{"id":5615,"date":"2000-08-28T23:36:27","date_gmt":"2000-08-29T05:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=5615"},"modified":"2025-01-07T07:39:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:39:35","slug":"susan-kirby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/susan-kirby\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Kirby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bio<\/h3>\n

Susan Kirby<\/strong> is a self-taught visionary painter. She was born in Salt Lake City. She has lived in\u00a0Greenwich, Connecticut; Paris, France; San Francisco, California; and San Miguel de Allende,\u00a0Mexico. While attending cooking school in Paris, she discovered herself as an artist. Years later,\u00a0in 1985, a dream told her to quit a nursing job and paint. In 1992, she had a one-woman show at\u00a0the Salt Lake Art Center. She has also shown around the U.S. and in 1998 had a one-woman\u00a0show in San Miguel de Allende. She has enjoyed many private commissions from prominent\u00a0Utahns. Her mural work can be seen at the Oyster Bar in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/h3>\n

susankirbyartworks@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gallery Representation<\/h3>\n

Phillips Gallery<\/a>, 444 E. 200 South, \u00a0Salt Lake City, UT<\/p>\n

Artist Images<\/h3>\n

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”Family Portrait”, 5′ by 7′, oil \/ canvas, 1974<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Self Portrait”, 7′ by 9′, oil \/ canvas, 1985<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Magic Carpet Ride”, 6′ by 8′, acrylic \/ canvas, 1992<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Last Supper”, 7′ by 9′ , acrylic \/ canvas, 1992<\/p><\/div>\n

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“My Death”, 6′ by 8′, acrylic \/ canvas, 1991<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Shiva and Shakti”, 40″ by 40″, acrylic \/ canvas, 1998<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Suffering to Confidence”, 5′ x 7′, oil\/canvas, 1974<\/p><\/div>\n

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“My Bedroom”, 26″ by 38″, acrylic \/ canvas, 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Last Supper”, 22″ by 38″, acrylic \/ canvas, 2010<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Ground Luminosity”, 30″ by 40″ acrylic \/ canvas, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

SOLO EXHIBITIONS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 2012
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Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, permanent show, 2008-2010<\/p>\n

Finn\u2019s Caf\u00e9, Salt Lake City, Utah, July-Sept 2008<\/p>\n

Town Club, Salt Lake City, Utah, March to May 2008<\/p>\n

\u201cButterflies,\u201d Jane and Andy Wallace\u2019s home, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 13, 2006<\/p>\n

\u201cCelebration of Life,\u201d Artspace Forum Gallery, November 15 – December 18, 2002<\/p>\n

La Lola\u2019s Restaurant, December 1999, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico<\/p>\n

Utah Summer Arts Festival, June 27-30, 1996. \u201cInvited Artist\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, Susannah,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center. October 25 – December 24, 1992, Salt Lake City, Utah<\/p>\n

\u201cFeatured Artist,\u201d Dooly Gallery, Park City, Utah, 1990<\/p>\n

SPECIAL COMMISSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Column at Market Street Oyster Bar, 54 Market Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Painted \u00a0a\u00a0mermaid-goddess on a column in the restaurant, 3′ x 12′.<\/p>\n

KSL-TV Channel 5, \u201cSusannah Kirby Artist,\u201d May 10, 1993. A 2-1\/2 minute profile of me talking\u00a0about my paintings and creative processes. This film was made by Martin Metcalf of\u00a0KSL-TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan With Three Wives,\u201d CBS television movie. My one person show at the Salt Lake Art Center\u00a0was featured in this production.<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah Women Artists Series Collaborative Events,\u201d participated as the visual artist with two other\u00a0artists, a musician and a performance artist, Salt Lake Acting Company, April 1990. I\u00a0designed the set.<\/p>\n

\u201cUWAP Banner,\u201d Utah Women\u2019s Arts Project, banner design, collaborative piece with a poet and\u00a0photographer, January 1990.<\/p>\n

Collaboration Mural for Baci Trattoria, Pierpont Avenue. Seven artists were chosen to paint a\u00a0mural 45 feet long upstairs in the restaurant.<\/p>\n

EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMexico Then and Now\u201d, Sept. 7, – Oct. 3, 2012 Salt Lake City Public Library, SLC,UT<\/p>\n

88th Annual Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT<\/p>\n

Statewide Competition 2012, Jan. 27- Mar. 9, 2012, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, Utah<\/p>\n

\u201cFinding your Frida\u201d, Sprague Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct.1, 2011<\/p>\n

\u201cViva Frida\u201d, East High School, self portrait workshop, Sept, 2011, SLC, UT<\/p>\n

\u201cethnography of loveamour\u201d, Mestizo Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 12 \u2013 October 14,\u00a02011<\/p>\n

\u201cDream Box\u201d, The Hope Gala, American Cancer Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 15,\u00a02011<\/p>\n

Utah Women Artists Exhibition, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Taylorsville, Utah, May 5 \u2013June 21, 2011<\/p>\n

87th Annual Utah Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, April 22 \u2013 July 3, 2011<\/p>\n

15th Annual Holiday Exhibition, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 19 \u2013 December\u00a018, 2010<\/p>\n

Art and Soup, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2011<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah Images 2010,\u201d November \u2013 December 2010<\/p>\n

\u201cCelebraci\u00f3n,\u201d 30 Frida dolls, Utah Museum Fine Arts, May 2010<\/p>\n

Utah Women Artist Exhibition, \u201cBest of Show,\u201d Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Taylorsville,\u00a0Utah, August 13 \u2013 September 30, 2009<\/p>\n

\u201cArt in Pilar\u2019s Garden, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2009<\/p>\n

\u201c300 Plates,\u201d Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2009<\/p>\n

\u201cArt for Animals,\u201d Patrick Moore Gallery, May 2009<\/p>\n

\u201cSpiritual & Religious Art,\u201d Springville, Utah, December 2008<\/p>\n

\u201cVisions of the City,\u201d Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008<\/p>\n

\u201cPhillips Gallery Holiday Show,\u201d November 2006<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah 2006 Fine Arts & Photography,\u201d October 2006<\/p>\n

\u201cDancing Cranes Imports 2004 Calendar,\u201d commissioned painting for the store\u2019s yearly calendar.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove, Lust and Motorcycles,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center, June 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201c20 Artists\u2019 Visions,\u201d Sweet Branch Library, Salt Lake City, February 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlympics Exhibit,\u201d Phillips Gallery, February 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristmas Show 2001,\u201d Phillips Gallery, December 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cObjects of Adoration and Mystery,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center, June 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristmas Show 2000,\u201d Phillips Gallery, December 2000.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpiritual and Religious Art,\u201d Springville, Utah, December 2000.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaste of the Nation,\u201d Solitude Mountain Resort, August 20, 2000. Custom art birdhouse.<\/p>\n

Atenea Gallery, 1998-2000, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.<\/p>\n

Utah AIDS Foundation Oscar Night Gala Auction, March 24, 1997, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

Autumn Art Auction, LDS Hospital-Deseret Foundation, October 18, 1996, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpiritual and Religious Art,\u201d Springville, Utah, December 1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cWolfstock \u201896,\u201d November 9, 1996, Deer Valley, Utah. Had a painting in the auction to bring\u00a0wolves back to Yellowstone National Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cRetrospective,\u201d Union Pacific Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1996<\/p>\n

\u201cHogle Zoo\u2019s Art Show,\u201d February 18 – April 4, 1996, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cImages of the Great Salt Lake,\u201d Utah Museum of Fine Arts University of Utah, January 14 –\u00a0March 31, 1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cAngels of All Lands and Faiths,\u201d God in the Arts Foundation, Taos, New Mexico, February 3 -March 2, 1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cBDAC Art Faculty: Twenty Years of Excellence,\u201d September 8 – October 27, 1995, Bountiful,\u00a0Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt in the Garden,\u201d group show at Pilar Pobil\u2019s Garden, August 1995, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cSymbolic Visions,\u201d Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. My painting Harmony of the Way <\/em>was accepted into this show of mandalas painted by women, August 1994.<\/p>\n

\u201cKimball Art Center Open Painting Exhibition,\u201d Park City, Utah, 1993.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt for Life,\u201d Utah AIDS Foundation, Art Auction, December 5, 1993, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of the Land, Utah Women,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center, May 30 – July 23, 1992. Juried exhibition.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt for Animals III,\u201d Salt Lake Art Barn, 1992.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking and Breaking Tradition,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center, October 5 – November 29, 1991. Invitational.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreetings and Salutations, \u201c Salt Lake Art Center, August 1991. Invitational.<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah 91 Crafts,\u201d Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 1991.<\/p>\n

\u201cContemporary Women Artists Traveling Exhibition,\u201d sponsored by Utah Arts Council, October 9,\u00a01990 – May 9, 1991.<\/p>\n

\u201cBanners for Salt Lake City Project,\u201d 1991.<\/p>\n

\u201cArtists Studios,\u201d Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1990.<\/p>\n

\u201cExhibition 1989 – Contemporary Painting,\u201d Utah Summer Arts Festival, Union Pacific Depot,\u00a01989. Invitational.<\/p>\n

\u201c10 + 10 + 10 Exhibit,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center, 1986.<\/p>\n

\u201c20\/20 Vision Exhibit,\u201d Utah Summer Arts Festival, 1986.<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah \u201881, Painting and Sculpture,\u201d Salt Lake Art Center, 1981.<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah \u201876, Painting and Sculpture,\u201d Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 1976.<\/p>\n

Salt Lake County State Fair, 1975.<\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Salt Lake Community College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983-1985.<\/p>\n

La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, Paris, France, 1971-1972. Obtained a \u201cCouture\u00a0Flou\u201d diploma.<\/p>\n

Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, France, 1970-1971. \u201cDiplome de L\u2019Annee.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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