Suzan Scott

About

'as a painter, my language is line and color and shape. they are my
my tools. they are my voice. made visible.'
sas
5.24.16

‘…the question is never: what am i looking at?…the question is: what do I see?’
sas
7.5.16

“I have created a way of art making that combines my interests in art, nature, and science. Nature informs my work and directs my eye; the effects of light, color and atmospherics feature prominently in my work. New visual information constantly presents itself to me. Close observation and awareness of the moment play a big part in my art practice.

The work begins outdoors with color sketches and drawings. Elements of light, color and shape draw my eye, as do patterns and relationships between objects. With each sketch, I search for just the right degree of abstraction, seeking to remove the obvious and allow me a more open interpretation.

When I move into the studio I often produce a number of small studies, working with a variety of media and a range of scales, in an effort to more fully develop what I’ve seen and experienced. I rely heavily on visual memory and intuition to create work that is not time or site specific but evocative, specific, only to itself.”

Suzan Scott
July 2016

Work Experience

Scott has exhibited widely in group and one woman shows in galleries and venues throughout Connecticut and across the country. Her work is in numerous corporate and private collections. Scott is the former owner and gallery director of Small Walls Gallery in Hartford and has worked as an art consultant in the Greater Hartford area. In addition to her work as a visual artist, Scott is an independent curator, creative coach, and publicist, specializing in work with artists, art organizations, visionaries and creatives.

Education

Education:
Independent Study/Critiques with Artist Zbigniew Grzyb

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Bachelor of Arts, Painting/Art History, Summa cum laude

Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
Associate of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Summa cum laude

Exhibits

Solo Exhibitions:
early hours-sunrise series, Funky Monkey Cafe & Gallery, Cheshire, CT selected works/theweatherproject, Waterbury Hospital Gallery, Waterbury, CT
theweatherproject/sunriseseries, Ruth Ann Leever Atrium Gallery, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
The Weather Project, Stevens Gallery, Homer Babbidge Library, UConn, Storrs, CT
Storms & Other Skies, Carole Peck's Good News Cafe, Woodbury, CT
Above, Funky Monkey Cafe & Gallery, Cheshire, CT
Raw Data, Kohn-Joseloff Gallery, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
Aerial Roots, The OWL Gallery, Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield, CT
The Storm Series, Selected Works, Mary Baldwin Room, Cheshire Library, Cheshire, CT
The Storm Series, Expanded Views, The Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
The Storm Series, The Cambridge House, Torrington, CT
Shift, Southington Library Gallery, Southington, CT
Sky x 7: The Weather Project, Mary Baldwin Room, Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire, CT
YPR: Progression, Cafe Room Gallery, It’s Only Natural, Middletown, CT

4 Person Exhibit:
Earth & Sky, Mercy Gallery, Richmond Art Center, Loomis Chaffee, Windsor, CT

Selected Invitational Exhibitions:
Studio & Regional Artists’ Exhibit, Drezner Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT
Robin Alexander, Ltd. - A Gallery, Group Show, Kent, CT
Holiday Show, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT
Artistic Gifts, Downtown Gallery, New Britain, CT
Yale Medical Group Art Place Gallery, New Haven, CT 2008-09
Enlightened Professionals Center Gallery, Bloomfield, CT 2008-09
The Sky’s the Limit: Juried Exhibition, Community Art Gallery, Unionville, CT
“Rediculous!”, ETC Gallery, Hartford, CT
Women Artists, ETC Gallery, Hartford, CT

Juried Exhibitions:
CT Women Artists Members Juried Show, Gallore Gallery, MIddletown, CT
CT Women Artists Juried Show, Gallery 53, Meriden, CT
The President's Open Juried Show, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
KAA Members II Exhibit, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
New Britain Artists Co-op 1st Annual Summer Juried Show, New Britain, 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 2000, 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, 2011, Nationwide Traveling Exhibition (USA)

Selected Group Exhibitions:
CWA Council Show - CT Women Artists, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT
CT Women Artists Members Show, Un-Cut, ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
Museum After Dark, New Britain Museum for American Art, New Britain, CT
Paint Out!, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
50th Anniversary Show, Canton Artists Guild, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Art for Aids, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
Litchfield Jazz Festival, Kent, CT
Summer Member-Guest Show, Canton Artists Guild, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
49th Annual Members Show, Canton Artists Guild, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Self, Women's Caucus for Art, The Kohn-Joseloff Gallery,Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
Winter Member-Guest Show, Canton Artists Guild, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Fresh Art, Members Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
Members New Works Show, Canton Artists Guild, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
48th Annual Members Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Entities, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
Show for a Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT 2007-09
City Wide Open Studios (CWOS), New Haven, CT 2006-08
41st Annual Members Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
New Members Show, Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT
Open Studio Weekend, Hartford, CT
6 by 6 Smallworks Exhibition, Smallwalls Gallery, Hartford, CT 1998-99
Pleasing Green, Smallwalls Gallery, Hartford, CT

Artist's Statement

“I have created a way of art making that combines my interests in art, nature, and science. Nature informs my work and directs my eye; the effects of light, color and atmospherics feature prominently in my work. New visual information constantly presents itself to me. Close observation and awareness of the moment play a big part in my art practice.

The work begins outdoors with color sketches and drawings. Elements of light, color and shape draw my eye, as do patterns and relationships between objects. With each sketch, I search for just the right degree of abstraction, seeking to remove the obvious and allow me a more open interpretation.

When I move into the studio I often produce a number of small studies, working with a variety of media and a range of scales, in an effort to more fully develop what I’ve seen and experienced. I rely heavily on visual memory and intuition to create work that is not time or site specific but evocative, specific, only to itself.”

Suzan Scott
July 2016

Inspirations

'as a painter, my language is line and color and shape. they are my
my tools. they are my voice. made visible.'
sas
5.24.16

‘…the question is never: what am i looking at?…the question is: what do I see?’
sas
7.5.16

Aspirations

I am currently seeking gallery representation in the Northeast. I am open to exhibiting across the US and internationally as well.

My goal is to have solid gallery representation. I need to get my work to a wider audience; to find my market and sell more work, so that I am free to work full-time in my studio.

Find Me

Career Status

• Seeking freelance opportunities
• Seeking part-time employment