SUSANNA BLUHM

EDUCATION

2004   MFA in Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1998     BA in Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Country Painting with Ghosts, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
2021 The Monkey Rope, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle WA.
2018    Postcards from Red States, DADU, Nashville, TN
2018    Mississippi and Arizona, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016    March Snow of New York, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015    40 x 40, Calypte Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015    Snowy Meadow Scene, Project Diana at The Alice, Seattle, WA
2014     Carry Me, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013     I Slept, But My Heart was Awake, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, New York, NY
2013     about this summer (things of death and camping), Violet Strays, Seattle, WA
2013     If I Met You Outside I would Kiss You, and No One Would Despise Me, Prole Drift,Seattle, WA
2012    My Heart’s a Little Fast but Otherwise Everything’s Fine, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA
2012    I Eat My Honeycomb with My Honey, I Drink My Wine with My Milk, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012    Look at the Crown With Which His Mother Crowned Him, Prole Drift, Seattle, WA
2011     The Bell In My Head That’ll Ring ‘Til I’m Dead, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007   Waltzing Me All the Way Home, Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006   The Mary Parade, Fine Art and Artists Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2006   Dublin All Frosty and Fiery, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2005   New Paintings, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
2005   New Drawings, Process Room, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023   Seattle Art Fair (with J. Rinehart Gallery), Seattle, WA
2022   Scale, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020   Paul ArtSpace 2019 Year in Review Exhibition, The Bermuda Project, Ferguson, MO
2018    Painters Who Fucking Know How to Paint, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
2018, 16, 15 Seattle Art Fair (with G. Gibson Gallery), Seattle, WA
2018    Thick as Thieves, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017     Here’s to the Future, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017     Winter Gymnastics, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016    American Painting Today, curated by Matthew Offenbacher, V2, Seattle, WA
2016    25, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016    At Large, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle WA
2015    Dwell, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014     Borderlands, curated by Elise Richman, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014     2014 Neddy Artist Awards Exhibition, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2014     Introductions, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014     Landscape/Mindscape, curated by Ann Reid, Anchor Art Space, Anacortes, WA
2014     A Place For Memories and Secrets, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013     Painterly Gestures: Approaches to Painting Today, curated by Hannah Israel, Illges Gallery, Corn Center for the Visual Arts at Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
2013    Zwischerliecht, curated by Sharon Arnold, LxWxH Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013     Context Art Miami (with Kathryn Markel Fine Art, NY), Miami Beach FL
2013     Aqua Art Miami (with Prole Drift, Seattle), Miami Beach, FL
2012    Susanna Bluhm and Claire Cowie, curated by Joey Veltkamp, Sugar Pill, Seattle, WA
2012    Introductions, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012    Red Current (sweet fruit), curated by Sharon Arnold, Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA
2012, 11 Aqua Art Miami (with Prole Drift and SOIL Gallery), Aqua Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
2011     Islands: Susanna Bluhm and Cable Griffith, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011     Scattershot, Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA
2011     NEPO 5K: Don’t Run, collaborative project with Christopher Buening, Seattle, WA
2011     Bloom & Collapse, curated by Susanna Bluhm & Amanda Manitach, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010    Vs. The Matador, curated by Cable Griffith, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010    NEPO 4, collaborative project with Amanda Manitach, NEPO House, Seattle, WA
2010    Now/Then, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2010    SOIL in Residence, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA
2010    In a Shadow Box, Galerie Crystal Ball, Berlin, Germany
2009   The Srangercrombie Piñatas, Vermillion, Seattle, WA
2009   A Book About Death, The Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York, NY
2007    Syndicalism: The Art of Tend and Befriend, curated by Deborah Lawrence, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
2007       High Tide, SPUR Projects, Portola Valley, CA
2006       The 2006 CoCA Annual (Juror: Jennifer Gately), Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
2006       New Lines: Drawn, Stitched, and Sculpted, SPUR Projects, Portola Valley, CA
2005       Laundry Line, curated by Patrick Meagher, 119 West 25th St., New York, NY
2004       You Are Here, I Space, Chicago, IL
2004       Emerging Illinois Artists (Juror: Staci Boris), McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL


AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES

2019    Visiting Artist Fellowship and Residency, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Tulsa, OK
2019    Artist Residency, Flint Public Art Project, Flint, MI
2019    Artist Residency, Paul Artspace, St. Louis, MO
2019    Artist Residency, Ezra Pound House, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Hailey, ID
2015    Finalist, Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant, San Francisco, CA
2014     Neddy Artist Award, Seattle, WA, Juror: Aram Moshayedi, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2012    Grant for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2005   Artist Residency, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
2005   Artist Residency, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
2004   Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001-04 Teaching Assistantship & Tuition Waiver, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001-04 Brodie Materials Grant, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1998 Art Alumni Perpetual Scholarship Award, Art Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA


COLLECTIONS

Daimler, Berlin, Germany
The City of Seattle
Swedish Medical Center
Capitol One
The Allen Institute
Microsoft Corporation
Facebook OpenArts

LECTURES, CURATORIAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2017-present       Artist-in-Residence Program Co-Creator and Curator, Inscape Arts, Seattle, WA
2019    Visiting Artist Lecture, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Tulsa, OK
2018    Visiting Artist Lecture, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
2018    Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
2018    Panelist, Painters Who Fucking Know How to Paint Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
2018    Visiting Artist Lecture, Seattle Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, Seattle, WA
2012-2015        Gallery Director, ArtsWest Playhouse & Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010-2015        Member, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014     Panelist, Seattle Women’s Convention, curated by Joey Veltkamp, Hedreen Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
2014     Visiting Artist Lecture, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2013     Favorite Things Tour, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2012    Visiting Artist Lecture & Student Critiques, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
2012    Visiting Artist Lecture, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2010-12            Teaching Artist, Gage Art Academy, Seattle, WA
2011     Art Instructor, Westside School, Seattle, WA
2009   Presenting Artist, Mini Painting Symposium, curated by Matthew Offenbacher, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007    Member, Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006-07          Teaching Artist, The Nature Consortium, Seattle, WA
2001-04           Instructor, Art Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2003 Creator, Director, The Affordable Art Sale, Champaign, IL


BIBLIOGRAPHY

2021    Sharon Arnold, The Monkey-Rope, exhibition catalogue essay, “In Which What
            Does Not Include a painting of a Whale is in Fact the Memory of the
            Story of a Whale,” July
2019    Kaylan Buteyn, Artist/Mother Podcast, Episode 32, 8/26/19
2018    Laura Allen, Original Lines podcast, Episode 16, 10/2/18
2018    Erin Langner, Two Coats of Paint, “Facing Reality: The Seattle Art Fair,” 8/4/18
2018    Noelani Kirschner, The American Scholar, “Portrait of the Artist: Susanna Bluhm,” 7/23/18
2018    Nicole Capozziello & Michael Upchurch, Crosscut, “Susanna Bluhm: Red Country: Mississippi & Arizona,” 3/29/18
2018    Evan Barrett & Chris Barnes, ArtZone, 3/9/18
2018    Emily Pothast, The Stranger’s A&P Quarterly, “Susanna Bluhm: Mississippi & Arizona,” Spring 2018
2016    Jen Graves, The Stranger, “Susanna Bluhm: March Snow of New York,” 8/24/16
2016    Maria Porges, March Snow of New York, exhibition catalogue essay, “Let it snow,” September 2016
2015    Matthew Kangas, Art Ltd., “Dwell”, August 2015 magazine
2015    Lesley Frenz, Artsy Forager, “Sanctuaries: Susanna Bluhm,” 8/3/15
2015    Elissa Favero, Arcade, “Home Is Where I Want to Be: DWELL at G. Gibson Gallery,” 7/16/15
2015    Matthew Kangas, Art in America, “Susanna Bluhm at G. Gibson,” March 2015 magazine
2015    Matthew Kangas, Art Ltd., “Critic’s Picks: 2014 Top 10 Lists,” January 2015
2014 Jen Graves, SLOG, “All Susanna Bluhm Wants to Do With the Prestigious Award Money is Become an Even Greater Artist,” 12/11/14
2014     Claire Reiner, Vanguard Seattle, “Pioneer Square Art Walk: December 2014,” 12/8/14
2014     Amanda Manitach, City Arts Magazine, “At the Top of Nevada Fall,” September 2014 magazine
2014     Melissa Davis, The Seattle Times, “Cornish Announces 2014 Neddy Winners,” 8/21/14
2014     Rosecrans Baldwin, The Morning News, “Yosemite,” 8/5/14
2014     Erin Langner, New American Paintings Blog, “Painting the Uncontainable: Introductions at G. Gibson Gallery,” 7/21/14
2014     Erin Langner, Peripheral Vision, “On Objects: Susanna Bluhm’s Yosemite Family Portrait,” 1/26/14
2014     Jeremy Buben, Art Nerd Seattle, “January Artwalking,” 1/14/14
2013     Marni Katz, Design Milk, “Susanna Bluhm’s Landscapes From the Song of Songs,” 12/6/13
2013     City Arts Magazine, “If I Met You Outside I Would Kiss You, and No One Would Despise Me,” June 2013 magazine
2013     Sarah Brooks, Artsy Forager, “Guest Forager: Sarah Brooks of Artsyo,” 5/2/13
2012    Jason Marak, The North Coast Journal, “From Big Foot to the Bible,” 10/4/12
2012    Jen Graves, SLOG, “First Thursday Art Walk Is Here,” 9/6/12
2012    Amanda Manitach, New American Paintings Blog, “In the Studio: Q & A with Susanna Bluhm,” 6/21/12
2011     David M. Roth, Squarecylinder, “Susanna Bluhm at Michael Rosenthal,” 11/8/11
2011     Joey Veltkamp, New American Paintings Blog, “Strange, New Islands By Bluhm and Griffith,” 9/21/11
2011     Jen Graves, SLOG, “Currently Hanging: Are Visual Artists Whose...” 9/1/11
2011     Rachel Shimp, City Arts Magazine, “Islands: Susanna Bluhm and Cable Griffith,” 9/1/11
2011     Bond Huberman, Flavorpill, “Islands: Susanna Bluhm and Cable Griffith,” 8/31/11
2011     Jen Graves, The Stranger, “Blart: The Gorgeous Inarticulateness of Susanna Bluhm,” 8/30/11
2011     Joey Veltkamp, Best Of, “Islands: Susanna Bluhm and Cable Griffith,” 8/29/11
2011     Renate Wiehager, Discourses in Art: Paintings, Prints, and Object Art from the Daimler Art Collection, 1908 – 2010. Berlin, Germany: Hatje Cantz
2011     Joey Veltkamp, Best Of, Artist Interview: “Say Hello to Susanna Bluhm,” 2/22/11
2011     New American Paintings No. 91, Juror: Lawrence Rinder, Open Studio Press
2009   Jen Graves, The Stranger, “The Strangercrombie Piñatas,” 11/24/09
2006   Matthew Kangas, The Seattle Times, “Seattleites Are Standouts...” 12/8/06
2006   New American Paintings No. 67, Juror: Tumelo Mosaka, Open Studio Press
2004   Eleanor Heartney, 2004 MFA Exhibition Catalog, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2004   Tom Albrecht, You Are Here, exhibition essay, I Space, Chicago, IL
2004   New American Paintings No. 53, Juror: Raphaela Platow, Open Studio Press