Suzanne E. Szucs |
Education |
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA |
1995 |
| San Francisco Art Institute, BFA | 1992 |
Academic Work Experience |
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| Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Photography | 2007-9 |
PhotoArts 1,2,6, Digital Imaging for Fine Artists, Graduate Core, Fine Art Photography |
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| Art Institutes International, Assistant Professor, Photography | 2006-7 |
| Principles of Photography, Digital Photographic Production, Digital Darkroom, Computer Applications | |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth, Assistant Professor, Photography | 2000-4 |
| Head of Photo Area and Lab (2000-3), Introduction to Photography, Photo 2-Traditional (B&W), Photo 2 - Digital Focus, 2-D Digital Design. | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Visiting Instructor, Photography | 1997-0 |
| Photo II (B&W, Color and extended processes), Photo I (B&W) | |
| Columbia College Chicago, Instructor, Photography | 1996-0 |
| Photo I/Darkroom I (B&W), Photo II/Darkroom II (Color), History of 20th Century Photography (Graduate Seminar), Guest Lecturer (Graduate Seminar) | |
| College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, Instructor, Photography | 1995-0 |
| Intro to Digital Imaging, Photo 100 (B&W), Intermediate Photo (B&W), Tools & Techniques (Zone & View Camera), Pinhole Photography, Composition and Structure (Advanced), Fine Printing (Advanced B&W) | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Teaching Assistant, Photography | 1993-4 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Photography Lab, Head Chemist | 1992-4 |
Additional Work Experience/Professional Activities |
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| Columnist/Reviewer, MNartists.org | 2004-7 |
| Panelist, Institutional Funding Panel, MN State Arts Board, St Paul, MN | 2007 |
| Digital Imaging Specialist, Questex Media, Duluth, MN | 2005-6 |
| Consultant/Instructor, Duluth Art Institute Digital Imaging Lab | 2003-5 |
| Moderator, Triablog, VACUM guest critic | 2004 |
| Chair, Art & Design Lecture Series, UMD School of Fine Arts | 2002-3 |
| Faculty Advisor, UMD Art Guild | 2001-4 |
| Panelist, Minnesota Craft Council | 2003 |
| Guest Reviewer, Perpich High School for the Arts, Golden Valley, MN | 2001-3 |
| Jury Panelist, Glensheen Art Exhibition, Duluth, MN | 2001 |
| Panelist, Graduate Reviews, Columbia College, Chicago | 1997-9 |
| Panelist, Graducate Critiques, School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1997-9 |
| Guest Panelist, Columbia College Art Community Faculty Forum | 1997 |
| Chair, N.A.M.E. Gallery Time Arts Committee, Chicago | 1995-6 |
Lectures |
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| MN Art Educators Conference, Duluth, MN | 2005 |
| Smith College, Art Department, Northhampton, MA | |
| Second Tuesdays, MN Center for Photography | |
| Artist Dialogue, Duluth Art Institute | |
| Road Work, Art & Design Lecture Series, Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN | 2003 |
| First Readings - Keynote Speaker, UMD Philosophy Colliquium | 2002 |
| Ohio University, Art Department, Athens, Ohio | 2000 |
| Massachusetts College of Art, Photography Department | 1996 |
Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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| Recent Invitations, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN | 2005 |
| Road Work: Deer Project, No Name Exhibitions, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN | 2004 |
| Road Work, Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN | 2003 |
| Recent Invitations to Religion, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL | 2000 |
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1999-0 |
| Of A Marriageable Age, Artemisia, Chicago | 1997 |
| New Projects, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago | 1996 |
| Masks & Markings, University of Notre Dame Photography Gallery, IN | 1995 |
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| Romanticism Restaged, SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY | 2007 |
| 10,000 Artists on a Lake, Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Substance of Light, The Independent, Minneapolis, MN | 2006 |
| Volatile Bodies (Two person show), Elastic, Chicago, IL | |
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2005 |
| Photo Bravo, MN Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Aurora Pours, Northend Arts Center, Superior, WI | |
| Exquisite Corpse, Flatfile Photography, Chicago | |
| Arrowhead Biennial, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN (Award) | 2004-5 |
| Fotowerk, Flatfile Contemporary, Chicago | 2004 |
| Seven Deadly Sins, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN | |
| Absence, Flatfile Photography, Chicago | |
| Perspectives from America, Palermo, Italy | |
| Proof & Invitation (two person show), Mezera Arts, Knife River, MN | |
| Golau: Expressions of Light, Mezera Arts, Knife River, MN | 2003-4 |
| The Big Picture, Visual Aids, San Francisco | 2003 |
| Turn up the Heat: 2750 Degrees, J. Pepper Inn, Knife River, MN | |
| Arrowhead 50th Biennial, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN | 2002 |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography, Fellowship Exhibition, Pittsburgh (Award) | |
| Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids, New York | 2001-2 |
| News of the Whirld 3, Editor/Publisher Ken Fitzgerald | 2001 |
| All Systems Go, Tweed Museum, Duluth, MN | 2000 |
| Faculty Exhbition, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| The Constructed Self, curated by Patty Carroll, TBA, Chicago | 1998 |
| Faculty Exhibition, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| What's Rite: Ritual & Experience, Spaces, Cleveland | 1997 |
| Out of Space: Four Photographers, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI | |
| Columbian Exposition, Columbia College, Chicago | |
| Illinois Photographers in the 90s: the Midwest Photographers Project, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago | 1996 |
| Back & Forth, Hokin In-the-Works at Columbia College, Chicago | |
| 15th Annual St. Valentine's Day Exhibition, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago | |
| Person/Personae, Tarazona Foto '95, San Atilano Church, Tarazona, Spain | 1995 |
| Venus Envy, Artemisia, Chicago | |
| New Talent I, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago | |
| Eye Fiction/Non Fiction, Gallery 2, Chicago | 1994 |
| Women and Madness, Congress Street Gallery, Tucson | |
Awards |
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| Minnesota State Arts Board Individual Artist Initiative | 2006 |
| Arrowhead Biennial, Duluth Art Institute | 2004 |
| Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Careeer Development Grant | |
| Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant (two time recipient) | 2002/4 |
| Chancellor's Small Grant, University of Minnesota-Duluth | 2002 |
| Summer VDIL Research Fellowship, UMD | |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography, Fellowship 2002, Honorable Mention | |
| Centrum Center for Arts & Education, Residency | |
| UMD Tech Camp VI, UMD | |
| Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development Grant | 2001 |
| Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant | 1999 |
| Illinois Arts Council Individual Arts Fellowship | 1998 |
| Project Completion Grant, Columbia College Chicago | |
| Chicago Arts Assistance Program Grant (3 time recipient) | 1996-8 |
| Linda Kramer Fund Award, Artemisia, Chicago | 1997 |
| James Weinstein Memorial Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1995 |
Curatorial Practice |
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| Speak Easy: A Comic Book & Zine Reading Room, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago | 1996 |
| Je'taime N.A.M.E. II, Second Annual N.A.M.E. Benefit, Double Door, Chicago | |
| Move-it! at N.A.M.E., A Month of Movement Events, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago | |
| Bill Close: Chambers of Resonance, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago | 1995 |
Major Collections |
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| Art Institute of Chicago | |
| Tweed Museum | |
Affiliations |
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| Visual Art Critics Union of Minnesota (VACUM) | |
| College Art Association | |
| Society of Photographic Educators | |
| Common Language | |
| National Association of Photoshop Professionals | |
Selected Wed Representation |
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| MNartists.org | |
| Journal, In Progress | |
Selected Online Reviews |
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| 08.18.2005 | |
| Suz Szucs's Peripheral Vision, Julia Durst | 03.29.2005 |
| A Matter of Taste: Reivew of the 56th Arrowhead Biennial, Julia Durst | 11.24.2004 |
| Mortality in Deer and Infants at the Soap Factory, Jakki Spicer | 06.02.2004 |
| Runing Well: 'Road Work', Ann Klefstad | 02.08.2003 |
Selected Online Bibliography |
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| Impale This! The Latest from Fearless Filmmakers | 06.25.2007 |
| Still Standing: Carl Gawboy | 06.25.2007 |
| Beyond Likeness: Light Shed on the Body | 05.28.2007 |
| The Price of Admission | 05.14.2007 |
| MN Film: Responsibility is Our Middle Name | 05.07.2007 |
| Boxing Makes You Smart | 03.11.2007 |
| Art Shanties and the Long Wait for Winter | 01.02.2007 |
| Lots of Feminist Blockbusters: Kiki Smith, Diane Arbus (Especially), Eva Hesse, Kara Walker | 11.13.2006 |
| Artists or Artists: Coral Lambert | 08.06.2006 |
| Body Whirled | 06.27.2006 |
| American Tourist: Aaron McLeod at the Duluth Art Institute | 06.01.2006 |
| The Column: Thaw | 05.20.2006 |
| The Column: The Sacrificial Poet | 05.06.2006 |
| Cheapscapes: Real Plastic, Real Film, Some Really Good Eyes | 04.23.2006 |
| This is a Love Song: Singing in the Echoes of Peace Choir | 03.22.2006 |
| Moving Intelligence: "Only Human" at the MMAA | 02.26.2006 |
| I Want My Feminist Blockbuster | 12.30.2005 |
| Ambitious: "Zenith" at Washington Galleries | 10.26.2005 |
| "Vital Force": Collaboration, Generation | 09.30.2005 |
| Aurora Pours, Thoughts About Iron | 09.01.2005 |
| Second Skin: "Marked Men" at Rogue Buddha | 07.29.2005 |
| Young and Restless: Full House | 07.22.2005 |
| The Arrival of the Sun | 07.08.2005 |
| The Column: War Talk, Peace Talk | 05.16.2005 |
| Nine Months in America: Unassuming Grandeur | 03.15.2005 |
| Julia Durst: "Impromptu" | 03.07.2005 |
| Art Job Follies: Burning Down Atlanta | 03.02.2005 |
| A Little Mess, The Mystery of Light: "Following Intuition" | 02.02.2005 |
| Art Auction Follies | 01.24.2005 |
| An Uneasy Trip: Budoff and Cristancho at the Duluth Art Institute | 12.31.2004 |
| Consumer Follies | 12.20.2004 |
| The Vicarious Journeys of Derrick Burbul | 08.28.2004 |
| Book Review: "Crying at the Movies" by Madelon Sprengnether | 07.09.2003 |
Technical Expertise |
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Photographic Processes: Black & White processing and printing; color processing (C-41, E-6); color printing (Chromogenic, Cibachrome, Ilfochrome), studio, large format |
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| Non-Silver: Cyanotype, Van Dyke, Gum Bichromate, Kwik Print, Polaroid Transfer, Liquid Light, Ortho, etc. | |
| Digital: MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.), Macromedia 8 | |
Digital Printing Processes; tested over 80 inkjet papers; expert in color correction/conversion; expert in scanning (drum, negative, flatbed) |
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Performance: Directed live and for video; performed and written |
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| Iron: participated in cast iron pours with Common Language (see Aurora Pours above) | |
open Teaching Philosophy in PDF format
open Art Statement in PDF format