About the Artist
About the Artist
Susan Paterson BFA
BORN
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1958
EDUCATION
‘Traditional Landscape Painting’ workshops in Jackson, New Hampshire, Grand Central Academy of Art, New York, 2013
‘In the Studios of the Old Masters’ workshop, Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, Ontario, 2013
‘Dutch Still Life’ Workshop, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, 2007
NSCAD, Halifax, N.S. Lithography, 1979; Etching 1982, 1984
Byam Shaw School of Art, London, England, 1981
Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB., Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1980
SOLO SHOWS
Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, NB, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020 & 2022
Amicus Gallery, Chester, NS, 2007 & 2012
Gallery 78, Fredericton NB, 2011
Lyghtesome Gallery, Antigonish, NS, 1985, 1991, 2000 & 2006
Heritage Museum, Dartmouth, NS, 1980, 1981 & 1995
Libby’s of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., 1989 & 1991
Duke of Argyle Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1986, 1988 & 1990
Market House Gallery, Annapolis Royal, NS, 1986 & 1989
Manna Fine Arts Gallery, Kleinburg, Ont., 1988
University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, NS, & St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, 1987 (Traveling)
Limited Edition Gallery, Dartmouth, NS, 1986
J. Arends Gallery, Edmonton, AB, 1984
GROUP SHOWS
'New Work', Susan Paterson and Darren Whalen, Ema Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2023
'Petals and Lace', Joanne Hunt and Susan Paterson, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2022
'New Work', Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2021
15th International Art Renewal Center Salon Live Exhibition, Sotheby's New York and The MEAM, Barcelona, Spain, 2021
'Inspired apART', Small works Online Exhibition, 2020
14th International Art Renewal Center Salon's Live Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain, 2019 - 2020
'Still', Cathy Ross and Susan Paterson, Gallery 78, Fredericton, N.B., 2019
'New Works', Susan Paterson and Steven Rhude, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2019
Susan Paterson and Joanne Hunt, Amicus Gallery, Chester, NS, 2018
'New Works', Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL, 2017
'Terrior, a Nova Scotia Survey', Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., 2016
'New Works', Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL, 2016
Susan Paterson and Joanne Hunt, Amicus Gallery, Chester, N.S., 2016
'Favorite Things', Gallery 78, Fredericton, N.B., 2014
'What is Old is New Again', Secord Gallery, Halifax, N.S., 2014
'Across the Surface', The Archives, Halifax, N.S., 2014
‘Capture 2014: Nova Scotia Realism’ juried group exhibit curated by Tom Smart and
Peter Dykhuis, Dalhousie Univ. Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S., Jan 2014
‘Island Girls’, Work from a Painting Retreat to Long Island, N.S., Art Sales & Rental Gallery, AGNS, Halifax,
N.S., Jan. 2014
‘Nova Scotia Printmakers Association, Annual Group Show’, Halifax, NS, 2009, 2010 & 2013
‘BIMPE V’, Fifth Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, 2008
‘Open Water 2004’, Annual Open Juried Exhibition of the CSPWC, Toronto, Ont., 2004
‘Open Water 2002’, Juror, Annual Open Juried Exhibition of the CSPWC, Halifax, NS, 2002
‘Far & Wide’ VANS 20th Anniversary Show, AGNS, Halifax, NS. 1996
‘Visual Facts’, VANS 10th Anniversary Show, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1986
‘Maritime Artists’, Village Square Art Gallery Ltd., Carp, Ont. 1985
‘Acquisitions 82-84’, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, 1984
‘Art Expo’, AGNS Art Rental Juried Show, Halifax, NS, 1983
‘Works on Paper’, J. Arends Gallery, Edmonton, AB, 1983
‘Canadian Landscapes’, J. Arends Gallery, Edmonton, AB, 1983
AWARDS
Grand Prize, International Artist Magazine, Challenge No. 138, Still Life, Dec/Jan '24 Issue.
Purchase Award, Second Place - Still Life and FWSD (Fashion Week San Diego) Award, Art Renewal Center's 16th International Salon, 2022
Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Apr/May 2022 Challenge, Favorite Subjects.
Purchase Award and Fashion Week San Diego Award, Art Renewal Center's 15th International Art Salon, 2020 - 2021.
Nova Scotia Arts Council, Presentation Grant to take part in and attend an exhibit of ARC prize winning paintings from the 14th International Salon at the MEAM in Barcelona Spain, 2020
Boldbrush Painting Contest, 3rd Place, August 2019
Second Place, Still Life Category, Art Renewal Center's 14th Annual International Salon, 2019-2020
Sherbrooke Village Artist's Residency, Sherbrooke N.S., 2019
Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Feb/March 2017, Challenge 113, Still Life and Florals
Finalist, Still Life Category, Art Renewal Center's 2016 Annual International Salon
Finalist, Still Life Category, Art Renewal Center's 2014/2015 Annual International Salon
BoldBrush Painting Contest, Finalist, November 2014, December 2014, September 2015 & April 2019
Port Bickerton Lighthouse Artist's Residency, Port Bickerton, Nova Scotia, 2014
Nova Scotia Arts Council, Professional Development Grant to study with the Grand Central Academy of Art, New York, 2013
Third place, Academy of Realist Art Scholarship Competition, 2012
Finalist, Still Life Category, Art Renewal Center’s 2010/2011 Annual International Salon
Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Oct/Nov. 2009, Challenge #53, Still Life and Florals
Lincoln M. Alexander, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario-Award of Excellence, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, 1989
Elizabeth Greenshields Grant, 1981
Director’s Award, Nova Scotia Atlantic Winter Fair, 1978
COMMISSIONS
‘Mt. A Football: Where Tradition Meets Future’, watercolour, Fundraiser for the Mount Allison Football Program, Sackville,
New Brunswick, 2008
‘A View from Dartmouth’, Etching, Dartmouth Heritage Museum, fundraising project, Dartmouth, NS, 1994
‘Country Road’, Etching for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia fundraising campaign, Donor Recognition Program, Halifax, NS, 1985
‘Off Season - Sherbrooke Village’, Etching, Sherbrooke Village Museum, Sherbrooke, NS, 1985
‘Victoria General Hospital’, Etching, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1984
PUBLICATIONS
‘Take Your Time with each Step’, Susan Paterson watercolours; International Artist magazine, April/May 2013
‘From Land and Sea: Nova Scotia’s Contemporary Landscape Artists’, edited by Dee Appleby, published by Nimbus, 2009
‘Master Painters’, International Artist magazine, Feb/March 2008,
‘Winter Treasures, Original Artworks by Canadian Artists’, compiled by Debra Jean Moncur, published by Mentor Communications Inc., 1997
‘The Way the Light Strikes: An interview with Susan Paterson‘, Visual Arts News, 1995.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Husky Oil; Bank of Detroit; Inter-Provincial Pipeline, Alberta; Art Renewal Center, 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; University of New Brunswick; 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.
