ABOUT SUZI
I am constantly creating.
I welcome commissioned work.
I've always ignored popular and "scientific" notions of "left brain / right brain."
I am the former Senior Architect of the Johns Hopkins Health System and Capital Planner and Associate University Architect for Johns Hopkins University.
I've done time as an environmental engineer and also later as a structural engineer, but both jobs were devoid of color, so I opted out. I spent a lot of time in school to do those things, but I am a self-taught artist.
ABOUT THE PAINTINGS
All paintings are acrylic paint on 1-1/2" deep canvas stetchers. I paint the edges continuous with the front, so no framing is needed. All paintings are UV-varnished and ready to hang with hardware (wire and eyes) attached. One person can handle a 48"x48" painting without too much trouble. They don't weigh much. Unless they're framed, then they weigh as much as a smallish to mid sized dog and you'll need help, especially if you have a rotator cuff situation or a small wingspan.
Here's a lifesize (!) print of Reminiscence 1 in a hospital inpatient unit workroom, with chairs in tragic disarray. Note the instant liveliness it imparts to an otherwise dreadfully beige room.
ABOUT THE PHOTOS
I've shown my photography for many years and my work was in the Texas Governor's Traveling Exhibition. I've had images in 10 Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union calendars and my photo of a Baltimore County farm was on the cover of the 2020 calendar. See more info here about prints.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (2017 - current)
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Monument | Sotheby's International Realty, Cross Keys, Baltimore, Maryland, solo show
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My living room, my dining room, my foyer, ALL THE TIME. Solo show. House plants bearing continual witness.
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Sheppard Pratt, Towson, Maryland, installation of original paintings prior to permanent prints
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Monument | Sotheby's International Realty, Severna Park, Maryland, solo show
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Lowe House of Delegates, 2020 Session, Annapolis, Maryland, juried
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Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, solo show
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Historic Ellicott City Show House, Ellicott City, Maryland, selection committee
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Art on Mulligan Mountain, Ellicott City, Maryland, invited artist
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Millrace Gallery, Clipper Mill, Baltimore, solo show
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Art on Paper, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland, juried
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American Insitute of Architects, Baltimore, solo show
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Lowe House of Delegates, 2019 Session, Annapolis, Maryland, juried, Winner of Juror's Choice Award
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Strokes of Genius, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland, juried
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Baltimore Symphony Decorators' Show House, selection committee
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Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Gallery, Owings Mills, Maryland, selection committee
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, AUSTIN, TEXAS (1997-2007):
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Austin Children's Museum Dell Discovery Center, curated/selection committee
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum benefit auction, curated/selection committee
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7, Gallery Lombardi, juried
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Vive Les Arts Theatre (Kileen, Texas), solo show
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Texas Photographic Society 8th Annual Governor's Traveling Exhibition (including Contemporary Arts Gallery, Abilene and Photographic Archives Lab and Gallery, Dallas), juried
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Austin Artisans, solo show
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Exhibit K - Coming of Age, Austin Visual Arts Association, curated
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Barnes and Noble Aboretum, solo show
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Manuel's Congress Avenue, solo show
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Galerie Bleux, gallery show
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Artplex Studio Show, curated
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Pecan Street Festival, curated/selection committee
INSTITUTIONAL Collections and on Display:
- Sheppard Pratt, The LifeLaunch (paintings)
- Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (photography and paintings)
- University of Maryland Saint Joseph Medical Center, inpatient units, lobby, waiting areas (photography & paintings)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Armstong Education Building (photography)
- Johns Hopkins Health System, Hackerman-Patz Patient Pavilion (collage)
I'm also an experienced styrofoam sculptor.
Here's a 7' femur.
Contact me if you need something like that. Or even if you don't need something like that.
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