Mixed Media Collage Artist
Instagram: @susan_hurwitch
Facebook: @ SusanCreates Art
Member of Flag since: 2018
Served on the Reception Committee for 2019 Symposium
Susan’s Bio:
Born and raised in Miami, Florida I spent my adult life in Northern Virginia after earning a BS Degree in Medical Technology from the University of Miami. After retirement my husband and I were drawn to the art-rich community of Sarasota. A self-described “artist at heart” I have always incorporated creative pursuits in my daily life, but retirement has proven to be fertile ground to pursue my creative passion for collage and mixed media art.
Artist Statement:
My use of color and texture has become an integral part of my signature style. My mixed media and collage paintings are informed by the color and richness of the Sarasota environment. It is with planning and purpose that I infuse my work with a hint of playfulness and whimsy in order to achieve a happy and joyful spirit to my art.
Each piece of art is designed from conception to execution by an experimental process of paint color selection, while incorporating paper and mixed media materials to add a textural quality. Central to this process is preparing the foundational layout utilizing my unique hand painted and printed papers, before all of the selected elements are merged into a cohesive composition. My pieces have focused on garden, floral, bird and animal themes. These hallmark focal points will continue to be incorporated as I expand my exploration of new and varied themes.
Awards:
November 2020 “Administrative Malpractice awarded Certificate of Excellence in the Circle Arts Foundation for the Arts International Contest
June 2019 “Splashdown” recipient of the
Eleanor Merritt Darlington
Memorial Fund Drive Award
Eleanor Merritt Darlington
Memorial Fund Drive Award
February 2018 “Desert Garden” awarded Second Place at
Art & Frame’s Hall Gallery Art Show
Art & Frame’s Hall Gallery Art Show
December 2017 “It Must Be Paradise” awarded
Honorable Mention at Art Center Sarasota’s Exhibit
“New and Now”
Honorable Mention at Art Center Sarasota’s Exhibit
“New and Now”
August 2017 “Sunroom in Bloom” selected for
the National Collage Society’s 2018 Calendar
the National Collage Society’s 2018 Calendar
March 2017 First Place Garden Party Show for
“Her Indelible Past” North Port Art Center
“Her Indelible Past” North Port Art Center
July 2017 First Place American Melting Pot Show for
“Pheasant Garden” North Port ArtCenter
“Pheasant Garden” North Port ArtCenter
Juried Exhibitions:
October 2020 “Onward & Upward -Art Center Sarasota
June 2020 ” The Big Show-Art Center Sarasota
March 2020 FLAG 70th Anniversary Exhibition
Foosaner Art Museum Melbourne, Florida
Foosaner Art Museum Melbourne, Florida
February 2020 “2nd Annual Best of Ringling College Continuing Studies”
June 2019 FLAG Symposium -“The Beauty of Small”
Ringling College
March 2019 “FLAG-Naples” Naples Art Association
March 2019 “Unbound” Art Center Sarasota
December 2018 “WCA Winter Exhibition”
Art Center Manatee
Art Center Manatee
October 2018 “New Modern” Art Center Sarasota
October 2017 “First Impressions” – Art Center Sarasota
August 2017 “Line, Form & Color” – Art Center Sarasota
July 2017 “Florida’s Finest” – Art Center Sarasota
“American Melting Pot” – North Port Art Center
May 2017 “Unlimited Potential” – Art Center Sarasota
March 2017 “Garden Party” – North Port Art Center
January 2017 “Classic Fantastic” – Art Center Sarasota
July 2016 “Florida Flavor” – Art Center Sarasota
May 2016 “Local 707” – Art Center Sarasota
April 2016 “New/Renew” – Art Center Sarasota
February 2016 “Member Show” – Bird Key Yacht Club
January 2016 “Visually Speaking” – Art Center Sarasota
January 2016 Art & Frame Exhibit
December 2015 “What Lies Beneath” – Art Center Sarasota
October 2015 “Daily News” – Art Center Sarasota
June 2015 “Florida Flavor” – Art Center Sarasota
May 2015 “I’ll Be The Judge” – Art Center Sarasota
March 2015 “At the Heart of It” – Art Center Sarasota
January 2015 “Fresh”- Art Center Sarasota
December 2014 “Parallel Universe – Art Center Sarasota
Oct. 2014 “Applied Practice” – Art Center Sarasota
May 2014 “Perspectives” – Art Center Sarasota
May 2013 “New Works” – Art Center Sarasota
Solo Exhibitions:
Winter 2018-2019
Solo Exhibit’s Dec. & Jan., Player’s Theater, Sarasota, FL
Spring 2016
Solo Exhibit Player’s Theatre, The Players Gallery,
Sarasota, FL.
Sarasota, FL.
Winter 2016
Student/Alumni Exhibit Player’s Theatre – Reception 2/17/2016 The Players Gallery, Sarasota, FL
6″ x 6″ “Mix It Up” Exhibition
Through March
Soos Jewerly and Gallery
Memberships:
Art Center Sarasota
Florida Artists Group – Served on 2019 Symposium Committee
Women Contemporary Artists of Florida’s Culture Coast