About Susan Snipes
Artist’s Statement
My art is a quest for transformation in a time of ecological and spiritual concern. I employ intuitive and experimental approaches to process and materials, drawing on influences that include earth sciences, ecofeminism, and mythology. Through scale, natural pattern, and repetition, I explore connections that cross time and species. The interplay of control, resistance, and chance alludes to the flow of life.
I engage various materials, including found objects, hand-made natural inks, beeswax crayons, and mineral pigments from foraged and local sources. My most recent works are informed by my attachment to Northeast Ohio, using regional materials and imagery that echo the place's color, texture, and story.
Artist
Susan Snipes is an interdisciplinary artist and painter known for her textured and expressive works that investigate relationships of the self: with other humans, with the natural world, and with oneself.
Her site-specific installations use biodegradable materials to create immersive environments that foster a deeper connection with the natural world. Her immersive and interactive installations contrast inner and outer dialogues about anxiety and mental health.
Her site-specific installations use biodegradable materials to create immersive environments that foster a deeper connection with the natural world. Her immersive and interactive installations contrast inner and outer dialogues about anxiety and mental health.
Currently pursuing an MFA in interdisciplinary arts at Vermont School of Fine Arts, Susan's journey is fueled by her exploration of ecological and spiritual concerns and her artistic voice resonates with ecofeminism.
She received a B.A. in Art History from Case Western Reserve University. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Susan now resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
She received a B.A. in Art History from Case Western Reserve University. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Susan now resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Exhibitions
2023
Heal the Man, Heal the Land, Earthkeepers Handbook, curated by Kim Abeles and WhiteFeather Hunter
2022
CAN Triennial, “YOU ARE HERE”, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Member Exhibition, Artist Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
Member Exhibition, Artist Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
2021
Primal Disposition, Vestige Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Potential Energy (SOLO EXHIBITION), Suite 215 Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
May Show, The Gallery at Lakeland, Kirtland, Ohio
48th Hoyt Regional Juried Exhibition, Hoyt Art Center, New Castle, Pennsylvania - MERIT AWARD
Celestial Bodies, Adrian Center for the Arts, Adrian, Michigan - HONORABLE MENTION
BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition 2021, Sullivan Gallery, Bay Village, Ohio
Art in Isolation, Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, Ohio - HONORABLE MENTION
Potential Energy (SOLO EXHIBITION), Suite 215 Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
May Show, The Gallery at Lakeland, Kirtland, Ohio
48th Hoyt Regional Juried Exhibition, Hoyt Art Center, New Castle, Pennsylvania - MERIT AWARD
Celestial Bodies, Adrian Center for the Arts, Adrian, Michigan - HONORABLE MENTION
BAYarts Annual Juried Exhibition 2021, Sullivan Gallery, Bay Village, Ohio
Art in Isolation, Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, Ohio - HONORABLE MENTION
2020
49th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Margaret “Peg” Bowen Gallery, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Great Northern Art Explosion, AuSable Artisan Village, Grayling, Michigan
Art from the Shutdown, YARDS Projects, Cleveland, Ohio
Great Northern Art Explosion, AuSable Artisan Village, Grayling, Michigan
Art from the Shutdown, YARDS Projects, Cleveland, Ohio