About
Artist's Statement
As a youngster, I loved to fish in the lakes of Minnesota, where my family vacationed during the summer. As an adult, I became fascinated with the painted surfaces of fishing lures after visiting a local tackle shop in preparation for a trip to Baja. The resulting series of paintings revealed a duality in life: the fun and challenge of fishing, with the sharp hooks representing the underlying dangers, the blood and guts struggle of life.
A later series of mixed media pieces, as well as paintings, dealt with environmental concerns and my desire to comment on current social issues through satire.
I now find myself in a transition in my approach to painting. Abstraction is creeping in, and I find a new love and joy of the pure application of paint and the developing textures that result. Some images are apparent, at times, but the more formal concerns are with the juxtaposition of color, line and form.
Artist's Bio
Suzanne Saul was born in a small Oklahoma town, where it was hot in the summer, cold in the winter and often felt wind from the south. No matter what else her family members did, they liked to fish the local lakes there, and in Minnesota, where they vacationed. That and other water sports later influenced her imagery. After receiving her BA in Art, she moved to California to teach art in the Glendale Unified School District. She continued her education at California State University at Los Angeles, where she earned her MA degree. After moving to northern California, she is now working full-time on her career as a painter. Married, with two adult children, she lives in the Oakland hills.
Education:
- Master of Art Degree, California State University, Los Angeles, awarded 1971 with majors in painting and drawing.
- Bachelor of Art Degree, University of Oklahoma and Central State University, Oklahoma, awarded in 1967.
- Extension courses in specialty, University of California at Los Angeles.
- Independent Study, 1981-1983, with Jim Morphesis and Aron Goldberg, Otis College of Art and Design.
Work Experience:
- 1967 to 2005, Fine Arts Instructor for the Glendale Unified School District, Glendale, Ca.
Publications:
- RAWvision, Summer 2007 issue published an image of mine
- Cover of Pasadena Weekly, April 17, 2008
Solo Shows:
- 2009 - ART ATTACK, Harmonique Home on Solano Ave in Berkeley, CA
- Masters Exhibit, CSULA
- Swain's, Glendale
Group Shows:
- 2009 - Noah's Ark, The Folk Tree, Pasadena CA
- 2009 - The Art of Giving and Receiving, Pasadena Aids Service Center
Juror: Sam Mellon - 2009 - Pasadena Society of Artists Fall Exhibition, Whites' Art, Framing & Restoration, Montrose CA
- 2009 - Pasadena Society of Artists, 84th Annual, Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror: Jay Belloi - 2008 - Featured artists (husband and wife) at Cal Tech, Pasadena Fine Arts Club
- 2008 - Endangered Species, The Folk Tree, Pasadena CA
- 2008 - Anything Goes, The Folk Tree, Pasadena CA
- 2007 - PSA Juried Exhibition, Whites' Art, Framing & Restoration, Montrose CA
Award: Award Of Merit - 2007 - PSA 82nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks CA
Juror: Kent Twitchell
Award: Beverly Girvigian Memorial Award - 2007 - ArtWalk, Pasadena Playhouse District, Pasadena CA
- 2007 - "Global Warming", Orange County Center For Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA
- 2007 - Two Dogs Gallery, North Hollywood CA
- 2007 - Group Show, Brenart, Pasadena CA
- 2006 - PSA 81st Annual Juried Exhibition, Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks CA
Juror: Daniel Foster, Executive Director, Riverside Art Museum
Award: Award Of Merit - 2006 - S.C.O.R.E. Valley Institute of Visual Art, Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks CA
Juror: Jim Morphesis - 1996 - Brand XXVI, Brand Art Library, Glendale CA
- 1993 - "Depayser," SITE Juried Members’ Exhibition
Juror: Joni Gordon, Director, Newspace Gallery - 1987 - "Directions," Art Educators/LA and University of Southern CA, Harbor College
Award: The Harbor College Faculty Award. - 1985 - "Directions," Art Educators of Los Angeles and USC School of Fine arts, USC Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Award: 2nd Place Award - 1982 - Brand XII, Brand Art Library, Glendale CA
- 1981 - Brand XI, Brand Art Library, Glendale CA
- 1978 - Self-Help Graphics, Galeria Otra Vez, Los Angeles CA
- 1978 - Whites' Gallery, Montrose CA
- 1975 - "Women USA." Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA
- 1975 - Triforium Gallery, San Diego CA
- 1972 - Swains, Glendale CA
- 1972 - CSULA Alumni Art Show, Los Angeles CA
- 1972 - Small Image Gallery, (3 artists featured), Glendale CA
