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Still Life
I connect with an object or a view through painting it. There is a reality around me, my view of the world. I drink in the visual and want to show in paint how I absorb it. A moment of striking lighting, the feel of a sun drenched afternoon or a cloudy winter.With the rise and fall of the sun I watch colors change on objects, building and walls. As the day progresses there are infinite opportunities to capture the newness of the beauty sitting before me.
I choose to paint from life whenever possible, for every time I paint an object, I feel closer to it. The visceral connection that is made after hours of viewing and recording life is where I draw the most satisfaction. All the things I have collected, objects I use in every day life, views I see, and the walls I live within are reflections of me. They are my comfort and my reality. We each create our own worlds we nestle into. This is mine, and this is how I capture it. Pictures taken through my eyes, painted on canvas, recording moments in my life.
SUZANNE ELIZABETH
suz23eliz@yahoo.com, www.suzanneelizabeth.net
EDUCATION
1996-1998 University of Puget Sound, BA degree with Honors in Art
1995 Fall Mount Holyoke College, undergraduate courses
1994-1995 Whitworth College, undergraduate courses
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Caffe Pallino, Portland OR
2009 Carlson Home Private Show, Portland OR
2007 Still Life Three Friends Coffeehouse, Portland OR
2007 L’Astra Restaurant, Portland OR
2007 Caveney Home Private Show, San Rafael CA
2006 First Friday East Bank Lofts #41, Portland OR
2006 Aalto Lounge, Portland OR
2005 First Friday East Bank Lofts #41, Portland OR
2004 Three Friends Coffeehouse, Portland OR
2002 Soul Cries Borders Books and Music, Portland OR
2002 Cafe Lena, Portland OR
2002 London Influence Salon, Portland OR
2001 Pearl District Starbucks, Portland OR
2001 Aphrodite Salon, Portland OR
2001 Frame Central, Portland OR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 The Love Show, Olympic Mills Commerce Center, Portland OR
2009 The BIG 100, Olympic Mills Commerce Center, Portland OR
2009 The Manor of Art, Milepost 5, Portland OR
2008 Three Friends Coffeehouse, Portland OR
2007 Post-Postcard 11 The Lab, San Francisco CA
2007 Art@Postergarden, Portland OR
2007 Last Thursdays, Alberta Street, Portland OR
2006 Locally Grown Portland City Hall, Portland OR
2003 Tiny’s Coffee, Portland OR
2002 Alumni Show Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA
2001 Pearl District Starbucks, Portland OR
2000 25+ Women Berbati’s Pan, Portland OR
2000 Pearl District Starbucks, Portland OR
COMMISSIONS
2009
Laci Sprecher, Portland OR
2007
Alissa Nielsen, Portland OR
Angela Descombes, Portland OR
Cynthia Abesa, San Anselmo CA
Nate Baker, Seattle WA
Jeffrey Miller, Portland OR
2006
Jeffrey Miller, Portland OR
Dan Vizzini, Portland OR
Melody Hatch, Portland OR
Will Storch, Portland OR
Betty and Chuck Carlson, Savoy IL
Marjan Pourkhesali, Portland OR
2005
Maureen Addington, Portland OR
2004
Elisha Joyce, Portland OR
2002
Andi Starr, Portland OR
1998
Physics Department, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA
1997
Dennis Rosnick, Tacoma WA
AUCTIONS
2009
The Big 100, Portland City Art, Portland OR
2008
The Lab, San Francisco, CA
2007
IZ Village Project, Funky Church, Portland OR
VOLUNTEER
2008
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2006
Disjecta fundraiser events, Portland OR