Susan J. Day
49 Rosedale Road
East Greenwich, Rhode Island 02818
Home #401-884-8870, Cell # 401-225-9901, Fax# 401-884-6211, Email, Sue2525@aol.com


Artists Statement


I portray images from memory. These images of memory are motionless. They are not historic accounts or representations of something, but rather something that can be described by no other means than through an art image.

My life has been full of these images – very, very vivid images. Images I can not erase from my mind. Some are common everyday life, some are milestones, some are fears faced or realized, some are pure guilt, and some are shame. They seem to have no pattern other than being part of my life from which I have learned both good and bad.

Since I was a child I have been drawn to the images of others. I have sought out visual images as a means of educating myself about how I relate and fit into this world. I have been drawn in by the beautiful sculptural images of Rodin and the abstract and expressive images of Picasso. I have been inspired by these two. Picasso had much to say about everything, as do I, and Rodin stated his views eloquently with beautiful forms and surfaces. In my work, I attempt to combine Rodin’s beauty with Picasso’s brilliance.

The form and the surface are what arouse me. I like to work immediately in a medium that allows me to push and pull both. I take pleasure in feeling and shaping the form and surface with my hands, and I enjoy a medium that allows for personal contact. This direct touch is how I release my memories into my forms. I feel a deep need to expel what I have learned by sharing these images with others.

The process of creating these images allows for a better understanding of their meaning, and facilitates their release from my memory. My intention as an artist is to recreate these images from which I have learned, and use them to express my view of how the world can be made a better place with art. I believe art has changed me, and it has the power to change others.








Resume

EDUCATION

Master of Art Education, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Candidate 2005
Art Education / Sculpture

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Graduated Suma cum laude 2004
Art Education / Sculpture

Massachusetts Educator License # 395245
Visual Art

Associate in Fine Art
Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
General studio arts, 2002



AWARDS

Recipient of Highest Honors, Sculpture/ 3D Studies / Art Education

Recipient of the Book Award, 2004

Recipient of Academic Achievement Award, Golden Key Honor Society, 2003


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004 Teacher, Dartmouth High School, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 2-04 to 5-04
Classes taught included Art One, Metals and Ceramics

1998-2001 Instructor, Town of E. Greenwich, Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Created and led arts and crafts programs for youth, including drawing, painting and clay works, as well as other 2D and 3D mediums.
Produced Art show for youths with public showing.

1999 to Present "Kids at Art"
Sole Proprietor, Rhode Island ID# 000H0697 0S
Offering private and semi-private choice based instruction
For children ages 4 to 14.


Juror of children's' art work for local and regional public school art competitions


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PROFESSONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, National Art Education Association

Secretary of NAEA UMASS Dartmouth, Student Chapter 2003 - 2004

Member, East Greenwich Art Club, East Greenwich, RI


Charitable and community affiliations:
Save the Bay, Rhode Island
RI Community Food Bank
Secretary of The Bay Ridge Association
Committee member, East Greenwich United Methodist Church
Member, Golden Key International Honor Society


JURIED & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition 2004"
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

"Images of The Mind" National juried Photographic Exhibition
Lincoln, RI

RI Office of Higher Education, Providence, RI
"Showcase of Student Art" featuring Selected Works of students throughout RI

"Student Exhibitions" UMass, Dartmouth, Rhode Island School of Design, Community College of RI.
Exhibited works in drawing, painting, sculpture and photography

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Compliments Art Gallery
Warwick, RI


Reference: Available upon request.









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