Susan York
Biography

Born
Newport, Rhode Island

Education
1995         MFA, Ceramics and Sculpture, Cranbrook Academy of Art,
                         Bloomfield Hills, MI
1972         BFA, Ceramics and Sculpture, Art History, University of
                          New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Braunstein/Quay Exhibitions

2009         Porcelain & Graphite, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008         Holiday Special: Gallery Group Show, Braunstein/Quay Gallery,
                           San Francisco, CA
2007         Coming Attractions: Gallery Group Show, Braunstein/Quay Gallery
2005         Angle of Repose, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000         Introductions 2000, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Solo Exhibitions

2008         3 Columns: Graphite Sculpture by Susan York,
                          Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
2007         Graphite, Exhibitions 2d, Marfa, TX
                         Lannan Foundation Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006         Graphite, Exhibitions 2d, Marfa, TX (and 2007)
2005         Angle of Repose, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003         Center of Gravity, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2000         Introductions 2000, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999         Primal Space and Form, Van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1997         European Keramisch Werkcentrum, s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
1992         Golden Mean Constructions, Janus Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1987         Works from the Golden Mean Series, Santa Fe, NM.
1985         Recent Works from the Jemez Series, The Artists Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1983         Ceramic Constructions, The Artists Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1980         S.L. York, Hand Graphics Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

Group Exhibitions

2008         Gravitas, Dorsky Projects, Long Island City, Queens, NY
2007         Coming Attractions: Gallery Group Show, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
                  Project Space / Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Art, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
                  Trace Elements, Margarete Roeder Gallery, NY, NY
2006         Minimal/ist, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2004         Implicit Plasticity, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
                  The Zen of Materiality, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
                  Minimal, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
                  Dutch Souvenir Project, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, 's-Hertogenbosch,
                          Netherlands Exhibitions 2d, Marfa, Texas
2003         53rd Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d’Arte Contemporanea, International
                          Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy
                  Dutch Souvenir Project, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy; Spazio Consolo, Salon de Mobil,
                          Milan, Italy; EKWC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Museum voor Hedendaagse
                           Kunst, Tilburg, Netherlands; Galerie Binnen, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2000-02   Ceramic National 2000, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, travelled to Samuel P. Harn Museum,
                          Gainesville, FL; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA
2001-02   Organizing the World: Sculptural Interventions, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
                  Steel Girrrls, Houston Texas, Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2002         Ceramic Annual 2001, Scripps College, Claremont CA
                  Rendezvous, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NB
2001         Silicate, Baltimore Works, Baltimore, MD
                  Al2O3 SiO3, The Governor’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995         Center of Gravity, (Thesis Exhibition), Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
                  Intersections and Interstices: Installations & Collaborations with the
                         Cranbrook Academy of Art, Pontiac MI
1992         Golden Mean Constructions, Janus Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1991         Biennale Internazionale di Ceramica Contemporanea, Galleria d' Arte,Grottaglie, Italy
                  2000 Years of Contemporary Ceramics, Johnson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
                  New Mexico Clay: 4 Independent Visions, NCECA Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
1990         III Svjetksi Trienale Male Keramike, Zagreb, Croatia
1989         CCA Invitational, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
                  Surface and Substance, Bershire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
                  Monarch National Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX
                  NCECA Exhibition, Baker University, Garnett, KS
                  Ceramics Now, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1988         Selections 88', College of Santa Fe Gallery, NM
                  Color/Form/Texture, Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
                  Sensual Surfaces, Marilyn Butler Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
1987         New Mexico '87, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, NM
                  Clay in ‘87, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
                  On the Wall/Off the Wall, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
1985         Selections from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Fine Arts of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
                  Statements '85: Contemporary Art in New Mexico, Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
                  Southwest '85: A Fine Arts Competition, Museum of Fine Arts of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
                  New Mexico Clay: Philosophies in Contrast, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM
                  Robert Blanchard, Gina Telcocci, S.L. York, Johnson Gallery, University of NM
1984         American Ceramic National, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
                  Southwest: Midwest Exchange, Lill St. Gallery, Chicago, IL. / Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
                  Color/No Color: S.L. York and Holly Roberts, The Artists Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1983         The Leading Edge, Festival of the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
                  Albuquerque United Artists Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
                  Clay in New Mexico '83, University of New Mexico Art Gallery,             Albuquerque, NM
1982         Recent Work, Marcia Rodell Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1981         Group Show, The Mandell Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
                  Group Show, The Governors Gallery, New Mexico State Capitol, Albuquerque, NM
1980         MCNN - Marietta College National, Marietta College, Marietta, OH
                  Containers '80, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN

Collections

Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Lannan Foundation, Marfa, TX and Santa Fe, NM
Museum of Fine Arts of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
Ruth Braunstein, San Francisco, CA
Stedejlijk Museum - s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
The Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Panza Collection, Lugano, Switzerland

Honors and Awards

2008         Alpert Award in the Arts nominee
2007         Painters & Sculptors Grant Program, Joan Mitchell Foundation
1997         Artist-in-Residence, Europees Keramisch Werkcentrum (European Ceramic Work Center),
                          s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
1996         Finalist, Fulbright Fellowship
1989         Honorable Mention, Selections '88, College of Santa Fe
1987         United World College, Las Vegas, NM
1983         The Leading Edge, Festival of the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
                         Clay in New Mexico '83, University of New Mexico Art Gallery
                         Purchase Award, United Artists Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Selected Bibliography

King, Sarah. "The Lannan Foundation." Art in America, December, 2008
Gopnik, Blake. "Critics Picks: Susan York." Artforum.com, July/August, 2008
King, Sarah. " Santa Fe Summer Preview." Art in America, June/July, 2008
Riley, Jan. "Eliminating Subject and Object." Sculpture Magazine, July, 2008
York, Susan. "Flying Geese." New York Times Magazine, Lives Column, Dec. 4, 2005
Berkovitch, Ellen. "America's Artland: Santa Fe." Art + Antiques, 2007
Whitney, Kathleen. "Obsession." Sculpture Magazine, April, 2006
King, Sarah. "Susan York, Klaudia Marr Gallery." Art in America, 2004
Rejoinders, Anton. The Ceramic Process, Amsterdam, Netherlands, A&C Black, London England
Garriott-Stejskal, Richard. "Susan York." Kerameik Techni, Piraeus, Greece, Sept. 2002,
Ceramics: Art and Perception, No. 47, Sydney, Australia
"The Universe of Susan York." THE Magazine, Santa Fe, NM , June, 1999
Bullis, Douglas. 100 Artists of the Southwest, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. PA., 2006

Susan York Biography

Born Newport, Rhode Island