Susan Lowdermilk (born 1963)[1] is a contemporary book artist and printmaker who works "primarily in woodcut, wood engraving and etching".[2] She also teaches graphic design and studio art classes at Lane Community College.[3]
Susan Lowdermilk | |
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| Born | 1963 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BFA, Printmaking and Graphic Design, 1986, Colorado State University |
| Alma mater | MFA, Printmaking, 1991, University of Oregon Advisor: Peggy Prentice |
| Known for |
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| Style | Contemporary |
| Website | http://susanlowdermilk.com/about |
Education
editIn 1986 Lowdermilk earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Graphic Arts at Colorado State University, and in 1991, a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at the University of Oregon.[4]
Critical reception
editDenis Keogh wrote that Lowdermilk "continues to challenge the notion of what an artist's book can be through her own practice as a printmaker and book artist."[5]
The Seattle Times noted that in the Tacoma Art Museum "Ink This!" exhibit, "There's even a zoetrope by Susan Lowdermilk that you can spin, sending her prints of rocking horses into motion."
Eadem Mutata Resurgo ('I rise the same but changed'), one of Lowdermilk's art books based on Jacob Bernoulli's miraculous spiral, was called the "star of the show" by Art Voice of Eugene.[6] It was also the subject of Richard Taylor's analysis of virtual fractals and "persistence of human vision to bring virtual fractals to life... incorporating her prints of fractal patterns into zoetropes and phenakistoscopes."[7]
She serves as a juror for exhibitions of artist's books.[8]
She has said of her work, "We often take for granted what we experience in our daily lives. Through my artwork, I attempt to show the ordinary as extraordinary. I focus on personal subjects, namely my family and my surrounding environment."[9]
Selected exhibitions
edit- Getty Museum[4]
- Library of Congress[4]
- New York Public Library[4]
- Portland Art Museum[10]
- 2014 "Ink This!", Tacoma Art Museum[11]
- White Lotus Gallery, Eugene[12]
References
edit- ^ "Susan Lowdermilk". portlandartmuseum.us. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "About Susan Lowdermilk". susanlowdermilk.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Pushing the Margins, an Exhibition of Northwest Book Arts: Susan Lowdermilk". www.wlotus.com. May 6, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Visiting-Artist Lecture: Susan Lowdermilk". Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "last gods retreat". deniskeoghart.com. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Book Art Inspired by Science". artvoice.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, R.P. (2012). "The Transience of Virtual Fractals" (PDF). Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences. 16 (1). Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences: 91–96. PMID 22196114.
- ^ "Studio Arts News & Events". www.vanderbilt.edu. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "From paper to print: the art of making books". Google News Archive Search. Lawrence Journal-World. October 1, 1998. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Susan Lowdermilk". portlandartmuseum.us. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Explore the Thriving and Diverse World of Print Arts". Tacoma Art Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Lowdermilk". www.wlotus.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
