SUSAN SMEREKA
Education:
1992-94 Concordia University, Montreal – BFA of Painting and Drawing
1986 McGill University, Montreal – English/French Major
1983-84 Queens' University, Kingston, Ontario – Fine Arts Major
Teaching:
2006 Montpelier High School, Biology-Art unit.
Governer's Institure for the Arts, Painting
2005 Champlain College, Drawing and Art History
Shelburne Art Center, Drawing and Painting
Montpelier High School, Biology-Art unit.
Governer's Institute for the Arts, Painting
2004 Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, Monotype Workshop
1998-03 After School Programs, Rochester, VT.
1999-00 Frog Hollow Craft Center, Middlebury, VT.
1996-99 Summer Settlement Project, Goshen, VT.
1999 Art on the Green, Rochester, VT
Grants & Awards:
2005 Montpelier High School - Bio-Art unit in collaboration with Biology teacher
Vermont Arts Council - Hiddenroom a video installtion with Karen McGregor
and Jane Horner.
2004 Group Study Exchange Program, Rotary International, Madhya
Pradesh, India. - a cultural and vocational study team.
2003 Juried Regional Show, Newport library and Art center – Juror's award.
2002 AVA, Annual Summer Juried Show – Juror's Award.
Kittredge Foundation – to make and frame monotypes.
Vermont Arts Council Incentive Grant- to document “Streams of Consciousness”.
2001 Vermont Arts Council Incentive Grant– to conceive “Streams of Consciousness”.
1998 Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM – 3 month residency.
1996 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT – 3 month residency.
Solo Shows:
2004 “Seed Spells”, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH.
2002 Photographs from “Streams of Consciousness”, Ranger Station, Rochester, VT.
2001 “Incipient”, Recent Paintings, Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, VT.
“Some Things I Don't Talk About”, Full Moon Café, Strafford, VT.
2000 Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT.
“Tasting the Unknown”, Lightgate, Thetford, VT.
1999 Recent paintings, Woody's, Middlebury, VT.
“Like Honey”, Ilsley Library, Middlebury, VT.
1996 “Chamber of Initiation”, Checker Board Square, Granville, NY.
Instalations:
2002 “Streams of Consciousness”, Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, VT,
fabric forms, sound, photography, wood saplings and painting
2000 “Ether Ore”, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT, acetate cones and paper.
1994 “Root Route”, outdoor fabric installation Pawlet, VT.
1993 “Stills and Gaps”, painting installation, Skidmore College, NY.
“Repression Counterpoised”, Montreal, PQ.
Print Portfolio Projects:
2005 “Transitions”, Burlington City Arts Print Studio, Edition of 20
2004 “Portfolio 2004”, Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, Edition of 30
2003 “Folio”, SEABA, Edition of 10
Featured Group Shows:
2004 “Contemporary Visions”, Library Arts Center, Newport, NH
2002 Ferrisburgh Artisan Guild, Ferrisburgh, VT
2000 Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, VT
“Organic Geometry”, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT
1996 Gallery on Elm Street, Manchester, VT
Juried Shows:
2003 “Abstraction 2003 II”, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY
Northeast Juried Exhibition, Springfield, MA
Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, Concord, MA
Blanche Ames Regional Art Competition, North Easton, MA
AVA Gallery, Annual Summer Juried Show, Lebanon, NH
Juried Regional Show, Newport Library Art Center, Newport NH
2002 Art Hop, Juried show, Maltex Building, Burlington, VT
AVA Gallery, Annual Summer Juried Show, Lebanon, NH
1999 Festival of Fine Art, Arts Alive, Burlington, VT
1994 Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
Group Shows:
2004 “Me Myself and I”, Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, VT
2003 Art Hop, Burlington VT
“Word Works”, Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, VT
2002 Two Rivers Printing Studio, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
2000 Art Hop, Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, VT
“Fruits of Enchantment”, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT
Caravan Arts, Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, VT
1999 Caravan Arts, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT
“Celebration of Light”, Rose Street Gallery, VT
1997 Artist Guild, Rochester, VT
1996 Harry's Restaurant, Granville, NY
Phantom Gallery, Rutland, VT
Public Art:
2003 Painted Banner, Downtown Montpelier, VT
Collaborations:
2005 “Hiddenroom”, video installation with Jane Horner and Karen McGregor, Flynndog,
Burlington, VT.
2003 “Showroom”, fabric and paper installation with Jane Horner,
Burlington, VT.
2003 Costume design with Canadian Stage Barge Company.
1996 “Crone-O”, Theater backdrop, Annex Theater, Toronto.
Drawing and writings with David Johnston, Junctions Arts
Festival, Toronto.
“Sleeping on Transplants”, monotypes with Sarah Crooks Flaire,
Village Fare, Manchester, VT.
Publications:
2001 Seven Days, Burlington VT
1994 Elysium Magazine, Montreal Canada
Lectures:
2004 Library Arts Center, Newport, NH
2003 Burlington College, Burlington, VT
2000 Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT
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