About

Image courtesy of Alexander Parkyn-Smith and RPS

Image courtesy of Alexander Parkyn-Smith and RPS

Chosen by Saatchi Art as one of top 100 women artists, Susan is an award-winning, internationally-exhibited fine art photographer. Her conceptual stills and motion work has been described as cinematic, moody and emotionally charged with color and dark humor. Her work has been shown in NY, LA, SF, Minneapolis, Tokyo, Miami Art Week, Moià, Cataluna, Spain, and UK. She has won numerous awards for her photo and motion work including The Art Director’s Club, American Photography, American Photographic Artists, PDN, Graphis, International Color Awards, among others. Her latest work “The New Abnormal” – a satirical depiction of society living with climate change – has been recognized with an ADC award, American Photographic Artists curated by Rebecca Morse of LACMA, published in the American Photography 37 Annual, and recently exhibited at the Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, UK.

EXHIBITIONS

2023 The Museum of Gloucester, Jan 28 - June 4 in Gloucester, UK

2022 Royal Photographic Society, International Photography Exhibition 163 in Bristol, UK

2021 AI-AP for “The New Abnormal” and “Time Goes By” in NYC

2020 AI-AP International Motion Arts Award for “Eve”

2020 “A World At Home” Group Exhibition of work created during the Covid-19 lockdowns

2019 American Photography 35 Group Exhibition in NYC

2019 “Being” exhibited at Ex Abrupto, Barcelona, Spain

2019 “Drizella” Official selection of the NYC Independent Film Festival

2019 “Drizella” Official selection of the Newport Beach Film Festival

2019 APA LA and MOPLA Group Exhibition

2019 SeeMe “Her Story” for “The Frog Prince”

2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards group exhibition at the Shibuya Cultural Center in the Owada Gallery

2018 Aqua Art Miami during Miami Art Week / Art Basel

2018 APA SF Group Exhibition at the SOMArts Bay Gallery

2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards, exhibited at the ICA Gallery in Tokyo, Japan

2013 See.Me The Exposure Group Exhibition, Long Island City, NY

2012 Projekt 30 Exhibition

2012 MOPLA + Smashbox Studios Group Show

2008 Altered Esthetics Gallery Group Exhibition “Critical Habitat”, Minneapolis

2008 Projekt30 “I (pronoun)” Online Exhibition

2008 Solo exhibit for Underrated, NYC

2007 Gallery FCB NY, ASMP 07 Group Show

2002 Soho Photo Gallery NY, 9/11 Group Show

 

AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS

2022 Photolucida’s Critical Mass Finalist for “The New Abnormal”

2021 American Photographic Artists National, First Place in Personal Project for “The New Abnormal”

2021 Art Director’s Club for “The New Abnormal”, Silver Cube - Fine Art / Conceptual Series

2021 American Photographic Artists LA curated by Rebecca Morse of LACMA for “The New Abnormal”

2021 American Photography 37, Selected Winner for “The New Abnormal”

2021 Communication Arts, Shortlisted Motion / Cinematography for “Time Goes By”

2021 Communication Arts, Shortlisted Unpublished for “The New Abnormal”

2021 Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology: Future Now

2021 Graphis Photography Annual, Silver

2020 Saatchi Art Top 100 Women Artists

2019 American Photography 35 Photo Annual

2019 Graphis Photography Annual, Gold for “Drizella”

2019 American Photographic Artists LA, “Making America Great Again”

2018 Graphis Photography Annual, Silver Fine Art and Beauty/Fashion

2018 Barcelona International Photography Awards, Top 50

2018 Communications Arts, shortlisted

2018 The Print Swap, finalist

2018 International Color Awards, 3rd place Food; Honorable Mention Fashion

2017 American Photographic Artists Photo Annual Winner

2017 London International Creative Competition, shortlist

2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards

2015 Graphis Photography Annual, Gold, Bronze Fashion

2014 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Advertising - Fashion

2014 International Color Awards, Fashion Nominee for “Modern Fairy Tales”

2013 PDN Photo Annual Winner

2013 See.Me (Artists Wanted) Finalist

2009 International Photography Award, 1st Place for Video "Movember Mugshots"

2008 International Photography Award, 2nd Place in People

2008 Published in the book, “Underrated” (Criterion Press)

2007 The Photo Review, Fall Publication

2006 Finalist, Photolucida Critical Mass