Barbara J. Sussman
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
The environment to which I was exposed as a child, adolescent and an adult is one filled with painting, art and the expression of creativity. Painting as a language is a tradition that I embrace. I am a fourth generation American artist.
The tradition of art is established. My personal focus has been to find my own voice within the tradition, which includes craftsmanship and attention to the integrity of materials used.
My vision revolves around an interaction between man and the landscape. I relate to an inherent connection between man and the forces of nature. I see nature as a force; raw, powerful, forever in flux. I see my personal response to nature as an emotional response to the beauty and the mysteries of nature through the expression of art. My paintings are an exploration of a link between man and nature. I am searching for a truthful expression of inherent beauty not always easily found.
Barbara J. Sussman is the fourth generation of American artists in her family. Beginning with her great-grandfather, their brief biographies are as follows:
HENRY HOBART NICHOLS (1838-1886)
Wood engraver who made a specialty of engraving illustrations of scientific works. Illustrated three volume edition, hand colored wood engravings, "North American Birds" by Baird, Brewer, & Ridgeway (1874). Awarded First Class Medal at the Centennial Exhibit in Philadelphia, 1876.
HOBART NICHOLS, N.A. (1869-1962)
Landscape painter. Paintings in many collections including Metropolitan Museum, NYC, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.; received numerous awards, including the Altman Prize at the National Academy of Design. Served as president of the Academy for ten years, Director of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation for thirty years, President of the Salamagundi Club and the American Water Color Society. Paintings reproduced in many publications and books.
SPENCER BAIRD NICHOLS, N.A. (1875-1950)
Painter, muralist, and book illustrator. Paintings in many museums and collections, including the National Museum, Washington, D.C.; Metropolitan, N.Y.C.; and Montclair Museum, N.J. His portrait of Vice President Stephenson is in the Speaker's Lobby, The Capitol. Awarded First Prize in 1908, Paris Exposition. Chief Designer for Tiffany Studios until the beginning of WWI. Illustrated Dickens', Wilde's, and Noye's books. Worked in the Museum of Natural History on many dioramas. Received numerous prizes, including two Ranger Fund Purchase Awards, Altman Prize at National Academy. Many of his paintings were destroyed in a disastrous fire in his studio.
HELEN NICHOLS JACOBS (1924- )
Painter, instructor, recipient of over 75 honors and medals at juried national exhibitions. Member American Artist Professional League, Kent Art Association, Salamagundi Club. Instructor at the Ridgewood Art Institute 1968-1993. Works have been included in numerous collections and exhibitions including Bergen Community Museum, Newark Museum, N.J.; National Arts Club, Lever House, Salamagundi Club, N.Y.C.
SELECTED LIST OF CLIENTELE
Susan Blanchard Gallery, New York, NY
The Atlantic House Hotel,Scarboro, ME
The Bond Market Assoc., New York, NY
Ellen Burston, Nyack, New York
Baker & Daniel's, Indianapolis, IN
BSR, Ltd. New York, NY
Hogland & Pierce, Portland, ME
Jensen Baird, Gardner & Henry, Portland, ME
Kent Historical Association, Kent, CT
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY
Midtown Gallery, New York, NY
National Arts Club, New York, NY
Park McCullough Historic House, North Bennington, VT
People's Heritage Bank, Portland, ME
Private Collection, Elgin, Scotland
Private Collection, Dufftown, Scotland
Private Collection, Zurich Switzerland
Private Collection, Winterhur, Switzerland
Private Collection, Hinwil, Switzerland
Private Collection, Germany
Private Collection, Oslo, Norway
Private Collections, New York, NY,
Private Collections throughout the US including ME,VT,NH, MA, RI, NY, CT, NJ, PA, FL, TX
Union Mutual, City Center,Portland, ME
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT,
2002 Open Space Gallery, Saratoga Springs NY
2002 Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
1999 Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
1996 Kunstsalon Wolfsberg, Zurich, SWITZERLAND
1995 Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME
1993 Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
1991 Hobe Sound Galleries North, Brunswick, ME
1989 Hobe Sound Galleries North Brunswick, ME
1988 Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
1988 Susan Blanchard Gallery, New York, NY
1987 St. Gaudens National Historic Park, Cornish, NH
1985 Hobe Sound Galleries North, Portland ME
Hobe Sound Galleries South, Hobe Sound FL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Art Students League Invitational at Salander O'Reilly, NY
2003 Maryland Institute College of Art, Musee Rochefort
en -Terre, Baltimore, MD
2000 National Academy of Design, 175h Juried
Exhibition, NYC
1999 Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD
1998 Art Showcase, NYC"Language of Reflection"
"Small Works" Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan
1997 PSA Art Showcase XI, NYC
1996 SVA, Manchester VT
PSA Art Showcase,VII, NYC
1995 Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
PSA Art Showcase IV, NYC
Lincoln Center, Cork Gallery, NYC
1994 Police Building, "Curator'sChoice", NYC
Brooke Alexander, NYC
Provincetown Art MuseumProvincetown, MA
1992 Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY
1990 Musee de Rochefort en Terre, Brittany, France
1989 National Arts Club, NYC
Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
1986 Midtown Gallery, NYC
Ceres Gallery, NYC
1983 Colby Museum, Colby College, Waterville, ME
PS Galleries, Tulsa, OK
PS Galleries, Dallas, TX
1982 Bergen County Museumseurn, Paramus, NJ
Ridgewood Art Institute,
"Four Generations, An American Art Family"
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS
1999 Artist Residency,North College,SCOTLAND
1998,1996, New York State Foundation of the Arts
Artist in Residency,Cheney Library
Hoosick Falls, NY
1990 Jay Hall Connoway Award, Landscape
Landscape Award
1982 International Sculpture Concours
US Team, placing 3d
1976 Fresco Mural Award, Skowhegan , ME
1974 Rhode Island School of Design, Honors in
Painting
REVIEWS
1999 August, Manchester Journal, "Art Our
Connection to Spirit by CJ King
1995 Maine Sunday Telegram, Oct. 22
"Unfailing Faith Fourth Generation
Artist" by Ken Greenleaf, Portland,ME
1993 Manchester Journal, July 22,Manchester,VT
Bennington Banner, July 28, Bennington, VT
1995 Schenectady GazeteerJan.10,SchenectadyNY
Albany Times Union, Jan. Albany, NY
1989 Maine SundayTelegram, June25, Portland, ME
1988 Press & Post, August 30, Hoosick, NY
1987 Leisure Weekly, September 10, NH
1986 Palm Beach Focus, Jan., Palm Beach, FL
1983 The Maine Times, Dec. 16, Portland, ME
CIVIC SERVICES
1993-2004 Board Member Cheney Library,
1998-2002 President, Cheney Library, Hoosick Falls, NY
1993-1997 Cc President, HFCS PTA, Hoosick Falls, NY
EDUCATION
Skidmore College, BA, Arts Administration, UWW, 2005
George Washington University, Principles of Appraisal Practice 2003, 2004
Art Students League, NYC 1972-1973, 1975-1977
Rhode Island School of Design Providence,Rl 1973-74
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, 1976,1977
Dean of Students, Skowhegan School of Painting 1982-1983
Studied under my mother, Helen Nichols Jacobs, painter
(1924-)
who studied under her father, Spencer Baird Nichols, NA,
painter (1875-1950)
who studied under his father, Henry Hobart Nichols, wood engraver. (1838-1886)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Art Students League, Life Member
Artist Fellowship, Member, NYC
Curator, 1989- 1998, Vanity Fair Magazine, Photographic Traveling Exhibition
Art Consultant, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 2001, New York, New York
Curator, Institute Medical Humanism, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, VT
Candidate Member, American Society of Appraisers, Washington DC
BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLICATIONS
Who's Who in the East, 1998-2002
Who's Who Among Professional American Women, Listings 1998-2002
Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S. 2002 by Bob Creps, Dealers Choice Books, Inc.
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