About the Artist
Biography
"One needs the historical tool to create unencumbered, using their own contemporary sensibilities." G. L. Sussman
G. L. Lawrence Sussman studied at the John Herron Art School; The Art Students League; the Ecole des Beaux-Art, Paris, France, and the Academy in Florence, Italy.
In 1973, he was awarded an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant.
Upon his return, he became apprentice to Jose de Creeft. In 1976, Mr. Sussman became Sculptural Technician, and later Dean of Students at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, in Maine.
In 1979, he became Director of the Sculpture Center School in New York City. Under his guidance, the Center became one of the most comprehensive sculpture facilities, establishing scholarship and intern fellowship programs for sculptors. He is currently President of Fog Hill & Co., Inc. a fine arts service organization.
Mr. Sussman has had many commissions and is included in many prominent collections, notably Yale University Scroll & Key; Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall; The Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles, California; the Museum of the Bank of New York, Sunnyside Park, Irvington, New York; Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati Ohio; GTG Group East; and USA Today Show, Washington, DC.
He has exhibited widely at such venues as Augustus Saint Gaudens National Historic Park, New Hampshire; Bethune Gallery SUNY at Buffalo; Colby Museum at Colby College, Maine; the Museum of Rochefort-en-Terre, Brittany, France; the Sculpture Center Gallery, New York City, and the Southern Vermont Art center, Vermont.
He has been artist-in residence at Rochefort-en-Terre, Brittany, France 1990, consultant for International School of Art, Umbria, Italy,1993, and resident artist in North College, Elgin, Scotland, 1999.
Mr. Sussman currently is the Director of the Art Students League Vytlacil Campus in Rockland County, New York. He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society, a life Member of the Art Students League and is listed in Who's Who in American Art, and Who's Who in the East.
Leadership
As Educational Director of Art Students League Vytlacil Campus and the past Director of the Sculpture Center, 1979-1989, a non profit 501C3 tax exempt educational facility in New York City, Mr. Sussman's responsibilities encompassed all operations, including by not limited to community outreach, public relations, fund raising, publications, and the on going educational facility year round. Under Mr. Sussman's leadership, many scholarships and intern fellowships were established for aspiring artists of all ages and for reaching out to other communities. As Director, Mr. Sussman often gave public presentations, lectures, and demonstrations.The Sculpture Center afforded Mr. Sussman many opportunities to work with government agencies; city, state and national regulatory agencies. An educational facility open to the public requires necessary inspections, and compliance with regulations. In addition, Mr. Sussman has experience working with public funding, with the National Endowment of the Arts, the New York Foundation of the Arts and New York Council of the Arts. In the capacity as educator, and current instructor at the Art Students League of New York, articulate leadership is critical. As instructor, a wide range of expertise in different materials, processes and technical knowledge is essential.
Expert Consultation and Public Spokesperson
G.L. Sussman has been hired as a consultant for sculptural engineering expertise, for public and private monumental installations throughout the US. In addition, Mr. Sussman was hired as a spokesperson for Proctor & Gamble's educational program for the States of California, Nevada and made public presentations on live television, radio, and all mass media.
Selected List of Clientele
Art Students League, New York, NY
Augustus St. Gaudens National Historic Park, Cornish, NHMrs.
George Ball, New York, NY
Bank Julius Bauer, New York, NY
Bantam Books, New York, NY
Susan Blanchard Gallery, New York, NY
Bennington College, Bennington, VT
Bergen Community Museum, Paramus, NJ
Bethune Gallery, SUNY at Buffalo, NY
The Bond Market Assoc., New York, NY
Ellen Burston, Nyack, New York
Burson Marstellar Inc., New York, NY
BSR, Ltd. New York, NY
Charlesbank, New York, NY
Colby College, Waterville, ME
Conde Nast Publ.,Inc. New York, NY
Covington & Burling, New York, NY
Dover Corp, New York, NY
Estate of Willaim Zorach, Me
Glamour Magazine, New York, NY
Richard Nash Gould, Architect, New York, NY
GTG Group East, USA Today. New York, NY
Hogland & Pierce, Portland, ME
Irving Trust Bank, New York, NY
Jensen Baird, Gardner & Henry, Portland, ME
Kent Historical Association, Kent, CT
Marlo Thomas/ Phil Donahue, Westport, CT
Mass MOCA, North Adams, MA
McKinsey & Co., Inc. New York, NY
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Stamford, CT
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY
Midtown Gallery, New York, NY
Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA
National Arts Club, New York, NY
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Park McCullough Historic House, North Bennington, VT
Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Stamford, CT
Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Pucci International, New York, NY
Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Revlon, Inc., New York, NY
Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood NJ
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, VT
Robert Marston & Assoc., New York,NY
Thierry Despont, Architect, New York, NY
Union Mutual, Portland, ME
Vanity Fair Magazine, New York, NY
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
G. L. Sussman address:
173 Fog Hill Road
Hoosick Falls, New York 12090
518 686-4809 cell 917 690-8712