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Susie Ganch
ARTIST'S STATEMENTI am driven by the idea that the web of life is an inter-connected system. From molecules to atoms everything is structurally made of the same "stuff". I construct forms that are comprised of multiple interdependent parts. In the piece Rest, the suspension system will collapse when out of balance and when each steel cable is not properly engaged. The "molecules", rings, and collected bits offer us the opportunity see and feel what we are made of. A bracelet of "molecules" sliding over the hand is a glimpse into what that might actually feel like, and a necklace of rubies extending off the neck suggests the view an electron has as it travels through the air and into a body.VELVET DA VINCI SHOWSCHESS -- Contemporary Chessmen by International Makers FERROUS -- A collaborative exhibition by Velvet da Vinci and crafthaus Radical Jewelry Makeover -- A project by Ethical Metalsmiths THE ENAMEL SHOW -- Celebrating 500 Enameled Objects by Lark Books COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEUSA EDUCATIONCalifornia College of Art, Oakland, CA, 2004 Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2003 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1997,1998 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Master of Fine Arts, 1997 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Bachelor of Science, Geology, 1994 Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, International Study Abroad Program, 1900-91 SELECTED EXHIBITIONSSELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2010 Bits and Pieces, Allan Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, WI, 2010
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS Adornment and Excess, Featuring RJM Project, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH, 2010 Garage Pin Project, Galeria MCO Arte Contempornea, Porto, Portugal, travelling to Antwerp, Belgium, Barcelona, and Los Angeles, CA, 2009 Soul's Journey Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Western Carolina University's Fine Art Museum, Burroughs- Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2009 SOFA Chicago, Sienna Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, 2009 Re-Action, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2009 Japan Jewelry Art Competition, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2008 Radical Jewelry Makeover, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, 2007 Four More, Sienna Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, 2007 SOFA Chicago, Snyderman Works Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 5th Cheongju international Craft Biennale, Cheongju Art Center, Korea, 2007 SOFA New York, Sienna Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NYC, NY, 2007 SOFA New York, Snyderman Works Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NYC, NY, 2007 Materials Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, 2007 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Forthcoming 2 year traveling exhibition, 2007 Hush Lush, Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA, 2007 Metalmsmiths and Mentors, Chazen Museum, Madison, WI, 2006 Convergence, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA (solo exhibition/installation), 2006 These Things Snap Right Off!,Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2006 Ethos, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2006 Sparkle Plenty II, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2006 Necklace Show, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2006 Sparkle Plenty, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2005 California Art Metal Now, Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2005 .925 + Ingenuity=Art Jewelry, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, 2005 SOFA Chicago, Penland Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004 Ready-to-Wear, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2004 MAG 2004: An Exhibition of Metal Art, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA, 2004 The Nature of Craft, The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, 2004 New Metals Invitational, Giles Gallery of Art, Eastern Kentucky University, KY, 2004 Functional Wearable Sculptural (3-person show), Vesuvius Gallery, Glenn, MI, 2003 BigLITTLE, Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2003 Exhibition in Motion, SNAG Conference, San Francisco, CA 2003 Chess, Chessmen by International Artists, Velvet da Vinci, 2003, traveling through 2005 Bracelets, The Yaw Gallery (in conjunction with SOFA NY), Birmingham, MI, 2003 Walkin' on Air, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2002 Un-expectations, Exploring the Avant-Garde, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2002 Penland Resident Artists, Bradford Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2002 In Transition, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2001 If the Shoe Fits…, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2001 Extending the Tradition, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, 2001 Transformation 3:Contemporary Works in Jewelry & Small Metals, Soc. for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001 Cups, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2001 Concerning the Human Figure, Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, NC, 2001 Endings and Beginnings, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2000 Magic and Ritual, Nathan Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, 2000 Slop Supermarket 2000, Catalogue Tour An Innovative Spirit, Traveling exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead, KY, 2000 Exhibition in Motion, SNAG conference, Boston, MA, 2000 Fun and Games, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2000 Magic and Ritual, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY, 1999 NonFunction: Objects for Contemplation, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 1999 Wisconsin Metalsmiths, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, 1999 Beacons for the Future, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999 UW-Madison Faculty Art Exhibition, Elvehium Art Museum, Madison, WI, 1999 Talismans for the Coming Millennium, Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999 Slop Supermarket '99, The Slop Shop Gallery, Kansas City, KS, 1999 Materials Soft and Hart, Visual Arts Center, Denton, TX, 1999 La Petite VI, Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR, 1998 Living the Legacy, Madison Municipal Building, Madison, WI, 1998 About Space, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI (solo exhibition), 1997 6411: Six Metals People, Class of 1925 Gallery, Madison, WI, 1997 SNAG Juried Student Slide Show, SNAG Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 1997 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMetal Fabrication Assistant, Petra Class Studio, San Francisco, CA, 2003 Metal Fabricator, Newman Metalworks, Oakland, CA, 2002-03 Visiting Artist, CCA, Oakland, CA, 2002 Artist in Residence, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1999-2002 Visiting Artist, East Kentucky State University, Richmond, KY, 2002 Visiting Artist, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC, 2002 Artist Lecturer, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2001 Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998, 1999, 2000 Visiting Artist/Critic, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1998 TEACHINGVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA, 2005-present Assistant Professor, Head of the metal/jewelry program Metals Instructor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA 2004-2005 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, 2004, 2005,2007 Visiting Artists, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, 2004 Metals Instructor, San Francisco State University, 2003-04 Metals Instructor, Oxbow Summer School of the Arts, Saugatuck, MI, 2000-Present Metals Instructor, Penland School, Penland, NC, 2001, 2003, 2006 Metals Instructor, The Crucible, Oakland, CA, 2003 Metals Instructor, CCA, Oakland, CA 2003, 2005 SELECTED PUBLICATIONSArthur Hash by Susie Ganch, published in conjunction with Bridge9 Exhibition by the Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA Jewellery Design, Maomoa Publications Bizarre Bling, by Sarah Warner, Style Weekly, December 20, 2006, pp. 33 Fred Fenster and Eleanor Moty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, by Robert Silberman, American Craft Magazine, Dec'06/Jan'07, pp.42 Metalsmiths and Mentors, by Jody Clowes, University of Wisconsin, pp. 107 Exhibition in Print 2006, Metalsmith Magazine, volume 26 number 4, pp. 22 500 Necklaces, Lark Books, pp. 395-396 Quirk Gallery's Sparkle Plenty, V Magazine, December 2005, pp. 3 Off the rack, Style Weekly Fashion Quarterly, Winter 2005, cover & pp. 7 500 Bracelets, Lark Books, pp. 122 The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience, Lark Books, pp. 27, 83 Downtown Standout, San Francisco Downtown Magazine, April 2004, volume 12, number 4, pp. 19 Looming Large, Our State North Carolina Magazine, June 2004, pp. 88-89 Design! By Steven Aimone, Lark Books The Penland Book of Ceramics, Lark Books, pp. 86-89 Making Beautiful Beads, by Suzanne J. E. Tourtillot, Lark Books, pp. 99-101 Exhibition in Print 2002, Metalsmith Magazine, volume 22, number 4, pp. 23 Black Magic, Style Magazine, fall 2002, pp. 60 GRANTS AND AWARDSVCU Faculty Research Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2007 Juror's Award, Materials Soft and Hard, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, 2007 Nominated Finalist for Teacher of the Year Niche Award, 2007 1st Place Juror's Award, These Things Snap Right Off! Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2006 Best in Show, MAG 2004: An Exhibition of Metal Art, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA Beacons for the Future, 2nd prize, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999 Studio Assistant Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, 1997, 1998 Albert Murray Scholarship, Albert Murray Foundation, Adamsville, OH, 1997 Women's Jewelry Association Scholarship Award, Fairfield, NJ, 1997 COLLECTIONSAsheville Art Museum John Crutchfield and Artemis Gallery Lois Boardman Glen and Florence Hardymon Fred Fenster Top |
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