Susan Frame |
"Dragonfly Dream" Susan Frame
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SUSAN FRAME Email: [email protected] Website: www.susanframe.com ARTIST'S STATEMENT Susan Frame is a pioneer of vertical brushwriting in English and an internationally renowned painter, published author, poet and teacher who has been playing with ink for more than 40 years. She began studying classical sumi-e/ink-brush painting while in college, and continued by integrating the traditional materials with lots of experimental techniques. Drawing on her American experiences as subject matter for both her calligraphic poems and her paintings, she is recognized for her energetic, personal, "from the heart" approach. She works spontaneously, often beginning an artwork without a sketch or a plan. She exhibits and teaches worldwide, and maintains a professional studio in the Arts District of NE Minneapolis, MN. Frame says, A simple flower inspires me, as does the Northern Minnesota drama of rugged cliffs, cathedral trees and cascading waterfalls. They “speak” to me about the beauty and wonder of life. I turn to nature to replenish my soul, to remind myself of my place in the universe, and to find peace. My artwork is a reflection of that peace and beauty.
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS 2016 Kelley Gallery, Woodbury, MN 2016 Tenri Gallery, NYC 2015 Mobile Center for the Arts, Mobile, AL 2015 Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, MN 2014 Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, University of CT, Groton 2014 Rio Bravo Fine Arts Museum, Truth or Consequences, NM 2013 Sori Arts Center Museum, Jeon-Ju City, S. Korea 2013 Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, NYC 2013 Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, VA 2012 Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville, MN 2012 Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY 2011 Black Gallery at Chiang Mai University, Thailand 2010 Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA 2010 The Gallery at Eissey Campus, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2009 Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto 2007 Long Island Art League, Dix Hills, NY 2007 Tenri Gallery, Paris 2007 Hyundai Art Center, Ulsan, Korea 2006 Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, MN 2006 Gulf Coast Museum, Largo, FL 2005 Hall of Science Museum, NYC 2005 California State Polytech University Gallery, Pomona, CA 2004 Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL 2004 Shaangxi Art Museum, Xi’an, China 2001 Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, VA 2000 Marie Selby Museum, Sarasota, FL Collections include public and private public agencies, corporations, and private collectors. Author Japanese Ink Painting: Beginner’s Guide to Sumi-e, Sterling Publishing Co, USA. Published in seven countries under various titles and formats.
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS 2016 Kelley Gallery, Woodbury, MN 2016 Tenri Gallery, NYC 2015 Mobile Center for the Arts, Mobile, AL 2015 Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, MN 2014 Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, University of CT, Groton 2014 Rio Bravo Fine Arts Museum, Truth or Consequences, NM 2013 Sori Arts Center Museum, Jeon-Ju City, S. Korea 2013 Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, NYC 2013 Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, VA 2012 Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville, MN 2012 Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY 2011 Black Gallery at Chiang Mai University, Thailand 2010 Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA 2010 The Gallery at Eissey Campus, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2009 Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto 2007 Long Island Art League, Dix Hills, NY 2007 Tenri Gallery, Paris 2007 Hyundai Art Center, Ulsan, Korea 2006 Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, MN 2006 Gulf Coast Museum, Largo, FL 2005 Hall of Science Museum, NYC 2005 California State Polytech University Gallery, Pomona, CA 2004 Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL 2004 Shaangxi Art Museum, Xi’an, China 2001 Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, VA 2000 Marie Selby Museum, Sarasota, FL Collections include public and private public agencies, corporations, and private collectors. Author Japanese Ink Painting: Beginner’s Guide to Sumi-e, Sterling Publishing Co, USA. Published in seven countries under various titles and formats.