Image courtesy of Alexander Parkyn-Smith and RPS
Chosen by Saatchi Art as one of top 100 women artists, Susan is an award-winning, internationally-exhibited fine art photographer. Her conceptual stills and motion work has been described as cinematic, moody and emotionally charged with color and dark humor. Her work has been shown in NY, LA, SF, Minneapolis, Tokyo, Taiwan, Miami Art Week, Moià, Cataluna, Spain, and UK. She has won numerous awards for her photo and motion work including The Art Director’s Club, American Photography, American Photographic Artists, PDN, Graphis, International Color Awards, among others. Her latest work “The New Abnormal” – a satirical depiction of society living with climate change – has been recognized with an ADC award, American Photographic Artists curated by Rebecca Morse of LACMA, published in the American Photography 37 Annual, and recently exhibited at the Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, UK.
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Fox Talbot Museum, June 29, 2024 - April 27, 2025 in Lacock, UK
2023 The Museum of Gloucester, UK
2022 Royal Photographic Society, International Photography Exhibition 163 in Bristol, UK
2021 AI-AP for “The New Abnormal” and “Time Goes By” in NYC
2020 AI-AP International Motion Arts Award for “Eve” in NYC
2020 “A World At Home” Group Exhibition of work created during the Covid-19 lockdowns
2019 American Photography 35 Group Exhibition in NYC
2019 “Being” exhibited at Ex Abrupto, Barcelona, Spain
2019 “Drizella” Official selection of the NYC Independent Film Festival
2019 “Drizella” Official selection of the Newport Beach Film Festival
2019 APA LA and MOPLA Group Exhibition, Los Angeles
2019 SeeMe “Her Story” for “The Frog Prince”, NYC
2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards group exhibition at the Shibuya Cultural Center in the Owada Gallery, Japan
2018 Aqua Art Miami during Miami Art Week / Art Basel
2018 APA SF Group Exhibition at the SOMArts Bay Gallery, San Francisco
2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards, exhibited at the ICA Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
2013 See.Me The Exposure Group Exhibition, Long Island City, NY
2012 Projekt 30 Exhibition
2012 MOPLA + Smashbox Studios Group Show, Los Angeles
2008 Altered Esthetics Gallery Group Exhibition “Critical Habitat”, Minneapolis
2008 Projekt30 “I (pronoun)” Online Exhibition
2008 Solo exhibit for Underrated, NYC
2007 Gallery FCB NY, ASMP 07 Group Show
2002 Soho Photo Gallery NY, 9/11 Group Show
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS
2025 International Color Awards Winners Book for “The New Abnormal”
2024 International Color Awards, Fine Art 3rd Place for “The New Abnormal”
2022 Photolucida’s Critical Mass Finalist for “The New Abnormal”
2021 American Photographic Artists National, First Place in Personal Project for “The New Abnormal”
2021 Art Director’s Club for “The New Abnormal”, Silver Cube - Fine Art / Conceptual Series
2021 American Photographic Artists LA curated by Rebecca Morse of LACMA for “The New Abnormal”
2021 American Photography 37, Selected Winner for “The New Abnormal”
2021 Communication Arts, Shortlisted Motion / Cinematography for “Time Goes By”
2021 Communication Arts, Shortlisted Unpublished for “The New Abnormal”
2021 Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology: Future Now
2021 Graphis Photography Annual, Silver
2020 Saatchi Art Top 100 Women Artists
2019 American Photography 35 Photo Annual
2019 Graphis Photography Annual, Gold for “Drizella”
2019 American Photographic Artists LA, “Making America Great Again”
2018 Graphis Photography Annual, Silver Fine Art and Beauty/Fashion
2018 Barcelona International Photography Awards, Top 50
2018 Communications Arts, shortlisted
2018 The Print Swap, finalist
2018 International Color Awards, 3rd place Food; Honorable Mention Fashion
2017 American Photographic Artists Photo Annual Winner
2017 London International Creative Competition, shortlist
2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards
2015 Graphis Photography Annual, Gold, Bronze Fashion
2014 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Advertising - Fashion
2014 International Color Awards, Fashion Nominee for “Modern Fairy Tales”
2013 See.Me (Artists Wanted) Finalist
2009 International Photography Award, 1st Place for Video "Movember Mugshots"
2008 International Photography Award, 2nd Place in People
2008 Published in the book, “Underrated” (Criterion Press)
2007 The Photo Review, Fall Publication
2006 Finalist, Photolucida Critical Mass