Susan Wilks

I have been a creator all my life in a multitude of mediums including oil, fiber, and photography. Currently I am working in photography and contemporary mix media. I love working at the intersection of time and nature and forcing the viewer to question what is real. I create movement where none exists in both figurative and non-figurative work. There is a story to be told and an unfolding of the art as the viewer experiences what they are seeing.

Specific to the Skier Series, close to two decades ago, I bought my husband the first two antique toy skiers in what has now become an extensive collection of over 150 antique toy skiers from the dawn of skiing (1930's-40's) that I have used as the basis for the Skier Series. The work is shot at ski resorts, high in the mountains. I am constantly exploring the landscape, examining the environment and the details that mimic what I am feeling on that day, but on a smaller scale. I use framing, perspective and depth of field to bring the toys to life and celebrate the beauty of the landscape.

In addition to the photo series, I create contemporary mixed media that plays well in both ski homes as well as anyone looking for transitional art.

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Union College, Schenectady, NY: Studied photography with Martin Benjamin.

Additional course work:
Parsons, NY, NY
The New School, NY, NY
FIT, NY, NY
Silvermine Art School, New Canaan, CT
Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT

I sell my work through galleries, interior designers and direct to consumers.
Galleries:
Meyer Gallery - Park City, UT
Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
Vickers Collection, Aspen and Vail, CO
Front Four Gallery, Stowe, VT
Jules Place, Boston MA
Art in the Valley, Warren, VT
Three Pears Gallery, Manchester, VT
Oak and Oil, Katona, NY
Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, CT


Shows related to this work:

Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT September 2024, Member Show - Betty Barker Award for Skiers Bubble World

New Britain Museum of American Art’s, New Britain, CT 2024 - National Juried Show (Juried by Kate Menconeri)

Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO February 2024, Three person show

Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT 2023 – Juried Winter Market

Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, CT 2023 - Juried Fall Show

Filter Photo Festival, Chicago, IL 2023 - National Juried Small Works (Juried by Anna Alexander, Director of Photography at WIRED)

RIWS, Pawtucket, RI 2023 - Juried Photography show

Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2023 – Juried Art in the Windows and Fall Member show
Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2023 – Juried Winter Market

Rowayton Art Center, 2023 - Juried Fall Show

Filter Photo Festival, Chicago, IL...