Susan Friedman
Susan is a Toronto based artist, painting since 2006 (full-time since 2018). Her art education has been self directed, including coursework from the Toronto School of Art, Haliburton School of the Arts, as well as numerous workshops throughout Ontario. She is a juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), and is an active volunteer/member of the Artists' Network (Toronto), helping to curate shows for the Leslie Grove Gallery. Most recent Juried Exhibitions include: Alton Mills Fall Festival, Caledon (Sept2023), Blue Crow Gallery Summer Group Show, Toronto (July-Sept 2023) Rosedale Art Fair, Toronto (June2023), Riverdale ArtWalk, Toronto (yearly since 2016), One of a Kind Spring Show, Toronto (Mar2023), Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto (2022), Pi Art Squared, Art Alchemy, Toronto (March 2023, and 2022) FCA shows (live and online). For a full listing of exhibitions, please see her website. Susan's work can be found in private collections throughout Canada, the U.S.A. and the U.K.
“Inspired by the beauty and texture of worn walls and peeling paint, what can be viewed as decay, I see as rich in narrative, and lives lived. I focus on figurative abstraction, blending figures into collages that include recycled sketches, photos of rusted, neglected surfaces and found papers. Integrating figures into layered grounds is my way of saying: we are our contexts, all of us connected, with responsibilities to one another and to the world around us.
Stroll (3) incorporates photos of a favourite rusted Coca-cola sign as well as old brick walls, both photographed during travel to Mexico. ”