Whats new in the studio and the field:
Very Happy to Announce this Award!
I'm deeply honored that Juror of Awards Mark Boedges gave my painting "Moonflower Dawn" the Landscape Award of Distinction at the "Oil Painters of America 35th Annual Juried National Exhibition of Traditional Oils" at the OPA convention in Steamboat Springs,CO, https://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/ #mce_temp_url#
The Brinton Museum in Sheridan Wyoming has just acquired 2 paintings from the "Conversations" exhibit, "Evening Range 36x36, and "Grasslands", 36x36. I'm very honored to to have my work included in their permanent collection! It's so cool that they chose an both an abstract piece and a more representational piece.
"Evening Glow", 36x50, was purchased by the City of Parker, Co to reside in their almost finished new town hall . It pleases me very much that this will be on permanent display there, especially after the city hosted my solo exhibit
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Upcoming soon:
"46th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Invitational Western Art Show & Sale". Start your Cheyenne Frontier Days™ celebration off alongside the finest western artists in the world at the 45th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Western Art Show and Sale. Join us for this incredible showcase of western art, culture and heritage. On exhibit July 18th-Aug 10th.
https://www.cfdartshow.com/
"Oil Painters of America 35th Annual Juried National Exhibition of Traditional Oils", May 29-Aug 29th at Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO on view through Aug 31. info: https://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/ #mce_temp_url#
"In Conversation with the Land" the solo exhibition of representational, plein air, and abstracted landscapes, curated by Rose Fredrick, will be hosted by the Art Center of Western Colorado in March and April of 2027
Read Outdoor Painter's interview with Susiehyer, by CherieDawn Haas, about the "Conversations with the Land" exhibit. "Susiehyer's Secret Collection": https://www.outdoorpainter.com/susiehyers-secret-collection-abstract-landscapes/
View the full catalogue of works here: https://online.fliphtml5.com/qcqns/oxyi/#p=1#mce_temp_url#
About Susie's work, Rose said, "I thought I knew Susie Hyer ‘s work–traditional representational work. Then she asked me to curate a show of her work for her alma mater, Moravian University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. On my first trip to her studio in Evergreen, Colorado, I was blown away. The work she had been doing was abstractions of the land and they were gorgeous and moody and ethereal. So, why, I asked, wasn’t she showing these? She said her galleries didn’t want them. So, here was this incredible body of work that was so clearly her authentic expression. I knew then that I wanted to show her work.
I am thrilled and honored to exhibit 66 paintings this October through December at Moravian University's Payne Gallery. The exhibit, curated by Rose Fredrick of Denver, explores the relationships and "conversations" that representational and abstract painting have with each other, how one influences the other back and forth. Being known for my representational or impressionistic landscapes, I have worked abstractly for years, sort of secretly in my studio, pushing and pulling the landscape into both simplified and complex compositions. I love what Rose said in the curator's statement about "allowing the land to speak through her hand". There hasn't been a venue for me in which to showcase many of the abstract works, except on my website (abstractions, Explorations, and Meanderings). So, the exhibit has been really exciting for me, and the feedback has been wonderful. Here are the promised links to the exhibit:
See the show in the Payne Gallery: or https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=iJwEqde92N9
view the exhibition catalogue here: Susie Hyer Moravian Exhibition Catalogue
FEATURE ARTICLE IN MOUNTAIN LIVING MAGAZINE!!
SEPT/OCT 2023
A feature article by Irene Rawlings entitled “Call of the Wild” appears on pages 79-86.
Read the article at
https://digital.mountainliving.com/2023/SeptOct/
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FEATURE ARTICLE IN WESTERN ART AND ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE!!
APRIL/MAY 2022
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SUSIEHYER IS THE 2022 RECIPIENT OF THE COMENIUS AWARD FROM MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY
The Comenius Award is an award given in recognition of ourstanding achievement for service in an alumna's or alumnus' field of work. This is the Alumni Association's lifetime achievement award. John Amos Comenius is the father of modern education, and his teachings were the basis for the institution's values. The official founder of the institution is Benigna Von Zinzendorf. She was 16 when she founded the school in 1742. Moravian University is the 6th oldest university in the nation, and the first one to educate women. A pretty radical idea for 1742. They were also the first to educate the native peoples of Pennsylvania in their own language. "It's very special to me to be the recipient of this award. I'm deeply honored and humbled by the Alumni Association Board of Directors' decision to select me over so many talented and dedicated people making a difference in this world. I'm deeply grateful."
With Moravian University President Bryon Grigsby
STREAMLINE ART VIDEOS
Susiehyer was featured for the third time on Eric Rhoad's Streamline Art Videos. The segment showcases several ways to harmonize a painting thru the use of color. Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASlhbRDzX6Y
Check out a short new video made during the process of painting this Grand Canyon painting, entitled Evening's Approach, 24x36, oil on stretched linen canvas. The video was made by Peter Thomas who witnessed, supported, and recorded the various incarnations this painting went through. Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPrbhaia7Ns
"Perched Above the Canyon" 30x40, oil on linen
View a video of one of Susiehyer's Plein Air adventures in the Grand Canyon. Ten artists and one videographer rafted 270 miles of the Colorado River through the Canyon. The painting above and other paintings were done from oil sketches and reference material gathered during the 10-day journey.
