Artist Statement

My art is an intrinsic statement of the constant flux of motion, emotion and pounding resonance of existence. The line leaps, grabs and descends pulling at the tangled pile of unspoken thoughts that emerge and submerge. A work becomes a melody with each specific note a critical turning point in the flow of sound. Sometimes, the silence invades like a fog, softening, dampening until a new image appears. Through the layers of time, the substance of thought is grounded. Color and form dance, rage and discover a new place. In that place, the work begins to speak, a visual dialogue. In this dialogue, passion and pain become a singular understanding.

– SUSAN MORRISON

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2017	Edna Carlsten Gallery, UWSP, Stevens Point, WI
2016	MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapid, MN
2013	Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
2009	Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI
2005	North Central College, Naperville, IL
2004	Gallery 110 North, Plymouth Arts Foundation, Plymouth, WI Hodson Gallery, Hood College, Frederick, MD
2002	C Street Gallery, Davis, CA
2000	Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI
1999 – 2000	California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA
1999	Vista College, Berkeley, CA California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
1998	California State University, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA
1997 – 1998	Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
1997	University of Akron, Akron, OH
1996	Haas Gallery of Art, Bloomsburg, PA
1990	Rose Lehrman Arts Center, Harrisburg, PA
1988	Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2021	Spotlight Solo Art Exhibition, Online Show, Fusion Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2022	Artist Space Gallery, Online Solo Show Artavita, Live Online Show
2023	Artavita, Live Online Show
2024	GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Cohen Gallery East, Reading, PA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2000	The Sacred Mountain, 6th Annual Juried Art Show, Jim Thorpe, PA Art Guild of Burlington, 6th Annual Juried Show, Burlington, IA Faculty Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI Unconventional Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI Agnes Jones Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, W
2001	Art Guild of Burlington, 7th Annual Juried Show, Burlington, IA Brittingham Invitational, Madison, WI Mighty Midwest Biennial, Marshfield, WI Alumni Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD Studio 4 West, Third National Juried Exhibition, Piermont, NY The Art Center in Orange, Three Person Show, Orange, VA Fort Smith Art Quest, Fort Smith, AR
2002	Central Wisconsin Biennial, Marshfield, WI “Abstract Conceptions” Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY Brittingham Invitational, Madison, WI National II Exhibition, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago ~ Juror: Barbara Zukor New Visions IV, Stevens Point, WI Alumni Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD Northern Lights Exhibition, Century College, MN
2003	Wisconsin Biennial, Madison, WI juried by Curator, Walker Art Center, MN First Biennial Exhibition, Minnetonka, Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth Arts Foundation, Plymouth, WI “Expressions of a Lifetime” Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY “Womens Works,” Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
2004	Central Wisconsin Biennial, Marshfield, WI Zone Gallery, 2 person show, Kansas City, MO Wisconsin Arts Board, 3 person show, Madison, WI 58th Sculpture and Medallic Art Exhibition, Pen and Brush Gallery, NYC, NY Book Arts Exhibition, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2005	“Compositions,” Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI “Emerging Artist’s Exhibition,” SUNY Fredonia, NY juried by Director, Albright-Knox Museum, NY “Women’s Works,” Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
2006	“Badger Biennial,” New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI Merit Award Faculty Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
2007	“Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Show,” New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA Faculty Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI “Arts in Harmony,” Elkhart Art Alliance, Elkhart, MN “Symphony,” Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI
2008	“Works on Paper,” Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD “Women’s Works,” Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL “Dancing in Space,” Two person show, Giles Gallery, EKU, Richmond, KY “Opposites Attract,” San Jacinto College, Houston, TX juried by the Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA “Art on Paper,” Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD “Women’s Works.” Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
2009	“23rd International Juried Show,” Visual Arts Center of New Jersey,Summit, NJ, juried by the Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art “Six Painters,” Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
2010	“Florida West Arts National Juried Exhibition,” Florida West Arts Gallery, Bonita Springs, FL “9th Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibit,” New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA “Women’s Works,” Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
2011	“Wide Open 2,” Brooklyn, NY, juried by Nathan Trotman, Curator Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum “National Juried Exhibition,” Lancaster, PA, juried by Anita Shapolsky, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NY, NY “Sculpture New Hope,” New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA “2011 Women’s Works,” Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
2012	“20th Annual Juried Show,” Grand Rapids, MN, juried by Jay Coogan, President, Minneapolis College of Design “Color,” Brooklyn, NY, juried by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum UWSP Faculty Show, Stevens Point, WI “New Hope Sculpture,” New Hope, PA
2013	Howard County Center for the Arts, Three person show, Ellicott City, MD
2014	“Color,” Brooklyn, NY, juried by Lauren Hinkson, Assistant Curator S.R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, NY “Wide Open 5” Brooklyn, NY, juried by Paulina Pobocha, Assistant Curator, Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY “New Hope Sculpture” New Hope, PA “Works on Paper from the American Midwest” Gail Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea “I Collect, I Create” Edna Carlsten Gallery, UWSP, Stevens Point, WI
2015	“Black&White,” Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition (BWAC), NY, NY, juried by, Christiane Paul, Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY “23rd Annual Juried Exhibition,” MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2016	“Wide Open 7” Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition (BWAC), NY, NY juried by, Beth Saunders, Assistant Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY “Sculpture New Hope” New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA
2017	“Wide Open 8” Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition (BWAC), NY, NY juried by, Cara Manes, Assistant Curator, Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY
2018	“Wide Open 9” Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition (BWAC), NY, NY, juried by, Carmen Hermo, Assistant Curator, Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY, NY