Throughout her adult life, she pursued her art as a hobby by studying with local artists in. Susan kae grants photographs represent a significant collaboration of artistic and scientific. Exhibition proceeds fund the joyce elaine grant photography exhibition endowment, which supports photography scholarships for. In support of its mandate to increase educational opportunities, cbbag publishes a listing of teachers offering instruction in various book arts. Susan ferguson aims to take her fiber arts career to the next level by exhibiting her tapestry weaving in a group exhibition at the leedyvoulkos art center in 2019.
Love at first sight when i was in graduate school, susan kae grant came to teach photography at wayne state university. Even with my logical, mathematical nature that led to an engineering degree, i have loved art for as long as i can remember. More recently, her work has been inspired by photographers susan kae grant of texas and john e. Her careers as a commercial pilot and air force pilot have provided endless inspiration for her books. Night journey represents a significant collaboration of artistic and scientific inquiry into the nature of dreams, memory and the unconscious. Susan holds an mfa in photography and book arts from the university of. The artists book grant is a six to eightweek residency for artists to produce a limited edition book work. A oneofakind artists book will be 8 x 10 in scale and will be comprised of seven individual pamphlet stitched books housed in a slipcase. Join facebook to connect with susan kae grant and others you may know. She has published handmade, small limited edition books that. Haunting iris prints recreate the fragmented and overlapping experience of dreaming. Susan kae grant is an inventive and influential artist with a distinct personal vision.
Constructed entirely as triptychs, susan kae grants new photographic works envision multiple states of consciousness, adding a cinematic nature to the viewers experience. Art workshops and classes for encaustics, egg tempera. The ceramics are an expression of devotion and loyalty to that environment. Phoenix public library rare book collection, phoenix, az. A website displaying representative examples of the photographers and illustrators represented by artist agent, jennifer butters in dallas, texas.
The list of teachers below was posted on march 15, 2016. Susan kae grant is an inventive and influential artist, educator, curator and early proponent of photographic book arts. Established in 2001, and organized by the graduate photography students at texas womans university and the photographic artists coalition a studentrun photography organization, the annual joyce elaine grant photography exhibition provides a national venue for the exhibition of artistic expression as seen through the eye of the camera. Have taken many cbbag workshopshedi kyle, don barton, claire van vliet. Susan grant is a new york times bestselling author who enjoys being able to indulge her love of travel and adventure by piloting jumbo jets around the globe. Like her interest in photography, grant s work with books and vocation as a teacher are rooted in her childhood. Detroit public library rare book room, detroit, mi. Every oddnumbered year, we present workshops taught by. Getting the grant strengthening your grant proposal.
Susan kae grant and julie buck jones are just a few of the many artists represented by conduit gallery in the dallas design district. Waters edge open to interpretation anastasia faunce, clare oneill, clare oneill, anastasia faunce, kris bigalk, barrie jean borich, patricia weaver francisco, roberto gonzalez, jim heynen, pablo medina, jim moore, matthew specktor, joyce sutphen, doub beasley, craig blacklock, susan kae grant, yoichi kawamura, kat moser, jack semura, marc ullom, ning fan, douglas. This retreat is about the study of bookmaking as an art form, using dreams and memories to inform the content of your own unique book. Airplane template airplane crafts, plane crafts, airplane. Reception, lecture held for susan kae grant art project in. The program emphasizes development of original creative scholarship and creative practice by educating and preparing students to become technically proficient in book arts, cognizant of the historical background in which these various crafts evolved, and knowledgeable about the. Welcome to colophon book arts supply the shop is open, have a look around. Book arts program marriott library the university of utah. Susan grant made a comment in the group goodreads librarians group please delete this book. Artists book residency grant womens studio workshop. With help from the studios of key west artists and staff we have created a department to serve as the leading source of materials in key west, stocking both professional grade supplies and items to help the novice. In order to work at a larger scale, ferguson is acquiring a 48inch rigid heddle loom to weave a collection of works that focus on contemporary environmental concerns. Books written by susan grant, ritawinning author of actionpacked, science fiction romance, including the novel star series, 2176 freedom series, lost colony series, the borderlands series, otherworldly men series, conact, and once a pirate. Public librarians bring childrens presenters to their communities to share their talents and to help promote the summer reading program.
Knowing the techniques and skills to make a book of your own is one. Powell of columbia, sc leading her to produce a body of work combining conceptual art, photography, and digital mixed media. Wayne state university, studied book arts with susan kae grant. Books susan grant ritawinning author of science fiction. Sep 21, 2007 susan grant is a new york times bestselling author who enjoys being able to indulge her love of travel and adventure by piloting jumbo jets around the globe. The reception for susan kae grants art photography project, night journey, which is currently hanging in the baldwin photographic gallery. An american photographer, susan kae grant received her mfa in photography and book arts in 1979 from the university of wisconsinmadison. The shop will allow you to browse through my artists books, journals, sketchbooks, and other work any time without having to wait for the next craft show. Have taken many cbbag workshopshedi kyle, don barton. Join facebook to connect with susan arts and others you may know. In our fully equipped studio, bookbinders, printers, and book artists utilize type, letterpress, photo engravings and bookbinding equipment as they combine traditional techniques with modern aesthetics and technology. Since 1975, she has produced thirteen limited edition, handmade books, and she teaches book arts and letter printing in addition to photography. Another equally compelling part of susan kae grants art making are her book arts.
Have taken many cbbag workshopshedi kyle, don barton, claire van vliet, carol barton etc. View visions of an insomniac, new images in the night journey series. Susan kae grant s photography is in the permanent collections of numerous international institutions including. Susan kae grant s photographs represent a significant collaboration of artistic and scientific inquiry into the nature of dreams, memory and the unconscious. Paul getty museum, the minneapolis art institute, the tokyo museum of photography, the museum of fine arts, houston and the victoria and albert museum national library. The work is composed of a series of intriguingly haunting largescale images that recreate the.
The book arts roundtable was established to encourage the love of book and paper arts as well as to create a forum for the exchange of ideas and information about books. During her sophomore year she vacationed in paris and visited the louvre, where she fell in love with the french impressionists. Susan kae grant night journey series fine art photographs. She graduated from the united states air force academy in 1982, the third class to include women, and was commissioned as an officer in the united states air force.
In high school she discovered a talent for mathematics which led to a degree in electrical engineering from virginia tech. This precious time is spent with friends and colleagues who come together to create alongside one another for an epic information and inspiration share. Please click on the pdf link, noted above, to view the in depth supply list for this. Night journey unknown binding january 1, 2002 by susan kae grant author.
The grant proposals with the greatest chance of being funded are the ones the grant readers believe have the best chance of being successfully implemented. Kids, books and the arts is an annual project done in conjunction with the nh summer reading program. Currently, she is the head of photography and book arts at texas womans university and as well teaches workshops annually at the. Call for artists 17th annual joyce elaine grant juried exhibition. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The information contained was supplied by the individuals listed and they are solely responsible for the accuracy of the information. Arts of the book collection, yale university, new haven, ct.
This retreat is about the study of bookmaking as an art form, using dreams and memories to. Book arts the book arts program at the university of alabama was established in1985 as the first of its kind. Focus awards archive by award griffin museum of photography. I will be in saugatuck once again this may, a treasured time for me. Susan kae grants photographs represent a significant collaboration of artistic and scientific inquiry into the nature of dreams, memory and the unconscious. This book captures susans relationship to and lifelong love of west marin, and the special attributes it has. She taught at wayne state university from 19791981, and then became a professor and head of the photography program at texas womans university. She received her bfa in photography and ba in art history from arizona state university where she studied under mark klett, bill jenkins and betsy fahlman and completed one year of coursework towards an mfa at texas womans university under susan kae grant. Living artist susan kae grant obtained her mfa from the university of wisconsinmadison where she focused on photography and book arts in 1979. Please feel free to contact me with any interest you may have susan. Working intensively in our studios, artists print and bind their own books, and are encouraged to create an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50. Some of the character concept artmodel sheet i made for far cry primal.
Susan kae grant is an inventive and influential artist, educator, and early proponent of photographic book arts. Paul getty museum, the minneapolis art institute, the tokyo museum of photography. She states, it my art is an homage in the sense that i experienced a rich human community embedded in a soulful landscape in west marin. Susan kae grant at galerie bmg contemporary photography.
In other words, if you are able to convince those reading and evaluating your grant proposal that you will actually be successful in correcting the problems you address in the proposal. Moving from image to image is simultaneously engaging and unsettling which suggests a strong sense of familiarity and disorientation. From a professional base in photography and arts writing, an academic foundation in fine art, the history of photography, american studies and the perspective of a citizen of the united states, the work of bill gaskins explores questions about photography and the portrait in the 21st century. Arts and crafts wallpaper product airplanes crafts and activities yahoo image search results up in the air by ulrike acker, bomb design simple susan kae grant, night journey magical carnival masks fun discovery after discove. Currently, she is the head of photography and book arts at texas womans university and as well teaches workshops annually at the international center for photography. Focus on book arts is a fiveday conference of book and paper arts workshops held biennially on the verdant campus of pacific university in charming forest grove, oregon, just west of portland. My engineering background naturally leads into my realistic style of painting. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Exhibition proceeds fund the joyce elaine grant photography exhibition endowment. Please click on the pdf link, noted above, to view the in depth supply list for this retreat. Be part of a book arts community that comes together for learning, sharing, and networking, including a 5day conference every other year.
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