Susan Barrett

For years I have been taking photographic notes that serve as a collective library of imagery to draw upon when creating paintings. The light always has this extraordinary way of changing the reality of what I am photographing, always suggesting transformation and a sense of an extended moment in time. The objects that catch this light can be in immediate sight or in one’s mind’s eye. When we look at the world we see what is in front of us, but we also make connections from a lifetimes’ worth of visual memories. So when I work, I am looking to de-trivialize the scene before me by weaving together images from sometimes completely different original sources. The synthesis of images may be subtly woven together or presented as an open dialogue as in a diptych. This conversation between imagery and the light that transforms is at the center of my work.

EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence R.I.
New York University, New York, NY
Hunter College, New York, NY; M.A.; Fine Arts
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY; Advanced Certificate in Art Education

ADDITIONAL
Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts, New York, NY; summer workshop
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY; Portfolio Development Program
New York University Artist Apprentice Program; H.N. Han artist mentor
New York University Graduate Extension Program; Don Eddy artist mentor
Aspects and Ambiguities of Contemporary Realism originally published: New York (N.Y.): City University of New York, Hunter College, 1984. Interview with Chuck Close annotated in appendix.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2015 Martin Stankiewicz Gallery, Tarrytown NY
2009 Hennesey House, Tarrytown NY
2005 Fitzgerald Gallery, Tarrytown NY
2003 Fitzgerald Gallery, Tarrytown NY
1998 Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY
1996 Scarborough Gallery, Chappaqua NY. This Week in Westchester, Sunday NY Times, Feb. 18, 1996
1995 Scarborough Gallery, Chappaqua NY
1995 Fitzgerald Gallery, Tarrytown NY. Our Town: Things to see, Gannett Newspapers
1986 Inroads Gallery, New York NY
1984 Inroads Gallery, New York NY
1982 Broome St. Gallery, New York NY

GROUP SHOWS
2018 Union Art Center, Sparkhill NY
2016-17 Edward Hopper House Art Center, Small Matters of Great Importance
Annual Juried Small Works Show. Juror: Michelle Donnelly, Whitney Museum of American Art
2016 Ceres Gallery, 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, New York, NY. Juror Carmen del Valle Hermo
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Press: Blog, Visual Arts Events NY/L.I.
2005 Red Wing Gallery, Tarrytown NY
1986 Inroads Gallery, New York NY
1984 Inroads Gallery, New York NY
1984 Organization of Independent Artists, New York NY
1983 Hunter College Gallery, New York NY
1980 Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, Brooklyn NY
1980 Washington Square East Galleries, New York NY

ARTIST REGISTRIES
http://www.thepaintingcenter.org/art-file (and registry)
http://www.hvcca.org/artist/
https://artswestchester.org/artists/directory/visual/
http://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/artist-member-gallery

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