Lot 362 - Suzanne Jill Levy - Journey Through
Acrylic on Paper
2021
A6 (10x15cm) original artwork
Signed on verso
ARTIST INFO
Connecticut based artist, Suzanne Jill Levy, was raised in a household saturated with art. It is her lifelong passion. With a primary focus on abstract art, Suzanne’s work is bold and modern. Her use of color and graphic abstraction is powerful and exciting. Her paintings can be seen in gallery and juried exhibitions, auctions, corporate and private collections and on craft beer cans. While living in NYC she painted the New York City Marathon mural finish line art work on the road in Central Park.
Her engagement in art was incorporated in all her educational endeavors. After earning a Master in Social Work degree and moving to Manhattan, she studied at the Art Students League of New York, the country’s oldest independent art school. She had access to some of the greatest art museums and galleries for inspiration. Upon moving to Connecticut with her husband and two daughters, she chose to dedicate her energies to working as an artist full time. As an active member of the Canton Artist’s Guild, she chairs the curation/hanging committee, assembling exhibitions of a community of artists. Currently the Gala Chair of the New Britain Museum of American Art, Suzanne donates work to the Museum’s fundraising events and other organisations. With a background in social work and her artistic focus, Suzanne has taught art to adults with special needs and offers her time and talents to her community.
Exhibitions
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT 2021
Juror: David A. Lussier
Canton Gallery on the Green, West Hartford, CT 2019
Juror: Mell Scalzi – Florence Griswald Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut and Museum of Art and Design, NYC
Art Design Consultants Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Art Comes Alive 2017-2020
Art League Rhode Island, Providence, RI, Parsing Sign and Image 2018
Juror: Kaveh Mojtabai, Publisher, Artscope Magazine
Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT 2017
Juror: Lisa Hayes Williams, New Britain Museum of American Art
Canton Gallery on the Green, West Hartford, CT 2016
Juror: Bob Burns, Executive Director, Mattatuck Museum
Golden Thread Gallery, West Hartford, CT 2016
Juror: Tom Loughman, Director Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Golden Thread Gallery, West Hartford, CT Simplicity 2016
Connecticut Women Artists’, CT 2016
Juror: Min Jung Kim, Director, New Britain Museum of American Art
Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT 2015
Juror: Benjamin Colman, Assistant Curator, Florence Griswald Museum
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, Nor’ Easter 2014
Juror: Sharon Butler, Artist/Author of the Art Blog Two coats of Paint
Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT 2013
Juror: Dr. Nancy Stula PH. D. Executive Director William Benton Museum of Art
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, Nor' Easter 2013
Juror: Lexi Lee Sullivan, de Cordova Sculpture Park and Museum
West Hartford Art League, Art Walk 2013
Juror: Zbigniew Grzyb / Shira Avidor
Farmington Valley Art Center, Interpretations and Inspirations 2012
Juror: Anna Rogulina
West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT 2012
Juror: Nancy Stula Ph.D., Lyman Allyn Art Museum
New Britain Museum of American Art, Nor' Easter 2012
Juror: R. Burns Mattatuck Museum
West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT 2012
Juror: D. Goertz, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, Parsons School of Design
West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT, CT+6 2011
Juror: Dina Deitsch, Contemporary Art, de Cordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ, Taboo Forbidden Treasures 2005
Curator Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, New York Magazine
SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Mallett Gallery, Hartford, CT 2019
Spectra Wired, Solo Exhibition, Hartford, CT 2018
Chase Family Gallery, West Hartford, CT 2017
Hartford Town and County, Hartford, CT 2016
Reynolds Fine Art, New Haven, CT Pieces: A Group Show 2016
The Underground Gallery, Collinsville CT 2016 and 2014
Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT 2015
Ceres Gallery, NYC 2014
Art Space, Hartford, CT 2014
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
Steidel Fine Art, Lake Worth, FL 2021
Open Studio Hartford, Union Station, Hartford, CT 2020
Gallery on the Green, Canton Art Guild, Canton, CT 2012 - present
Lenox Art Walk, Lenox MA 2020
Open Studio Hartford, Union Station, Hartford, CT 2019
New Park Brewing, 485 New Park Avenue, West Hartford, CT 2019 – Present
Craft Beer Can Artwork 2020 - present
Salann Magazine, Salt and Light Studios, 1st Edition
Open Studio Hartford, Union Station, Hartford, CT 2019
Paradise City Arts Festival, North Hampton, MA 2019
Clio Art Fair, NYC Armory Week 2019
The Voice of Art Gallery, Cheshire, CT 2019
EARLIER EXHIBITIONS
Open Studio Hartford, Union Station, Hartford, CT 2018
Open Studio Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT 2018
Autumn Arts Festival, Madison, CT 2018
Spectrum Art Gallery, Centerbrook, CT 2018
Golden Thread Gallery, West Hartford, CT 2017
The Underground Gallery, Collinsville CT 2016
University of Connecticut Health Center 2013
Vintage Alley, Verona, NJ 2005
New York City Marathon, Official Finish Line Street Mural 1997 - 2000
Art Students League, NYC Award: Honorable Mention
DONATIONS/AUCTIONS
Art on a Postcard, Hepatitis C Trust, London, England 2021
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT 2013 – 2020
Hebrew Academy of New England, West Hartford, CT 2018
West Hartford Public Schools, West Hartford, CT 2019
Montessori of Greater Hartford, West Hartford, CT 2013
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Hartford, CT 2011
B Positive, Bend, Oregon 2011
COMMUNITY
Gallery on the Green Artist Guild, Canton, CT, Exhibition Committee Chair
New Britain of American Art, Gala Chair 2019 - 2021
Chase Family Gallery, West Hartford, CT, Under One Roof, Welcoming the Stranger, A Collaborative Art Experience 2019
IQuilt Hartford Celebration, Community Art Project 2017
Mandell JCC Centennial Signature Event, Bloomfield, CT 2015
Art classes for Special Needs Adults, Jewish Community Center, West Hartford, CT
Artist in Residence, Montessori School of Greater Hartford, CT
New York City Marathon, Official Finish Line Street Mural - 1997-2000
About the postcard artworks
Trees – a study in Colour and Form. I am an abstract artist motivated by the desire to interpret what I see in the most basic elements. A beautiful friend and a magnificent place inspired this series. Focusing on color and subtle composition changes, I alter the outcome of each piece. There is a consistent pattern that travels throughout, while maintaining every painting’s individuality. The images manipulate the visual field and allow for personal interpretation and contemplation. I see this work as an enchanted forest, a world where color and shape dominate the story. This engaging and stimulating work invites the viewer to enter and journey through.