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Bio
Painting in both the American West and New York City, she captures contrasting yet powerfully linked forms in her new “Canyon” series of paintings.
Sussman has a Certificate in Painting from the New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, where she studied with Graham Nickson. She received her MFA in Film from Columbia University, a MEd from New York University, and a BA from Cornell University.
She shows at Prince Street Gallery and in other group shows, and her paintings are held in private and public collections including the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation in Mt. Kisco, NY.
Statement
In my current work, I have been painting from two new and apparently contrasting settings: the ancient slot canyons of the American Southwest and the modern built canyons of New York City. I have found surprising similarities between the earth forms shaped over thousands of years and steel structures raised in recent decades. Solid walls holding sky — canyons.