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Suzy Birstein

Ceramics, Paintings, Workshops

CV/Bio

                                                                           BIOGRAPHY

Suzy graduated from ECIAD in 1980, with an Honours Diploma in Ceramics. 
She is inspired by the visual and spiritual impact of art from Ancient and contemporary World Cultures, particularly Mexico, Greece, Spain, India, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Picasso, Modigliani, Frida Kahlo, Beatrice Wood, Busby Berkeley, Ganesha and Melanie are her spiritual mentors. Suzy creates to the rhythms of Jazz, Blues, Tango, and Opera greats, particularly Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, Astor Piazola and Eartha Kitt.

Suzy's art has been exhibited, published, and collected locally and internatioally.  Her "Motion Pitchers" were commissioned as gifts for 2008 Academy Award nominees for Best Actors & Directors.  "Ceramic Slippers" were commissioned for 2014 "Tap Grace Awards" (see Gallery)

Suzy's art is represented by "Jonathon's", London Ont., "The Nevica Project", Chicago & Studio. She has created and taught from her home-based studio for thirty years.

                                            
Education

2016              "Dreaming in Metal and Clay" - Lisa Clague & Debra Fritts - San Miguel de Allende

2016-90         Master Ceramic workshops: Rudi Autio, Viola Frey, Tip Toland
2016-01         Master Painting workshops: Peter Aspel, Lisa Birke, Val Nelson
2015-00         Art/Travel/Study: Mexico, France, Greece, Turkey, Spain, USA visiting museums
                     galleries, artist studios, sacred sites             

2016-02         Vancouver Tap Dance Society: Master tap workshops: Jim Hibbard,
                     Shelley Hunt, Mary Lou O'Brien, Troy MacLaughlin, Diane Walker, Jimmy Slyde…
1976-80         Emily Carr College of Art and Design (ECCAD), Vancouver BC

                     Graduated with Honours, Ceramics

Teaching

2017-09         Biannual "Mia Muse" Figurative Ceramics Art.Travel workshop: Producer &
                     instructor - Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Athens & Crete 
2016              "Sculptures that Sing" Metchosin International Summer School for the Arts
2017-05         Artist Lectures/Workshops including Potters' Guilds for Saltspring Island, Fraser
                     Valley, Willimas Lake, Creston, Tri-City Potters....
2017-90         ARTS UMBRELLA, Vancouver: Ceramics and Painting, ages 6-21
2017-01         "Suzy's Garden Studio" Art Camps/Workshops: Ceramics, papier mache &
                     painting for children and adults
2017-95         ARTIST IN RESIDENCE for BC Lower mainland including West Point Grey Academy,
                     Maple Grove Elementary, Point Grey Secondary 


Solo Exhibits  (Invitational & Juried)

2017-09        "Artisan Tent" celebrating Greek Heritage Month, Vancouver, Sunday June 25th
2017-00         "Celebrate the Everyday Every Day", Suzy's Garden Studio Exhibit/Sale
2012-1997     “Artists in our Midst”: Westside artists' studio tours & exhibit,
                     The Round House Gallery
2010             “Paintings Portray Sculpture”, Sanctuary @ Unitarian Church of Vancouver
2008             “Motion Pitchers", Jonathon Bancroft Snell, London, Ont 
2008             “My DeLovely Fever”, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, BC
2008             “Tap to the Muse” Film: Seymour Art Gallery: producer, dancer, sculptor     
2006             “Tete a Tete”, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver, BC

 

Group Exhibits (Invitational & Juried)

2017             "West of Main Art Walk" - Roundhouse May.18th, studio tours May 27-28
2017             Parker Art Salon - 1000 Parker St - May 5-7th
2017             "New Forms Matter" Cityscape Gallery, N. Van (Apr. 28-Jun 3)

2017             "The Best of BC", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver (Mar. 9-Apr. 1)
2017-09        Biannual "Mia Muse", Skopelos Foundation of the Arts, Greece
2016             Eastside Culture Crawl, 1000 Parker St, November
2016             "MIxa-Pedia", Contemporary Ceramic Collective, Gallery of BC Ceramics
2017             "Gallery Artists", The Nevica Project, Chicago & NCECA, Kansas City
2017-08        "Gallery Artists", Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London Ont.
2017-10        "Heart & Soul" Tap Performances, Vancouver venues: PNE, Greek Days...
2017-13        "Sculpture Society of BC", VanDusen Gardens,  Gallery @Leigh Square
2016-08        "Project Empty Bowl", Coast Hotel, Vancouver 
2015             "Celebration: 60 years Potters' Guild of BC, Gallery of BC Ceramics

2015             "Chutzpah",  Zack Gallery: Exhibition during Chutzpah festival, Van
2014             "Nice you have a hobby", Leigh Square Art Centre, Pt. Coquitlam
2014             "Ronda Limpia", Ronda, Spain
2014             "Envisioning Women", Zack Gallery, Vancouver BC

2013             "RAWVancouver" Showcase 2, Gossip - Vancouver
2013             "The Best of Everything", Baron Gallery, Vancouver
2013             "Dish it up", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
2013             "Fantastic Feast", Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, BC
2013           "Emerging Painters", Stewart Stephenson Modern Art, Vancouver
2012           "Chacun, Chacune sa Divas" - Aubagne, France - Artistes Singuliere Festival
2012           "Chacun, Chacune Divas", Roquevaires, France - curated by Danielle Jacquie
2011           "Eclectic Elements" Ceramics, Gallery @ Artisan Square , Bowen Island, BC
2011           “A Matter of Clay 3” Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery, London Ont
2011-00      “The Art of Splash”, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver 
2007-01      "Empty Bowl", Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby
2006-05      “Potsketch”, The Clay Studio, Missoula, Montana
2006-05      “In the Palm”,Tajimi, Japan and Vancouver, BC
2006           Barry Lyon Collection, Gardiner Museum, Toronto Ont.

Commissions and Collections

2017-83        Private collections, locally and internationally
2017-91        Vancouver Restaurant Collections/Commissions: Tomato Fresh Foods Café,
                    Notte’s Bon Ton, Lee’s Candies, Lingo’s Cyber Bistro, Neverland Tea Room...
2014             "Tap Grace Awards", Vancouver Tap Society commission for dance excellence

2008            “Motion Pitchers”, only artist and Canadian commissioned to create gifts for Best
                    Actor and Director nominees for Academy Awards: George Clooney, Johnny Depp,
                    Kate Blanchett, Julian  Schnabel....                

2004            “Orcas in the City”, Public Art Project, Private collector, Vancouver, BC


Publications 

2016                  Cover for Eastside Culture Crawl, Westender newspaper
2016-14          Artist Profile, Jewish Independent, and Common Ground newspapers

2012                 "D'Art Singuliere"  catalogue, France
2011                 "A Matter of Clay 111", catalogue, London Ont.
2010                 Ceramic Art and Perception #80: “Return to the Muses of Greece”
2010                 BC Parent Magazine “The Power of Art to Inspire”
2009                 “500 Vases in Clay” Lark Books      
2008                 Press for “Motion Pitchers" and My DeLovely Fever” exhibit:
                             Magazine articles: Elle Canada, BC Business, American Style, Oasis Japan 
                             Newspaper articles: Vancouver Sun, Province, Montreal Gazette,
                            Jewish
 Independent, London Free Press
2006                “500 Animals in Clay”, Larks Books 2006    
2006                 Ceramics Art and Perception #63: “Vixens”
2006,04,02   Vancouver Sun, artist profile affiliated with Artists in our Midst
2006,04,02   Jewish Western Bulletin

Media

2016-15         "It takes a village" - Vancouver Co-op Radio Interviews with Kara Ko & Molly Caron
2014                 "Vancouver People Project #21", Vancouver is Awesome by Tallulah Tallulah
2014                 "Mia Muse in Creston" - CROC Radio 
2013                 "Raw Vancouver", Live Interview,  youtube
2008                 Live interviews for "Motion Pitchers": “North by Northwest”on CBC Radio, SeaFox
                             Radio, "The National" 4 minute interview on Global TV, "Urban Rush" on Shaw TV
                             Hong Kong TVB studio interview aired throughout  Asia (available on youtube)
2007                 HGTV America “That’s Clever” filming ceramics demo in studio
2006                 CBC Radio, “North by Northwest” representing Artists in our Midst

Community Work

2017-95     Auctions for Charitable Auctions: BC Cancer Society, BC Kidney Fdn. CNIS,  
  
                Diamond Ball, "Porridge for Parkinsons", Arts Umbrella, Lupus Society.
2010-99     Co-cordinator and Board member for "Artists in our Midst"

 

NB: Prior to 2006, Suzy had 8 solo & 30 group exhibits in public and private galleries in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, USA & Japan: many accompanied by catalogues, newspaper & TV reviews. During this time, Suzy attended workshops at The Archie Bray Institute, was mentored by Mexican Papier mache master Miguel Linares, initiated the Ceramics program at the Carnegie Centre and served on the Board for the Canadian Craft and Design Museum.

 

 

 

 

 

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