Sobre el Artista

SUSAN HOLFORD 35 Brandywyne Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932 973.784.3232 susanholford@verizon.net www.susanholford.com 'Collaborators' -- my artistic world is full of them. As an artist, I cannot conceive of not having them as my treasured influences. They come in many textures and forms: bits of paper, rusted metal, old wood pieces, puzzle pieces, and too many more to enumerate. There are so many 'partners' in this process all around you, just waiting to be reinvented. The spectrum of paints available to artists now is wondrous and also invites experimentation. Surrounded by all these collaborators, the journey of bringing together the inner and outer vision of a piece becomes so tangible. How often have I wanted to put a sign reading 'Please Touch' on one of my pieces. How wonderful to know that someone did! Perhaps, though, the most important statement about my work that I'd like to express is that it be a vehicle to touch people - whether emotionally, intellectually, visually, or spiritually. RÉSUMÉ EDUCATION Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania Parsons College, Iowa Art Students League of New York, New York City -- studied under Vaclav Vytlacil, Howard Trafton and Morris Kantor WORK EXPERIENCE Art Therapist, Neuro-Psychiatric Unit, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ Teaching Assistant, Special Education, Morris Plains and Madison School Districts, NJ Art Instructor, Montessori Children’s House, Morristown, NJ Creative Heartwork, Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (Healing Arts for Special Needs Programs) Private art classes for children and adults AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS 2014 Newark Academy, McGraw Gallery, Livingston, NJ: Solo Exhibition, ‘Collaborations’ 2011 Westfield State University, Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield, MA: Solo Exhibition: ‘Shelter, Homage, Synchronicity’ 2010 Accepted for Membership in National Association of Women Artists 2008 Arts Council of the Morris Area, NJ: Outstanding Professional in the Arts Award 2006 Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ: Solo Exhibition at The Gallery at Summit Library 2006 Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ: Entry Prize 2006 Annual Member Show, Art Association in Roxbury, NJ: First Place, Acrylic 2005 Denville Sidewalk Art Show, Denville, NJ: First Prize, Water Color 2003 Annual Mountain Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ: Award of Excellence 2000 Members’ Show, NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ: Promise Award 1999 Annual Mountain Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ: Best in Show 1998 Annual Mountain Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ: Award of Excellence 1998 Members’ Show, NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ: Emeriti Award REPRESENTED at ACL Gallery, Livingston, NJ, and private collections in USA and UK.