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BORN

Halifax, Nova Scotia 1958

 

EDUCATION

NSCAD, Halifax, N.S.-Lithography, 1979;  Etching 1982, 1984

Byam Shaw School of Art, London, England, 1981

Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B., BFA, 1980

Sunbury Shores, St. Andrews, N.B., summer 1979

“Dutch Still Life" School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., 2007

 

 

SOLO SHOWS

Parlour Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
1980, 1982 & 1984

Heritage Museum, Dartmouth, N.S.
1980, 1981 & 1995

J. Arends Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
1984

Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B.
1985, 1987, 1990, 1999 & 2005

Lyghtesome Gallery, Antigonish, N.S.
1985, 1991, 2000 & 2006

Duke of Argyle Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
1986, 1988 & 1990

Market House Gallery, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
1986 & 1989

Limited Edition Gallery, Dartmouth, N.S.
1986

Travelling Show
University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, N.S.
and
St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, N.S.
1987

Manna Fine Arts Gallery, Kleinburg, Ont.
1988

Libby’s of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
1989 & 1991

Amicus Gallery, Chester, N.S.
2007

Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B.
2008

 

 

GROUP SHOWS

Dalhousie Medical Research Art Auction
Halifax, N.S., 1983

Works on Paper
J. Arends Gallery Edmonton, AB., 1983

Canadian Landscapes
J. Arends Gallery, Edmonton , AB., 1983

Acquisitions 82-84
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., 1984

Maritime Artists
Village Square Art Gallery Ltd., Carp, Ont., 1985

Visual Facts
VANS 10th Anniversary Show
Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S., 1986

Art Expo
AGNS Art Rental Juried Show, Halifax, N.S., 1996

Open Water 2002
Juror, Annual Open Juried Exhibition of the CSPWC, Halifax, N.S.

Open Water 2004
Annual Open Juried Exhibition of the CSPWC, Toronto, Ont.

BIMPE V
The Fifth Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Vancouver, B.C., 2008

CSPWC Atlantic Members Exhibition
St Francis Xavier University Art Gallery, Antigonish, NS., 2009

 The Shubenacadie Art Connection
Fairbanks Interpretive Centre, Dartmouth, N.S., 2009

NSPA-SNAP Print Exhibition
 Halifax, N.S., 2009

 

 

 

AWARDS

Director’s Award
Nova Scotia Atlantic Winter Fair
1978

Elizabeth Greenshields Grant
1981

Lincoln M. Alexander, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Award of Excellence

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit
1989

 

 

COMPETITIONS

Atlantic Insight Magazine, “Original Print” Christmas Card
1987
 

 International Artist Magazine
Challenge #53 - Still Life and Florals

Oct/Nov 2009
Susan Paterson's watercolour "Three Peonies" was selected as a finalist.

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour

 

 

COMMISSIONS

Victoria General Hospital - Etching
Department of Medicine
Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
1984

Off Season-Sherbrooke Village - Etching
Sherbrooke, N.S.
1985

Country Road - Etching
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Fundraising Campaign - Donor Recognition Program
Halifax, N.S.
1985

A View from Dartmouth - Etching
Dartmouth Heritage Museum
Fundraising Project
Dartmouth, N.S.
1994

Mt A Football: Where Tradition Meets Future - Watercolour
Fundraiser for the Mount Allison Football Program
Sackville, N.B.
2008

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

The Way the Light Strikes: An Interview with Susan Paterson
Visual Arts News
1995

Winter Treasures, Original Artworks by Canadian Artists
compiled by Debra Jean Moncur, published by Mentor Communications Inc.
1997

Master Painters
International Artist Magazine
Feb/March 2008

From Land and Sea: Nova Scotia's Contemporary Landscape Artists
edited by Dee Appleby, published by Nimbus
2009

 

 

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Husky Oil
Bank of Detroit
Inter-Provincial Pipeline, Alberta
City of Dartmouth
Heritage Museum
Cape Breton District School Board
Nova Scotia Art Bank
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
 University College of Cape Breton
Chateau Halifax
Bell Canada
Magna International Inc.
Citibank
Oshawa Foods
K.K. Sakai, Tokyo, Japan
Olympia & York Developments
Manufacturer’s Life
Dofasco Ltd.
Cyanamid Canada Incorporated
Employment & Immigration Canada
Atlantic lottery Corporation
TD Bank
Mitsu Taiyo Kobe Bank
North American Quotations Inc.
McInnis Cooper & Robertson
Mercantile & General Reinsurance Group