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

             (Formerly 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:

1980-81: Merit Scholarships/CCS    1979,80,81: Advanced Painting Studio Awards/CCS

Solo Exhibitions:

Secret Garden Bookstore, Ballard, Seattle, WA

   “Enter The Garden”   Floral Collages and Paintings,   July 8th - August 4th 2006

Bud’s Jazz Records , 1^st Avenue & Jackson, Seattle, WA

   “New Work”   Mixed-Media Collage & Paintings      July/August 2005

Bud’s Jazz Records , 1^st 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, 1^st Avenue , Seattle WA

   “Illusory Landscape Series”   Mixed-Media Collage   December 1999/January 2000

Sano’s , 1^st Avenue , Seattle WA

   “Icons:  The Goddess Speaks” –  Monotypes  December1997 – January 1998

Sano’s, 1^st Avenue , Seattle WA  

    “Haven’t I Seen You Someplace B-4?”   Mixed-Media Drawings   June/July  1996

Group Exhibitions:

Ten Members of Seattle Print Arts - Summer Salon Show

    at Ballard Art Works, August 12 - September 5 2006

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

Collections:

Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Ford II    Grosse Point   MI

Corinne Pemberton, Pleasant Ridge, MI

Norman Koepp, DDS   Farmington Hills   MI

Mr. & Mrs.  Ronald Schaps   Mercer Island   WA  

Robert L. Lowe, Jr.   Marco Island   FL

Janet Meaney   Griffith    ACT  Australia

Professional Experience:

Teaching: 

Drawing, Experimental Drawing    Phinney Neighborhood Ctr.  Seattle WA   00-01

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                            

Other Skills:

Watercolor   Water Media   Non-toxic Printmaking Without A Press   Encaustic

References:  Available Upon Request

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