SUSAN HUDSON RCA
Susan Hudson lives and works in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
She moved there from Montreal, where she was the Chair of the Department of Design Art,
Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University.
As a professor, Susan taught and practiced image making, both applied and experimental.
She continues her studio work in Lunenburg using a varied range of media.
Both traditional and non traditional work incorporating collages of evocative subject matter
are her manner of image making. Her imagination reaches out to create abstracted scenes
that include elements of reality.
In 1999, Susan Hudson, RCA was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
She is president and founder of the artists’ co-operative, Peer Gallery located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
This website is intended for viewing only and is a means to show a range of images that are both past & present.
The top of each page has a series of theme markers that when selected will show what is described below.
All paintings are acrylic on canvas, various sizes. Some incorporate a photographic images or images.
All photographic elements are taken by Susan Hudson
Drawings of Fairy Tales exhibits work that is based on fairy tales.
These drawings are created by pen & ink & water colour on handmade 8 ply paper.
The paper is very thick almost like cardboard and is made up of a cotton fiber.
Digital Prints exhibits Susan's photography and also combines scanned images.
These are juxtaposed with each other. The prints are printed with archival ink on paper.
Paintings of Fantasy are a mix of acrylic paintings and in some cases with photographic
elements glued onto the canvas as a collage effect.
Paintings of Growth are a continuance of the previous theme
except there is more emphasis on plant form and nature.
Paintings of Textile exhibits paintings based on a theme of ruffled sheets,
beds that are unmade and quilts
SELECTED CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
2013 Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
2013 Cultural Center, St. John, NB.
2011 Craig Gallery, Alderley Landing, NS.
2011 Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
2009 Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
2008 Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON.
2007 Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
2006 Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON.
2005 Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
2001 Viewpoint Gallery, Halifax, NS.
2001 Des Brisay Museum, Bridgewater, NS.
1999 Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS.
1998 Anna Leonowens, Gallery One,
NSCAD University, Halifax, NS.
1994 Galerie Westend, Montreal, QC.
1990 Galerie Westend, Montreal, QC.
1987 Madison Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1986 Galerie Daniel, Montreal, QC.
1981 Galerie Lauze, Montreal, QC.
1979 Pascal Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1979 Wallack Gallery, Ottawa, ON.
1979 Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
La Gravure au Quebec, Les Editions Heritage, Montreal, QC.
L’Art au Quebec Depuis 1940, Les Editions La Presse, Montreal, QC.
Quebec Photography 1975, National Film Board, Ottawa, ON.
The Eternal Peter Pan, (an Art Book), published by Tundra Publishing Co.,1986, Montreal, QC.
Two other volumes based on the story of Peter Pan, the full story and the play,
author James Barrie and illustrated by Susan Hudson, also published by Tundra.
A half hour television documentary on Susan Hudson, as part of
a series on Canadian visual artists produced by the CBC., 1981, Montreal, QC.
CONTACT
Susan Hudson, shudson01@eastlink.ca
Peer Gallery, 167 Lincoln St., Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
1 902 640 3131 https://www.peer-gallery.com
Please note: All images on this site are under a copyright