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Artist Statement:
Doll Stills Statement
These still life paintings
explore relationships and
expectations. Through found
objects, dolls and other toys,
notions of purpose, simulation
and sensibility are portrayed
with curiosity, mystery and
humor. My use of dolls
specifically, explores the
nature of surface and
expectation. Dolls are created
as generic representations of
babies and used as toys. Yet
their idiosyncratic bodies and
faces exude a power and
energy, that reminds me of
Native American katsina dolls
of the south west.
In assembling a still life, I
allow my present life and my
past to surface. I spend time
looking through shelves of
objects that I have collected
over time. As if in a
meditative state,
I find situations or themes
emerge in my minds eye
focusing my attention, which
directs my selection of
objects. I work with dolls
that resonate in unexpected
ways and with other objects
that are frequently actual
vessels (ie. nests, tea pots,
mugs). As the scene comes into
being, I think about
emotions, memories, my present
moment and unspecified
potential.
Suzy Kitman
21 September 2007...
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Suzy Kitman Biography:
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48
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Female
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Committed
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0
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Your Personal Biography |
After receiving my B. A. from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, I moved to New York City. There I furthered my studies in art. While I worked as a patina artist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and in various commercial art related jobs, I began to study figure drawing at the New York Academy of Art.
My study of realism led me to the National Academy of Design, School of Fine Arts, where I began to use oils. A merit scholarship from the Art Students League enabled me to continue to study for one year. After 13 years in New York, I headed west, and received my M.F.A. in Painting from The University of Montana in May 1997.
My fruit, portrait, landscape, and still life series have been shown in invitational shows and gallery settings across the country, and have received numerous awards. My work has appeared on the cover of the book, The Baby Can Sing, by Judith Slater, and the periodicals ArtCalendar Magazine and Menninger Perspective. I have also had editorial illustrations published in Menninger Perspective, Calyx and Cutbank. Generous residency fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, New York Mills Art Retreat and Blue Mountain Center have greatly aided in the development of my painting.
Currently my work may be seen at the at Proper Eats (8638 N. Lombard), at The White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach and the Westwind Frame and Gallery in Hood River, Oregon. I live, paint and teach in Portland. Studio visits and commissions are encouraged. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
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