"Suzi's Hang Art"

Resume/Ornament

  QUALIFICATIONS IN BRIEF:     

PARTICIPATING ARTIST:

(1991-1995)    Spokane Artist in Residence, Spokane, WA    
Selected as Artist in Residence for the City sponsored directory of Artists in Education program through School District 81.

(1992-2002)    Washington State Percent for Art, State of Washington    
Participating Artist in program, which mandates art in public buildings.

(1997-2001)    Cheney Cowles Art for Rent, Spokane, WA    
Participating Artist in the rental program, which makes art available to public buildings throughout the greater Spokane area. Suzi’s work has been displayed at the Spokesman Review Building, the Holy Family Hospital, HewettPackard and the Rockwood Clinics.

(1998)              The White House    
Participating State Artist chosen to create a Christmas ornament for the Blue Room Tree. Suzi created an art piece honoring Tom and Heather Foley, the Spokane area and Social Justice issues.

(Ongoing)         Inland Northwest and Home
Suzi continues to show her work in galleries and in her quarterly local home garden shows.

EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE:

    Suzi’s textile art has been professionally exhibited since 1979. She specializes in connecting the unique history of people to art created in family quilts and other textile mediums. Exhibitions have been featured at the Spokane Civic Theater, The Women’s Art Caucus-WSU, The Spokane Interplayers Theater, Sandpoint Art Walk, The Cheney Cowles Carriage House and numerous private galleries and public-sponsored art events, and home. The appeal of Suzi’s art to people of all backgrounds was demonstrated in the successes of her One-Woman Shows, held in Spokane in 1992, 1995 and 2002.

COLLECTIONS AND ARTWORK DISPLAYED:

Suzi’s textile art pieces are displayed throughout the Northwest, including permanent works at:
    Al Gauper, Attorney
    John Ames, Eye Surgeon
    Robert Numata, Family Physician
    Holy Family Hospital
    Lew Wilson, Attorney
    Lutheran Social Services
    Prudential Life Insurance
    River View Terrace
    Rock Point Building

EDUCATION:

1969 Graduate, Washington State University, with a BA in Education. Suzi has continued to learn in her chosen art medium by taking instruction for and apprenticing with several nationally recognized quilt artists in Virginia, Maryland, Main, California and New York.

TEACHING RELATED EXPERIENCE:

White House Ornament:

       Suzi was one of six state textile artist chosen by Mrs. Gary Locke (the Governor's Wife) to create an ornament for the White House Christmas Tree. Suzi distributed this invitation to about 2000 friends and acquaintances.

Collaborative Artpiece

      I have been chosen to create a small art piece representing the Inland Northwest and Washington state. It will be made public in December of 1998. I have chosen to honor Tom and Heather Foley and would like to incorporate lots of people and social/justice issues. So, (this is the collaborative part) if you and anyone else would please send me a 5" piece of fabric then the artpiece will represent many lives. Invite your family and "special ones" to do likewise. It will take me about 100 hours and I’d love to have 50 or 100 or 300 pieces.

1. White, light-weight, woven, cotton.
2. New, old, or recycled (shirt, slip, shorts, etc).
3. Chosen by you.
4. Received by October 28th(meaning now, I know all about procrastination). I can almost guarantee you will be pleased that you took 15 minutes to do this.

    Suzi spent many hours incorporating over 130 pieces of white fabric into a snowman using the log cabin quilting technique. On the back she listed many things pertinent to the Foley's, to Suzi, and to Spokane. After sending it off to Washington D.C., Suzi made a second one to send to the Foley's in Japan, and then a third one to give as a Christmas present for her parents Alice and Pharis Whitley of Sumner WA.

    The inscription printed on the back of the snowman reads:

In Honor of Tom & Heather Foley
"Most respected member of Congress" & Eastern Washington
Ralph & Helen Foley, Bloomsday Run, Centennial Trail, EWU,
Gonzaga, Holden Village, Spokane, U of W, WSU, AIDS, Bach,
Cycling, ERA, KPBX, League of Women Voters, Mozart, NPR,
Nuclear Freeze, Pro-Choice, Reading, Voluntary Simplicity

     Suzi was surprised to receive an invitation to the White House. With airfare for $218. and a dear friend from Holden Village (Dora) to stay with, Suzi headed off for five full and very memorable days in Washington D.C. The open house on December 18th was wonderful, with lots of picture taking one in front of the tree, that's the snowman way at the top.

            

                                      Clinton's also had their picture taken in the same spot.

    Three hours after the Open House, Suzi was sitting in the House of Representatives hearing just minutes before the final impeachment vote was to be taken. It was a very very sad experience and Suzi ended sleeping little that night. Enough said about that issue. But, we are a most fortunate people living in a wonderful era, and we can all choose to keep better informed and help make the best decisions for our nation and for the world in total.