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 Susan Singer

Richmond, Virginia 23235 USA * 804.267.3455

SusanSingerArt@msn.com * SusanSinger.com * SusanSingerArt.blogspot.com

 

E X H I B I T I O N S

 

Solo Exhibitions

2011                     Not Barbie: A Celebration of Real Women – Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA

2010                     Sacred FleshVisual Art Studio, Richmond, VA

The Temptations of FoodThe Listening Room Gallery, Ashland, VA

2008                     There are Ten Naked Men in TownFriend House Gallery, Petersburg, VA

88 Pieces Montpelier Center for the Arts, Montpelier, VA

2007                     Sexy Fruits and Veggies – Friend House Gallery, Petersburg, VA

2006                     Landscapes, Color Studies and PortraitsSt. Michael’s, Richmond, VA

Reflections on the Landscape Visual Art Studio, Richmond, VA

2005                     Into the Mist – Visual Art Studio, Richmond, VA

2004                     Scar Series – Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

2003                     Twelve Naked Men – Visual Art Studio, Richmond, VA

Scar Series - Visual Art Studio, Richmond, VA

2002                     Faces, Places, and Human Spaces - Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA

2001                     Parent and Child - Collegiate School Parent’s Gallery, Richmond, VA

                                Body Celebration - Shockoe Bottom Arts Center, Richmond, VA

2000                     Selected Works - Annual Quaker Women’s Retreat, Point of Rocks, MD

1998                     The Shape of Space - ...but is it art? Fine Crafts Gallery, Richmond, VA

 

 Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2012                     Au Naturel – National exhibition, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon, juror Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson

2011                     Shades of PastelNational exhibition sponsored by Maryland Pastel Society, Workhouse Gallery, Lorton, VA, Polly Mitchell Memorial Award for Best Portrait, juror Liz Haywood-Sullivan, PSA

Artists and Writerscollaboration with Valley Haggard, Flippo Gallery, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA, curated by Katie Shaw

Celebrate Gay MarriageFoundry Gallery, Washington, DC, regional show, juried by Dr. Jonathan Katz of the Visual Studies Program (SUNY-Buffalo), and co-curator of "Hide/Seek" exhibit at the American Art Museum

Patterns and TexturesFredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, National Show, juried by Hubert Jackson

WORK, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA

All Media Show – Petersburg Art Center, Petersburg, VA, Honorable Mention for Grace

All Media Show – Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention for Bathed in Light, juried by Christopher Wynn

All Media ShowCrossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, First Prize for Lady in a Hat, juried by Michael Colligon

2010                     All Media Show -  Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, Honorable Mention for Soaking it in, juried by Lee Baskerville

All Media ShowPetersburg Regional Art Center, Petersburg, VA, 1st prize for Bling Lady, juried by Anne Hart Chay

                                All Media ShowCrossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, 2nd prize for Presence

2009                     All Media Show – Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, 2nd prize for Beauty with a Veil

Layers – Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, national show, juried by Anne Cook

WORK – Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA

radius250 – artspace gallery, Richmond, VA, juried by Marlene Rothacker

                                All Media Show – Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, 2nd prize for The Dancer at 89, juried by Christopher Winn

Connections – Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, national show, juried by Tatjana Beylotte, 2nd prize for Connected

Body of Work - Two Person Show, The Gay Community Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA, curated by Petie Bogan-Garrett

2008                     Visual Arts Center Faculty ExhibitionVisual Arts Center, Richmond, VA

                                The Heat is On – Friend House Gallery, Petersburg, VA

2007                     Visual Arts Center Faculty Exhibition - Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA

How Far the Ties of Blood?  Artistic Visions Through Five GenerationsUptown   Gallery, Richmond, VA

                        Desire Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center, Richmond, VA, juried by Paul Ryan

2006                     Small Works Show, Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA

Defining Moments: An Exploration of Birth Through the ArtsFirehouse Theatre, Richmond

2005                 Figuratively SpeakingBainbridge Art Center, Richmond, VA

2003                     December Show – Elizabeth Roberts Gallery, Washington, DC

                                It Figures – Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA, juried by Betsy Kellum, 2nd prize

                                Bodacious: A Figurative Show – Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA, juried by Eileen Mott

                                MOCA Darlings Show Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, DC

2003                     A Family Affair: A Mother and Two Daughters – Blue Ridge Arts Council, Seneca, SC

2002                     Seeking Beauty Pine Camp Arts Center, Richmond, VA

                            Joie de Vie – Visual Art Studio, Richmond, VA

2001                     Private MomentsTwo Person Show, Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA

2000                     Multimedia ShowShockoe Bottom Art Center, Richmond, VA, 2nd prize for Blind Shadowed Pregnancy

1997                     The Polymorphic Possibilities of Polymer Clay - ...but is it art? gallery, Richmond, VA

 H O N O R S  &  A W A R D S

 

2003                     Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA

2000-present      Many prizes in local, regional and national art shows (see exhibition list for details)

1982                     Fulbright Scholarship, Freiburg, West Germany

 

 

E D U C A T I O N

 

2010-2011          Workshop with Rob VanderZee at VanderZee School of Painting, Alexandria, VA               

2000-2010          Ongoing work with Thomas Bosket, Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design, NY, NY

1999 - 2003        Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies

1981 - 1982        Paedagogische Hochschule, Freiburg, Germany, Fulbright Scholarship

1978 - 1981        College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, BA in German, with Honors

1977 – 1978      Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

 S E L E C T E D    P U B L I C A T I O N S

 2011                     “Beyond Barbie – Caught in a Fun House Mirror”, by Matt Wetsel, RVAMag, Nov 2

“Letting Go of Barbie”, by Karen Newton, GayRVA.com, Oct 27

“Event Review: Beyond Barbie – Caught in a Fun House Mirror”, by Matt Wetsel, “…Until Eating Disorders Are No More”, www.arenomore.wordpress.com, Oct 24

“Exhibit Reveals More Than Just Skin”, by Alix Bryan, Richmond.com, Sept 21

“Naked Truth: Susan Singer’s ‘Not Barbie’ lets it all hang out at Crossroads Art Center”, Style Weekly, Sept 13

“REAL WOMEN: Exhibit Focuses on Beauty and Body Image”, Richmond Times Dispatch, Sept 12

“Body Work”, Richmond Magazine, Sept

“Susan Singer” i.e., June 2011, http://www.ie-rva.org/?p=301

“Mama Nuzzling Baby”, published on Women Painting Mother and Child, http://womenpaintingmotherandchild.blogspot.com/2011/02/susan-singer.html, Feb 1

“389 Nude Photos of Me: so this is what I look like naked.” By Valley Haggard, belle, p. 19, February 2011

                               “The Foundry Gallery Award Winners: Susie Kissing Sally”,                              http://www.examiner.com/art-scene-in-washington-dc/the-foundry-gallery-award
-winners-picture#main, Feb 2

2010                     “Naked Self Portraits”, http://madelynmiller.blogspot.com/, by Madelyn Miller, Dec 28

                                Featured Artist on C3’s webpage, http://www.c3richmond.org/features/susan-singer/, Dec

flesh, sacredness, and exposure”, theloushe.typepad.com/spark/2010/11/index.html,

by Jess Lucia, Nov 6

 “Merely Dozing: Do Not Bury”, www.RichmondMagazine.com, by Harry Kollatz, Jr.                   Nov 10

 Sacred Flesh”,www.RichmondCultureWorks.org, John Bryan’s Blog, Oct 11

“Body Talk”, Richmond Magazine, October, p. 45, image of “Just Thinkin’” with write-

 up of exhibition

“Sexy Fruits and Beautiful Women”, http://www.examiner.com/crafts-in-richmond/sexy-fruits-and-beautiful-women, Richmond Crafts Examiner, by Patricia Morris, April 7

2009                     “Circular Reasoning”, Brick, June 25, p. 10, image of “Grace” with review

“A Brilliant Smile”, Richmond Times Dispatch, January 11

2008                     “Ten Naked Men”, Petersburg People’s News, March 5

“Review of art by Susan Singer”, http://www.aidan.co.uk/photo7673.htm, by Aidan O’Rourke, Jul 6

2007                     “Artist Reviews: Susan Singer”, Photojournal Intime,  Vol 1, featured article, June

“Artistic Visions through Five Generations”, V Magazine for Women, p. 14, February

2006                     “Sunrise #1 in Avon,” Virginia Living, p. 29, October issue

“Fiery Sunrise,” and featured gallery article, Richmond Guide, Fall issue

2005                     “I didn’t see any Naked Women in Richmond,” by Madelyn Miller, TravelLady Magazine, travellady.com, August issue

                                “I saw 12 Naked Men in Richmond,” by Madelyn Miller, TravelLady Magazine, travellady.com, March – April issue, received over 100,000 hits/day

                                EarShot, Televised Interview, Fox TV’s Richmond Entertainment Show, March 9

                                “Misty Woods,” Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, January 23

2003                     “Singer’s ‘Naked Men’ gets people talking,” The Commonwealth Times, Richmond, VA, November 6

                                “Chris,” Style Weekly, Richmond, VA, October 29

“Art in the Family,” Daily Journal, Seneca, SC, May 2                           

“Dylan’s Tooth”, Richmond Times Dispatch, February

2002                 “Four Faces” and “Dylan”, Richmond Times Dispatch, November 14

                                Featured Artist on Richmond Cultural Arts Center Web Page, richmondarts.org/gallery/index.html, Fall 2002 – Spring 2003

Interviewed on Gallery, WCVE, in conjunction with Faces, Places and Human Spaces, October 27

“Susan Singer, Draftsman“, Style Weekly, October 16

 “A Summer’s Day“, Richmond Times Dispatch, July 25

2001                     64, photograph published, Richmond, VA, July

Interviewed on Gallery, WCVE, in conjunction with Private Moments, February

Bold Woman“, Style Weekly, February 6

2000                     “Nonda Reed“, Style Weekly, photograph and article, April 18

“Local Gallery Features Lakeside Elementary School Kids‘ Art Work“, Northside Magazine, featured as President of ...but is it art? in Richmond, VA, March 2000

1998                     Polyinformer, National Polymer Clay Guild Newsletter, author, front page article covering Annual National Retreat

1997                     Interviewed on Midday with Stephanie Pyle, WCVE, in conjunction with The Polymorphic Possibilities of Polymer Clay


 P R O F E S S I O N A L   A C T I V I T I E S

 

2011                     Organizer, Beyond Barbie: Piecing Together Today’s Woman, 7 performance series starring Richmond women sharing their gifts, griefs, and glories.  Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA

Provocateur, i.e.*, Richmond, VA

                                Instructor, Crossroads Art Center, Open Studio Class for Advanced Artists, Richmond, VA

Curator, Pastel Exhibition, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Artist, Monster Drawing rally, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA

Workshop Leader, Body Shop: exploring our bodies through word and image, home studio, Richmond, VA

Guest Speaker, Red Tent Meeting,  Illumination, Richmond, VA

                                Visiting Artist, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Workshop Organizer, Thomas Bosket’s Fun-and-Mental, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA

2010                     Guest Speaker, Unitarian Universalist Church Women’s Group, Richmond, VA

Visiting Artist, Richard Bland Community College, Petersburg, VA

Juror, Reflections art contest for Elementary School, Richmond, VA

Presenter, Talk 20, for C3 at 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA

Participant, Monster Drawing Rally, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA

Workshop Organizer, Thomas Bosket’s Artist Retreat, home studio, Richmond, VA

2009 – present   Member, Collaborative Arts Group, Richmond, VA

                                Blogger, www.SusanSingerArt.blogspot.com

2008                     Workshop Organizer, Thomas Bosket’s Artists’ Materials home studio, Richmond, VA

2007 – present   Group and Individual Art Instructor, Private, Richmond, VA

2006  -  2008      Workshop Instructor, Bay School of the Arts, Drawing, Pastels, Mathews, VA

2006                     Juror, Hanover Art League Annual Juried Art Show, Richmond, VA

2005, 06, 09       Juror, Richmond Woodworking Show, Richmond, VA

2005                     Workshop Organizer, Thomas Bosket’s On Becoming an Artist, home studio, Richmond, VA

2003 – present   Instructor, Visual Arts Center, Pastels, Photorealism, Richmond, VA

1999 - 2000        President, ...but is it art? Cooperative Gallery, Richmond, VA

1998                     Board Member, ...but is it art? Cooperative Gallery, Richmond, VA


C U R R E N T  G A L L E R I E S


Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, Virginia

Pea Island Gallery, Salvo, North Carolina

Richardson Gallery, Onancock, Virginia

 

 

C O L L E C T I O N S (selected list)


Capitol One, Richmond, VA

Marcus and Carole Weinstein, Richmond, VA

James and Bianca Martin, Stuttgart, Germany

Kenneth Manheimer, Washington, DC

Chris Clarke & Kathy Benham, Richmond, VA

Kathy Benner, Richmond, VA

William Byrd Community House, Richmond, VA

Mary Virginia Currie, Richmond, VA

Gerlinde Wagner, Vienna, Austria

John Bainbridge, Chapel Hill, NC

Fred Brumbach, Manteo, NC

Linda and John Hollett-Bazouli, Richmond, VA