adams. Monet’s haystacks, Constable’s cloud studies, O’Keefe’s strong, simple forms, and the seriality and conceptual nature of LeWitt are among the other influences that inform my work. I have a strong affinity for the work and writings of Robert Motherwell; the deceptive simplicity of Mark Rothko; the philosophy and process of Gerhard Richter.” – S.S.
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CV / Resume
Suzan Scott
Solo Exhibitions:
EBK Gallery [small works] – 2014 Hartford, CT
Vitamin A – Art 2013, The Dirt Salon, Hartford, CT
Marking Time, North Western CT Community College Gallery, Winsted, CT
Vitamin A (Art) Selected Works, The Dirt Salon, Hartford, CT
The Weather Project – Selected Works, CT DOT Atrium Gallery, Newington CT
Selected Works, Waterbury Hospital Art Gallery, Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury CT
The Weather Project – Selected Works, Ruth Ann Lever Atrium Gallery, Fine Arts Center, NVCC, Waterbury, CT
The Weather Project, Stevens Gallery, Homer Babbidge Library, UConn, Storrs, CT
Raw Data, Kohn-Joseloff Gallery, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
The Storm Series, Expanded Views, The Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Group Exhibits – Curated:
Overhead Under Foot, John Slade Ely House Contemporary Art Center, New Haven, CT
Earth & Sky, Mercy Gallery, Richmond Art Center, Loomis Chaffee, Windsor, CT
Selected Invitational Exhibitions:
January Invitational Exhibition, Art Essex, Essex, CT
Opening Gala, The 224, Conference of Churches, Hartford, CT
Robin Alexander, Ltd. – A Gallery, Group Show, Kent, CT
Self, Women’s Caucus for Art, The Kohn-Joseloff Gallery, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
Yale Medical Group Art Place Gallery, New Haven, CT
Juried Exhibitions:
Not What Everyone Sees, ArtisTTable Juried Exhibition, Online Gallery
46th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Water to Wine, The 224 Gallery, Hartford, CT
Sacred Time/Sacred Space, Still Point Art Gallery, Brunswick, ME
Annual Juried Members Exhibit, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
CT Women Artists Open Juried Show, Slater Gallery, Norwich, CT
CT Women Artists Juried Show, Gallore Gallery, Middletown, CT
President’s Show, Open Juried Show, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
Members II Juried Exhibit, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
Kent Art Association-Children’s Cancer Fund, Juried Benefit Auction, Lounsbury House, Ridgefield, CT
CT Women Artists Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
CT Women Artists 80th Open Juried Exhibition, Jorgensen Gallery, UConn, Storrs, CT
Canton Artists’ Guild Open Juried Show, Canton, CT
Artworks Summer Juried Show, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT
CT Women Artists 79th Open Juried Exhibition, John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT
CT Women Artists 78th Open Juried Exhibition, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
Exploring Spirituality, National Open Juried Exhibition, FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA
Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Artist’s Gallery of Columbia, Columbia, MD
Open Juried Exhibition, Clubhouse Gallery, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
CT Women Artists 77th Open Juried Exhibition, John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT
Canton Artists’ Guild Members Juried Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
B.A.R.E. – Regional Artist Exhibition, Juried Show, Pfizer Global R&D, Groton, CT
Extreme format: Member’s Juried Drawing Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
National Small Works Open Exhibition, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Traveling Exhibits:
The Sketchbook Project, Art House Co-op, Nationwide Traveling Exhibition (USA)
Awards & Citations:
Honorable Mention, International Juried Exhibition, ArtisTTable Online Gallery
Smith Edwards McCoy Architects Award, 46th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Canton Artists Guild, Gallery on the Green
Juror’s Award for Outstanding Art, Open Juried Exhibition, The 224 Gallery, Hartford
Award of Excellence in any Medium, Members II Juried Exhibit, Kent Art Association,
Town of Southington, Council Citation, Artist of the Month
Nancy Cloutier Memorial Award, National Small Works Exhibition, Gallery on the Green
Collections:
Cheshire Land Trust, Farmington Land Trust, Loomis Chaffee School, Martina Animal Sanctuary, UConn Storrs, Yale Art Place,
Yale Medical Center, and numerous private collections.
Artist Talks:
Guest Speaker, Syntax Artists Retreat, Mercy Center, Madison, CT
North Western CT Community College, Winsted, CT
Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT
Green Farms Elementary School, Westport, CT
Kohn-Joseloff Gallery, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
Southington Library & Museum, Southington, CT
Bibliography:
Interview, ‘Art Talks’ November 2013, with JoAnne Bauer, West Hartford Community Television, West Hartford, CT
Sacred Time/Sacred Space, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Winter, 2012
Image reproduction, Flyer for Hartford Open Studios, November 2011
Image reproduction, Ad for Hartford Open Studios, Hartford Advocate, November, 2009
Stephen Hard. “Downtown Gallery Provides Unique Holiday Gifts”, New Britain Herald, November 12, 2009
John Rook. “Weather, Clouds & Sky form Artist’s Endless Inspiration”, Cheshire Herald, April 16, 2009
Staff Writer. “Art Exhibit ‘The Weather Project-Storm Series’ in Canton”, Register Citizen, March 9, 2009
Staff Writer. “Scott to feature exhibit at City Brew Pub”, Good News about Torrington, January 24-25, 2009
Artists Directory, 2008-2009, Artspace, 2008, p. 260
“Talking and Painting about the Weather”, Southington Observer, July 3, 2008
Other Professional Activities:
Judge, Juried Members Exhibition, Art League of New Britain, New Britain, CT
Juror, CAEA Scholastic Art Awards, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Judge, Annual High School Student Art Exhibit, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
Street Artist, pre-show event, Connecticut Forum: Creative Minds, The Bushnell, Hartford CT
Visiting Artist, Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT
Juror, Open Juried Show, Firehouse Gallery, Milford, CT
Visiting Artist, ArtSmart Program, Green Farms Elementary School, Westport, CT
Judge, Student Art Exhibit, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
Independent Curator, Arts Publicist, Cheshire, CT
Memberships:
ArtSpace New Haven Artist Directory, Canton Artists Guild, Connecticut Women Artists
Education:
Advanced Study, Zbigniew Grzyb, Artist
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, Bachelor of Arts, Painting/Art History, Summa cum laude