Suzan
Fant
Born:
Grand
Rapids, MI
- 1946
Education:
1995-2004 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle WA
Printmaking / Encaustic / Drawing / Various Workshops & Classes
1993-1994 University of Washington Studio Art Printmaking Certificate
1977-1981 College for Creative Studies Detroit MI FA / Painting
(The Detroit Society of Arts & Crafts)
1967-1968 Grand Rapids Jr. College Grand Rapids, MI
Drawing / Advanced Drawing Classes : Extension Program
1964-1965 Michigan State University Art Education/English
Scholarships / Awards:
1980-1981: Merit Scholarships/CCS 1979,80,81: Advanced Painting Studio Awards/CCS
Group Exhibitions:
National Collage Society – 12th Annual Postcard Exhibit – “Wish You Were Here” 2009 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown OH May 31
to June 30 and @
The Western Colorado Center for the Arts - Grand Junction CO July 1 – July 25 Award Winner
10 for 10 – Seattle Print Arts Salon Show @ University Unitarian, Seattle, WA, - April 5 - May 8 2009
NWCS “Spring Show” @ Parklane Gallery, Kirkland WA - March 3
to April 5 2009
All Members Show - NWCS @ the Art & Soul Gallery, October/November 2008
Just Art – 5th Annual Invitational Auction – September 2008
“Pinned to Poncho” @ Lucky Strike Lanes - Bellevue WA – June 2008
PONCHO 7th Annual Invitational Fine Art Auction - February 2008
The Cultural Landscape Foundation – Invitational Auction - October 2007
Northwest Collage Society – Fall Exhibit Edmonds WA Sept. 1 - Oct. 29 2007
National Collage Soc. 23rd “Wish You Were Here” Postcard Show Buffalo NY June 2007
Salons @ The Saloon- 32 SPA Artists @ Collins Pub, Seattle May 3 – June 30 2007
Ten Members of Seattle Print Arts-Summer Salon Show Ballard Works, August/Sept. ‘06
Northwest Collage Society Cancer Lifeline Exhibit April 6 – May 31, 2006
PONCHO 5th Annual Invitational Fine Art Auction March 4, 2006
Seattle Print Arts @ Center on Contemporary Art November 2005
Northwest Collage Society - Cancer Lifeline Exhibit Sept. 15 – November 30 2005
SPA: Contemporary Printmakers – 3 Salons / Seattle Center December 2004
Alumni Art Auction & Show CCS – Detroit MI August 2002
Art Works for Aids Seattle WA June 2001
Art That Works (NW Aids Foundation) Seattle WA June 2000
Art That Works “ “ “ “ June 1998
Sunbreak Gallery Freemont Seattle WA 1996
Willis Street Gallery Detroit MI 1993
Color Box Gallery Rock Ridge CA 1991
St. Frederick’s Studios Pontiac MI 1990
Detroit Artist’s Market Detroit MI 1982, 1983, 1984
Meadowbrook Art Gallery Oakland University Rochester MI 1984
“Tunnel II” - Tunnel Gallery Windsor Ontario Canada 1982
Solo Exhibitions:
Secret Garden Bookshop, Ballard, Seattle WA
“Enter The Garden” Floral Collages and Paintings July/August 2006
Bud’s Jazz Records , 1st Avenue & Jackson, Seattle, WA
“New Work” Mixed-Media Collage & Paintings July/August 2005
Bud’s Jazz Records , 1st Avenue & Jackson, Seattle, WA
“New Work” Mixed-Media Collage June/July 2002
Seattle Athletic Club @ Northgate, Seattle, WA
“Secret Garden Series” Mixed-Media Collage January//February 2001
Sano’s, 1st Avenue, Seattle WA
“Illusory Landscape Series” Mixed-Media Collage December 1999/January 2000
Sano’s , 1st Avenue, Seattle WA
“ Icons: The Goddess Speaks” – Monotypes December1997 – January 1998
Sano’s, 1st Avenue, Seattle WA
“Haven’t I Seen You Someplace B-4?” Mixed-Media Drawings June/July 1996
Professional Experience:
Teaching:
Collage Workshop, Dorothy O’Brien Center, Seattle WA ‘08
Drawing, Experimental Drawing Phinney Neighborhood Ctr. Seattle WA 2000 - 01
Drawing, Painting Hon. School for the Arts ( H.S. Seniors, Pontiac MI) 1990-92
Ongoing Studio Classes / Workshops – Collage and Encaustic: 2001 to Present
Visiting Artist Workshops:
Exp. Drawing / Painting / Mosaics Color Box Gallery Rockridge CA 1994, 1995
Exp. Drawing / Painting Seattle Pacific Univ. Seattle WA Summer 2000
Art, Antiques & Collectibles:
Studio 3985 Detroit, MI / Owner/Artist 1986-1993
Organizations:
Seattle Print Arts
SPA Salon Group
Northwest Collage Society
National Collage Society
Collections:
Swedish Hospital / Ballard / Seattle WA
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Schaps Mercer Island WA
Robert Redfield, DDS Seattle WA
Robert L. Lowe, Jr. Marco Island FL
Janet Meaney Griffith ACT Australia
Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Ford II Grosse Pt. MI
Corinne Pemberton Pleasant Ridge MI
Norman Koepp, DDS Farmington Hills MI