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Susan
Hale - Artist Statement |
| I
have always loved to draw and paint. Living in the Wisconsin |
| countryside
isa constant
inspiration to me. It seems everywhere |
| I
look I see a painting-the
patterns of
a fresh cut alfalfa field, |
| tassling
corn, popcorn clouds in a cerulean
sky. Color
and |
| pattern
are important to me. I try to interpret my
landscapes
|
| onto
the canvas with my own unique sense of color and design. |
| |
| My
art is also inspired by the places I have traveled, Mexico and Italy |
| especially.
When I travel, I am always sketching the people |
| and
places and have numerous sketchbooks filled with drawings. |
|
My first trip to Italy in 1994 was an epiphany for me as I experienced
medieval |
|
art and the Old Masters in the flesh for the first time. I came |
| home
dying to paint....and have been painting ever since. Of course I am
influenced |
| by
the Old Masters, The Impressionists, and by the magical realism of
Mexico. |
| But
there is truly "no place like home" as I live in the wonderful
art-oriented |
| community
of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and have a summer cabin in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| on
the shores of Lake Michigan. |
| |
|
My paintings are known for their use of color, pattern |
| and
sense of optimism. I want to impart to the viewer the beauty and energy
I |
| feel
and see as I witness nature and the landscape. I love to paint outdoors,
|
| plein-air.
It is so invigorating to me to experience painting not only through
my |
| eyes
but also through the feel of the breeze or the warmth of the sunlight
on |
| my
shoulders, and the sounds that surround me. Oil is my primary medium
but |
| I
also work in acrylic, pastel and encaustic. |
| |
|
I have been an exhibiting artist for over 30 yeaars. |
|
Weaving, children's book illustration and soft scultpture are |
| some
of the media I have exhibited over the years. I exhibitied at art
fairs in |
| the
70's and 80's including the Milwaukee Lakefront Festival of the Arts
and |
| the
Madison Art Fair on the Square. I have been an active volunteer in
the arts |
| community
in Cedarburg and am a founding member of the Cedarburg Artists Guild,
|
| the
Cedarburg Cultural Center and Christmas in the Country a nationally
recognized |
| craft
show held in Cedarburg. |
| |
| Education |
| BFA
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1974 |
| Various
Painting workshops at MCAD-Minneapolis, MN, MIAD-Milwaukee, WI |
|
and Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI |
| |
| Professional
Organizations |
| Oil
Painters of America, Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, |
| Cedarburg
Artists Guild, League of Milwaukee Artists |
| |
| Recent
Awards |
| HONORABLE
MENTION -
Plein-Air Painting Competition, |
Cedarburg Cultural Center-Cedarburg, WI, June 2007
|
| FIRST
PLACE - "Alive in the Arts"-Gallery 110 North, Plymouth,
WI 2005 |
| AWARD
OF MERIT - "The Milwaukee River" Juried Group Show- |
ARTPOST
Gallery, Grafton, WI, June 2004
|
| HONORABLE
MENTION - Plein-Air Painting Competition, |
Cedarburg
Cultural Center-Cedarburg, WI, June 2004
|
| HONORABLE
MENTION - Door County Art League Annual Juried Show, |
The
Hardy Gallery, Ephriam, WI 2000
|
| AWARD
OF MERIT - Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Show, |
Cedarburg
Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI 1991, 1999, 2003,2006
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| |
| National
& International Juried Exhibits |
| “THE
CONTEMPORARY VIEW: MIDWEST LANDSCAPES” - Domont Gallery, Indianapolis,
IN, Summer 2008 |
| “A
Brush with Art – the 14th Havre de Grace International Juried
Exhibition, Riverview Gallery, Havre de Grace, MD 2005 |
| “Barns
& Farms” National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Barnsite Gallery,
Kewanee, WI 2005 |
| “Hilton
Head Art league 2004 National Juried Exhibition”, Hilton Head,
SC, 2004 |
| |
| Recent
Exhibits |
| Featured
Artist, Lake Country Gallery, Pewaukee, WI, Summer 2008 |
| "Four
Women", Grace Choosy Gallery, Madison, WI, June 2008 |
| "One
Person Show", Pizzazz Gallery, Cedarburg, WI - March 2008 |
| "Two
Person Show", Plymouth Arts Center, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth,
WI 2008 |
| "The
Little Show" Juried Exhibition, Cedarburg Cultural Center-Cedarburg,
WI 2008 |
| "Gathering
Storm", Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI 2008 |
| "Winter
Solstice", Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison, WI 2007-2008 |
| Featured
Artist, Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI, September 2007 |
| "Summer
Blossoms" - Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 2006 |
| Featured
Artist, Griffin Gallery, Oconomowoc, WI, November-December 2006 |
| Two
Person Show, : Barns, Bales and Bovines", Cedarburg Cultural
Center-Cedarburg, WI 2007 |
| One
Woman Show, " Wisconsin in Color", Leenhouts Gallery, Milwaukee,
WI 2005 |
| "40
x 40" Midwest Juried Show, Peninsula Art School - Fish Creek,
WI 2005 |
| Cedarburg
Artists Guild Annual Fall Juried Show,1990-2007 |
| "Beginnings",
Invitational Group Show, Atrium Gallery, Shorewood, WI 2004 |
| "Transformation",
Invitational Group Show, Mount Mary College Gallery, Milwaukee WI
2004 |
| Hilton
Head Art League National Juried Exhibition, Hilton Head , SC, 2004 |
| League
of Milwaukee Artists Annual Juried Show, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee,
WI 2003, 2004 |
| The
Mighty Midwest Biennial, New Visions Gallery, Wausau, WI Fall 2003 |
| "Identity",
Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI , August 2003 |
| "Blackbird",
Juried Group Show, ARTPOST Gallery, Grafton, WI 2003 |
| "Journeys...Then
and Now", 3 Person Show, ARTPOST Gallery, Grafton, WI Summer
2003 |
| The
Hardy Gallery Annual Summer Juried Show, Ephriam,WI, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007 |
| The
Main Street Gallery, 2 Person Show, Cedarburg, WI, May-June 2003 |
| "Alive
in the Arts", (Juried) Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, WI 2002,
2003 |
| One-person
show at the Annex Gallery, The Plymouth Foundation, Plymouth, WI 2002 |
| Anderson
Art Center Annual Winter Juried Show, Kenosha, WI 2002 |
| 8
County Show, Juried, Kohler Art Museum, Sheboygan, WI 1995, 1998,
2001 |
| "The
Garden", Invitational Group Show, Wisconsin Lutheran College,
Milwaukee, WI 2003 |
| "The
Box", "Invitational Group Show, Heart and Soul Gallery,
Milwaukee, WI 2002 |
| "Angels
& Saints", One Person Show, La Boulangerie Cafe, Wauwatosa,
WI 2002 |
| "Them/Selves",
Invitational Group Show, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI
2001 |
| West
Bend Art Museum Annual Members Show, West Bend, WI 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| League
of Milwaukee Artists Annual Juried Show, Charles Allis Art Museum,
|
Milwaukee, WI 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
|
| One
Person Show at Fiddleheads Cafe, Thiensville, WI 2000, 2002 |
| "Circle
of Friends", Invitational Group Show, Firefly Gallery, Wauwatosa,
WI 2000 |
| "Three
Women", St. Somewhere Cafe, West Bend, WI 1999 |
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| Galleries |
| Edgewood
Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI |
| Grace
Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI |
| Moondeer
Gallery, Boulder Junction, WI |
| Lake
Country Gallery, Pewaukee, WI |
| Pizzazz
Gallery, Cedarburg,WI |
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| Teaching |
| Peninsula
Art School, Fish Creek, WI 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Cedarburg
Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI 2007-2008 |
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| Publications |
| Cedarburg
Chamber of Commerce, "Cedarburg" Magazine 2005-2006 |
| Midwest
Living Magazine, December 1990 |
| Time-Life,
"American-Country-Christmas" 1989 |
| Better
Homes and Gardens, "Country Christmas" 1986 |
| Redbook
Magazine, December 1991 |
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| Other
Honors |
| Wisconsin
Arts Board Percent for Art Program 2007 , 5 Paintings Accepted-2 Paintings
selected by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Invited
Artist, Peninsula Art School Plein Air Painting Competition, 2007 |
| Invited
Artist, MIAD OPEN CANVAS, Milwaukee, WI 2005-2006 |
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| Collections |
| State
of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
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