SUSAN ENGLISH
"I have developed a process of pouring layers of tinted polymer on panel that has expanded the breadth of what I can achieve with color and surface in my abstract works. After pouring the tinted polymer, I manipulate the panel so the paint collects or cracks. The poured polymer mimics nature: a layer of polymer hardens like ice or mud —its thickness and viscosity impacting how the surface dries. The variations on the surface and the quality of the color are the result of a delicate and flexible relationship between control and accident." - Susan English
Working out of New York, English has exhibited her work nationally and her work has also been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions and art fairs. She worked as a Teaching Artist at DIA:Beacon, co-founded Cold Spring Arts, and was a founding member of Collaborative Concepts in Beacon, NY. English also co-curated Drawing Revealed at the Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY. The exhibition included the production of a documentary film on artists’ drawing processes. Her work has been reviewed in the New York Times, Widewalls Magazine, Whitehot Magazine, Chronogram, Abstract Art Online, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Highlands Current. She received an MFA from Hunter College in New York City and a BA from Hamilton College, Clinton, NY.
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