My next solo exhibition as part of Dulwich Festival in London is coming up next week…. On show will be new experimental site-specific works inspired by the Velodrome, mobile installations Breathe for Peace and Acid Rain paintings On Meditation, Portal, What goes around, comes around and Adrenalin - gravity - slipstream, selected works on paper and a collection of experimental embroideries, with original cards and collectables to take away. Catch a cup of coffee in Jan’s Cafe and watch the cycling with the sun on your face !

Herne Hill Velodrome, 104 Burbage Road, London, SE24 9HE

SAT 10th May 11am - 6pm and SUN 11th May 11am - 6pm

I will be there to welcome you every day.

Follow the show @susiesatelier

I encountered those large rolls of Fabriano paper 150cm wide many years ago and was using them with students when I was working at Chelsea Art College. I acquired one of these rolls for my studio and since sharing them first at my Collectors view in 2023, have been mulling over my own large scale drawings.

I have now made a series of intense pencil works of scaled up pieces of (now significant) rubbish I found on my swalkeling journeys. I like the paradox of bringing attention to ignored objects and finds in order to reassess them. Making these drawings has meant the paper got a bit of a battering, they are raw and a bit unruly, but after much cogitation I have resolved they need to stay that way and have decided to exhibit a few in our WTFCollective ‘Borderlines’ show in Berwick, look out for images of them coming up in situ @susiesatelier. Plus more large scale works to come !

A large part of my practice involves portable art, pieces I can easily transport or make as I travel between places. Here is my work in progess of Dark Oxygen, the last of the embrioderies in my Ecosystem series, taking a ride on the Deutche Bahn, complete with its own portable tool kit. These embrioderies are an extension of my automatic drawing process, I love seeing the way the random throw of pieces reveals a larger network. The product of chance meeting unplanned intervention.

A beautiful space has come up for Dulwich Festival - Artist Open House via South London Women Artists Network. I will be showing solo at Herne Hill Velodrome, London, on the first weekend of the Festival.

The Herne Hill Velodrome dates from 1891 and was the venue for the 1948 Olympic cycling events. Having fallen into disrepair, the Save the Velodrome Campaign was launched in 2010 to secure its long-term future. Hopkins architects, who specialise in wooden structures, sustainability and community, were the architects for the 2012 Olympics Velodrome in Stratford. They got the job to restore the site. They remodelled the venue which opened in 2017 on the 125th anniversary of its inauguration and the place is buzzing.

I will be exhibiting in the community pavilion. This is an upper level accessed directly from the top of the grandstand which provides panoramic views around the track and has a coffee shop. Its such an interesting place to visit as a venue, if you don’t come for the art, come for the building, a cup of coffee and to watch the cycling with the sun on your face !

Save the date – more on what will be on show, as always, on my exhibitions page. I will be there both days 10th and 11th May 11.00 to 18.00.

A visit to the Handel /Hendrix House just off Oxford Street, London recently gave me a few lovely ‘swalkeling’ finds and food for thought about both these musicians. Handel seemed to use his house as a shop front and it must have been amazing to come and hear preformances in his front living room, so there must have been lots of foot fall in this area at the time. Hendrix was happy to live in what had become a non-residential area, he could improvise all night with out annoying the neighbours. His bedroom, fully equiped with a landline telephone ( those were the days) must have been truly atmospheric for anyone who got a chance to hear him jam at home. Fabulous !

I recently had the chance to catch up with fellow artists Sam Goodison and Mary Davies, who I met on the Summer Project last year. We are fine tuning the details for a group show to be held in 2026, with a bit of luck, we may be back at The Cut in Halesworth, Suffolk. I am already excited by this one, not least, because I have seen more work in progress from Mary and Sam, but also because we are united in exploring ways to express the personal and linking this with global concerns. It is giving me a stretch thinking how my work will connect best and what will present well in conjunction with their work.

I have been with scoping ways in which to get my painting series ‘In-between‘ exhibited in a gallery or relevant physical space as a collection, so you will get the chance to see them working together. This is a collection of paintings I made as a result of a ‘swalkeling ’ trip in the former East Germany, visiting run down allotments which have since disappeared. I have been sharing them on Instagram, the full collection currently available for sale via SINGULART, plus of course there are few on my website...It is time to find a way to share them as their own exhibition aswell as add an addendum as these spaces are now completly lost. Got lots of new ideas, so look out on my exhibitions page for the ‘In between’ show !

If this is complete news to you scroll down to October 2023 for more on the evolution of this project.

Susie

I met this fabulous artwork when out swalkeling in Hannover, I was exploring the Ihme-Zentrum, an enormous living / work space and once shopping centre, an architectural statement built in 1974. Inspired by Le Corbusier's ideal city, if this kind of integrated-living architecture was in London or the South of France, it would be a piece of treasured and desirable real estate.

The Ihme complex is at the bottom of Linden Strasse, flanking the River Leine on what can only be described as Hannover's Riviera. It is currently run down and overlooked but still has a few residents and a boxing club...Made out of cast concrete, a sister to the Sprengel Museum and London Southbank, the location and structure is crying out for someone with imagination and money to build back the community in this extraordinary place.

Amazing what swalkeling finds are there to be discovered...Hope this big bold artwork is here to stay !

Susie

I just completed and uploaded another project. This time for a digital exhibition.

You may have heard of TELEPHONE, an artists’ run initiative called the ‘Psychopomp Project’ based in Seattle, connecting worldwide.In the multi-disciplinary project TELEPHONE, the work of one artist is assigned anonymously to the next one, who then translates what they see, as a ‘whispered artwork’. Once translated, they then upload their work, to be passed on to the next. The resulting chain will be exhibited digitally on location in Seattle in October 2025.

My ‘whispered art work’ was a beguiling and minimalist video performance piece, where a dancer interacts with rising and shifting balloons, their name, work and my contribution in this chain, including the response by the reciever of my art work ( which I have titled ‘gravity - space - dance’ published here) will be on exhibition later in the year. Watch this space for updates.

Susie

Last month I also had the pleasure of meeting up with WTFCollective and visiting Artoluso Gallery for our show on the first weekend in October 2025. Even as you pass by on the train heading North, it is clear that Berwick upon Tweed is notable for its beautiful bridges and landscape. It has a past, occupying both sides of the English / Scottish divide and wonderful vistas of the North Sea.

Bigger and more ambitious than we had thought...we are expanding our scope and have defined our project. Painting, print, works on paper, sculpture and mobiles exploring the idea of borders, borderlines and liminal space. Lots of decisions made, lots of work to do !

For more details on this upcoming show visit my Exhibitions page.

Susie

If you are lucky enough to live anywhere near the North East of England, or plan to travel there, next weekend ‘Light Waves’ will bring a smile to your face. My works grief and joy, miniature illuminations featuring confetti people, will be hosted inside the church alongside interior projections and a host of sculptures in the grounds outside.

Just turn up and join the queue !

For more details see my Exhibitions page.

Susie

Happy New Year !

My mural commission ‘Love triangle’ and installation on loan of ‘Love in a time of Climate Change’ is launching at the end of January 2025 and will be on show in the main gallery at Stanley Arts in preparation for Valentine's Day and LGBTQ+ History Month 2025. My work there exhibits until March 2025.

Inspired by Stanley’s entrepreneurial story, ‘Love triangle’ marries William’s scientific success, his mass production of T squares and mathematical instruments with his personal life. My work evokes the bonds between William and Eliza and their adopted daughters Elisa Ann and Lily Martin, it spins a trajectory in thread to create a network of connections and ties that emerge in the form of triangles, celebrating the legacy of Stanley arts in creating community and our human capacity to love more than one person in the many different ways that families can appear in the modern day.

If you are a follower @susiesatelier on Instagram there will be lots of photos there as the mural comes together ! If you are able to attend, please check my exhbitions page for details.

It will be great to see you there or as I exhibit online. In any event, I hope our paths cross in 2025 and wish you all the best for the coming year !

Susie

2024 has been a fabulous year for susiesatelier, I am now officially selling through the Paris based gallery SINGULART with all the opportunities they bring and I have had some wonderful exhibitions, at which I have seen many of you.

Most recently, I completed and celebrated another solo show of installations, paintings, embroideries and drawings in Germany, with ‘Breathe’ at the Yoga School in Hannover. After Vladimiro’s training at Offenes Atelier Galerie 78, I was fully prepared for my welcome speech at our Private View and I was spoilt by all the conversations and level of interest in my work. I was also delighted to see how effective my first portable pop up mural ‘Stretch’ was and am using the experience for a new commission ‘Love Triangle’, now confirmed for January 2025, at Stanley Arts in South London...more on this on the new year.

The Yoga School also hosted my first ever teaching opportunity in Germany, with my ‘Cosmic Wave and automatic drawing workshop’. It was so great to spend time making with wonderful drawings to share by the end of our session together and such fun to create a studio in the school for an afternoon and new friendships made.

So, all there is left for me to say is that I’d like I raise a toast to you this Christmas, with many thanks again for bringing meaning to my creative journey.

Wishing you a very merry and restorative holiday.

A big thank you to Julie Upmeyer and the team at Plas Bodfa for realising my design and sending this terrific photograph of Flag for my father on Anglesea. A strong breeze and clear blue skies, here is my work taking off in the skies.

Susie

Flag for my father

We had English Indian summer weather for our WTFCollective exhibition pop up in London last month. A warm breeze and glorious sunset on The Private View night, with light reflected from the river Thames, threw a special magic on our show. A warm welcome from our hosts at the Rowing club and visitors converging there from all walks of our lives, from relatives and friends to old collagues, all generations and new aquaintances over the weekend, made it truly memorable. A big thank you to every one who came and those who sent us messages of support. We loved all your feedback and are now learning from and sharing your words (laboured over on our portable typewriter !) @wtfcollective2020. As a collective we also received lots of next step offers for collaboration in 2025, more on this soon.

Over the summer, I have been reviewing my website and have made a few changes, I have tidied up Collections to make it clearer what I actually produce, probably long overdue but couldn’t be rushed! I have also set up a time activated Exhibitions page, which means I can share locations, time and more details of my shows and events and how to take part, as stand alone information.

What’s next ?

I am delighted to announce, that the team at Plas Bodfa , a cultural centre on Anglesey have accepted my design Flag for my father. I first flew this flag during our WTFCollective show last month, this one means alot to me. If there is any chance you may be near Anglesea, Wales, on Sunday the 20th October at 12.00, please let me know - all details in the link below.

My collaboration with Yoga Schule Hannover is also coming to fruition. The School is hosting a series of Kunst und Yoga workshops which include the opportunity to work with an Opera singer, experience eye yoga or join my Cosmic wave and abstraction, intuitive drawing workshop….it was just a matter of time before that one had to manifest I hear you say ! The workshops will take place at the same time as a solo exhibition of my work in the School called Breathe. My embroideries and mobile installation are already complete, I have two more paintings to develop and an on-site mural to create. Very excited about this one !

I hope some of you based in Germany may be able to join our PV on Thursday 31st October at 15.00 , entry free, or one of the workshops listed on the Yoga School website. If you are able to come from even further away, the more the merrier. For more details see the Exhibitions link below or click through the Exhibitions tab on my website.

If you are unable to join, lots of photos will come up on Instagram as usual, so watch this space @susiesatelier

With many thanks again for your feedback and support, I look forward to your feedback or to possibly meeting you in Hannover in the coming weeks,

Susie

You are cordially invited to a group exhibition presented by WTFCollective

‘Tidelines’ at the Globe Rowing Club,

11-13 Crane Street, Greenwich London SE10 9NP

Open - 21st and 22nd September 2024 11.00 to 17.00

We look forward to seeing you there !

Alizon Bennet, Wendy Helps, Susie Wright.

About the WTFCollective ‘Tidelines’

‘Tidelines’ a group exhibition full of humour, intrigue and unconventional creative approaches. WTFCollective present powerful themes relevant for now in a varied and resonant way. If you are looking for the unexpected, come and visit. NOTE - This weekend pop up is only open for two days. We will be there to welcome you on both days.

Follow us @wtfcollective2020

Already in August and my residency at the Cut in Halesworth in July seems a long time ago…. but the memory is still strong. Daily workshops, group dinners and a brilliant line up of evening talks, featured in this roller coaster week. I went from severe trepidation before joining the project, to relief the first moment we were welcomed, moving swiftly into a twelve hour a day routine ! 

Our Subject Areas were: IDENTITY  Led by Eddie Peake, Liselle Terret, Elsa James, MIGRATION  Led by Desmond Brett, K.Yoland, Emily Godden, SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES   Led by Desmond Brett, Lizzie Fleming, Charlie Hawkins and ENVIRONMENT Led by Simon Carter, Jevan Watkins Jones.

Our days were filled with making, collaborating and for me, a lot of the time chatting !!! there were so many people to get to know, I still didn’t get to talk to everyone.

The generosity of all participants in the project was striking. In our Environment, group leads, artists Simon and Jeven gave advice freely, encouraged collaborative experimental processes and throwing in a few thought pieces on the way.  On top of this, as the week progressed, mentors from the other groups passed by and local artists popped in. I got to meet East Anglia based artist Dom Theobald, local poet Dean Parkin and Ni Gooding of the Cut Editions.

More highlights included watching a large collaborative painting emerge from team of three Sara Jane Sayer, Janine Reeves and Ellie Rodwell. Plus our group trips….. to Beccles lido, a trip to Covehithe beach and a night out at the Thorington Theatre, set under the cooling canopy of woodland, a comedy night with the forest taking centre stage.

The evening programme of speakers at the Cut was compelling, creatives sharing their work and the nuts and bolts of their practice. The one to really treasure was an evening interview of Bruce McClean by Eileen Haring Woods, hilarious, irreverent and refreshing ! On our last night open evening we had a ball.

The summer project collaborative work will be on show, curated by Lewis Dalton Gilbert at the Cut from this week - August 6th – September 24th 2024. There is talk of a Summer Project Publication, watch this space. For all about the Cut Arts Centre in Suffolk, UK, see link below.

A big thank you Tony Casement, Kasia Powen and all the volunteers and mentors at the Cut. It was epic and transformative !

Susie

I am delighted to announce I am taking part in a group show, created and led by visual artist and curator Diana Ali in Funchal, Madeira taking place in July. The show is called ‘Hide me, steal me be nice to me’ and features photographic work in its broadest sense, addressing various themes it includes. artwork based on migration, asylum and the freedom to roam.

Specially for this exhibition, I have created a crowd of confetti people cut from recycled stamps, all featuring photographs of heads of state, or from photographs of old maps...see image above. About 100 pieces in total, I have invited Diana to scatter the work in drifts in the gallery space, ideally across thresholds and in unusual corners. This is a terrestrial / kinetic mobile art work, that is designed to be hardly seen and to migrate across a given arena. See image above.

As was seen with my illuminetti confetti in ‘Light Waves’, this crowd move in response to low level air currents and the interaction of visitors through the gallery space. Only to be found by keen eyed gallery goers, they reside at the margins of visibility.

I am happy to announce my solo show ‘Susie Wright’ in Bremerhaven is now officially open and runs until July 9th. It is so wonderful to see my works together like this, a kind of four year retrospective and opportunity to curate my work and concepts. I had a very commendable newspaper review from the Nordsee Zeitung and a great turn out of local visitors and invited guests for the Private View / Vernissage. It was a really buzzy Sunday afternoon, a real honour and a real milestone in my career.

I am concurrently participating in a project taking place in Colchester as part of a multifacetted event called ‘Vernacular’ run by Sluice. One part of this project called ‘England is a Forest’, is run by Small Works Art Gallery, who have been collating and are now curating the work, with an exhibition of drawings of trees with geo locations, using what three words, on an interactive map, with regular publications on Instagram.

My tree is my favourite veteran chestnut in Greenwich Park, London. I have been enjoying seeing all the other contributors’ work aswell, worh a visit www.smallworksartgallery.com or see above details of this show opening in Colchester from the 14th - 16th June.

You are cordially invited to my first solo show in Germany 2024, hosted by artist Vladimiro Miszak

Susie Wright @susiesatelier

Fundus - Malerei, Collagen, Installationen.
Offenes Atelier Galerie 78
Schillerstr. 78
27570 Bremerhaven

Open Weekdays only 12.30-17-00
21st May – 9th July 2024

There are so many things to see and do in Bremerhaven,
so even if you don’t make it to my show….take a look online;
• Saturday Morning Market – Wochenmarkt Geestemünde / Konrad Adenaur PLatz
• Fish Harbour with loads of eateries
• German Maritime Museum – you can see the cog, dug up from the river, a quite unbelievable massive old boat….
• The Climate House
• ‘The last bar before New York’ ( Elvis did land here !)
• The Immigration Museum
• The City beach
• Art Gallery
• Mud walking----yes this is the best bit !