| Suzy Smith |
Suzy Smith is a Wyoming native, who currently resides in Albuquerque, NM, after living in the San Francisco Bay area for many years. She started her career learning to draw and paint in watercolor, at the local community college in her hometown of Casper, WY. Smith was recently invited to return to WY, where she had a one woman retrospective show 'Suzy Smith: Pop Realism'; at the Nicolaysen Art museum, where her work now resides in their permanent collection.
Smith has exhibited her work around the country, and her paintings are included in many private and public collections which include: the Howard Tullman Collection, the Dryer's Grand Ice Cream Corporate Collection, and the Kaiser Foundation Art Collection. Smith paints in oil and watercolor, painting figurative work as well as still life. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, and is represented by Tangent Contemporary Art in San Francisco, CA.
"I paint in a contemporary realistic style, creating paintings that portray women who are strong, women who are sensual, and women who are vulnerable.
I paint these women from a female perspective, and place them against a background appropriated from iconic art images, mostly Pop Art, that adds to their story; such as dollar signs, numbers, and the American flag. The subtle narrative I can create pairing symbols and design with the look and mood of my model is what drives a painting, bringing cohesiveness to the piece. I feel that they are all self portraits in some way.
As figurative art continues to evolve, in conjunction with the Pandemic, the major shift in my work has been the absence of a background. I wanted my models to stand alone with only color behind them. A reaction to the solitude we all felt during this isolating time.
My current series includes women of my favorite visual era: the 60's. I have always loved the esthetic of the time, (Pop Art era) and I think the style is once again current. I call this series the Suburban 60's.
Women of that era were expected to look a certain way, act a certain way, and always be thin and beautiful. I want them to be sensual, but I also hope to capture the vacant look behind their eyes, always with a drink and cigarette in hand."-SS
Suzy Smith is represented exclusively in Santa Fe, NM at the POP Gallery. Contact us directly for availability and to add this prolific painter to your collection by emailing Sharla@popsantafe.com or calling 505.820.0788
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Exhibitions, Publications, and Collections
2022 'Presence and Absence', 33 Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2022 'Liberating the Flesh', 33 Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2022 'Painting the Figure Now', Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2022 'LA Art Show', Abend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 'Impossibly Perfect' (Barbie) Solo Exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2021 'LA Art Show', Abend Gallelry, Los Angeles, CA
2021 'Iconic', Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2020 'BIG ART small canvas', RJD Gallery Bridgehampton, NY
2020 'The Art of the Nude', 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2020 'Walk on the Wild Side', RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2020 'The Razor's Edge', 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2019 'Inside-Out:Outside-In', RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2019 'Small Scale Selections', RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2019 '3rd Annual National Juried Exhibition', Wausau Museum, Wausau, WI
2018 'BIG ART small canvas', RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2018 'Miniatures Show', Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 'Women Painting Women/Men Painting Men, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2018 '2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition', Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2018 'Annual Women Artists Group Exhibition', Dacia Gallery, New York City, NY
2017 'Sweet Tooth', Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2016 'Small Works Show', Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 'Chevere', Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, FL
2016 'FREAKOUT' Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
2016 'Art Market San Francisco', SCRA Booth, San Francisco, California
2016 'Contemporary Figuration', Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2016 'Summer Selections', Tangent Contemporary Art, (SRCA) San Francisco, California
2015 'Small Works Show', Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2015 'Art Market San Francisco', SRCA Booth, San Francisco, California
2014 'Scarlow's Gallery Grand Opening', Casper, Wyoming
2014 'Art Market San Francisco', SRCA Booth, San Francisco, California
2014 'Everybody Needs A Hero', Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California
2013 'Suzy Smith : Pop Realism', Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2013 'Summer Selections', Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California
2013 'artMRKT SAN FRANCISCO', Modernism Booth, San Francisco, California
2011 'Blossom II-Art of the Flower Traveling Exhibition', USA
2011 'Blossom II-Art of the Flower', (February) Naples Art Museum, Naples, Florida
2011 'International Artist Magazine Competition' Flowers and Gardens, Finalist
2010 'International Artist Magazine Competition', Flowers and Gardens, Finalist
2005 'Artist's Magazine's Annual Art Competition', Still Life Finalist
2005 '12th Annual Realism Invitational' Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2004 '11th Annual Realism Invitational' Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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