Statement of Intent

My art generally finds itself rooted in the rural environment in which I currently reside. In each piece, I hope to relay my impressions of the farm and ranch landscape, the archaeological richness of the area, and the sociological impact, on myself and other women, of a rural versus an urban lifestyle in the 21st Century.

For this particular venue at Arborena Gallery, I have stepped outside these parameters, opting to take my cues from nature herself, building on that theme in both my female and arboreous images.


BIOGRAPHY

2004-2010

2006 Solo Exhibition, Main Book Co. Gallery, Cortez, CO

Guest Instructor, 2006, Oklahoma Arts Institute, Quartz Mountain, OK

Director’s Choice Selection, 2007 Viridian Gallery Juried Exhibition, New York, NY

Blanch Ames Museum, 2007 Juried Exhibition, Easton, MA

Honorable Mentions, 2007 Fall Arts Exhibition, Glenwood Springs, CO

2008 Solo Exhibition, Downtown Centre, Farmington, NM

2009, Two-Man Exhibition, San Juan College, Farmington, NM

2009, Permanent Collection, San Juan College, Farmington, NM

2009, Two-Man Exhibition, Arborena Gallery, Mancos, CO

2009, Parkside Gallery, Carbondale, CO

2010, Solo Exhibition, Andrea Kristina Gallery, Farmington, NM

2010, Solo Exhibition, LightArt, Durango, CO

1980-2003

Commercial and residential interior design, including custom murals, Trompe L’oeil, furniture and textile design and painting, Taos, NM, Santa Fe, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Palm Desert, CA, Denver, CO, Keystone, CO, Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK.

1966-1980

Trinity University, Dept. of Fine Arts, San Antonio, TX

Oklahoma University, Dept. of Fine Arts, Norman, OK

Chicago School of Interior Design, Chicago, IL

New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY

Invitational Solo Exhibits:
Honolulu, HI
Tiburon, CA
Taos, NM
Oklahoma City, OK

Gallery Representation:
Taos, NM
Oklahoma City, OK
Carmel, CA
San Angelo, TX

Visit www.susanreed.artspan.com to view past work.