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Susan Gransby
Bio
Susan was born in London, England and lives in Burnaby.
She graduated with Honours in Printmaking from the Vancouver
School of Art in 1979 and in Philosophy from UBC. Her etchings,
linocuts, monotypes and mixed media works have been exhibited
across Canada and the U.S. and in Japan, Spain, Finland and
Peru. They are in many private and corporate collections
including Vancity, TD Bank, IBM, NCR, The Salient Group,
and CP and Westin Hotels as well as such public collections
as the Canada Council Art Bank and the Vancouver, Burnaby,
Richmond and SFU galleries. The former journalist also writes,
edits and curates.
Artist’s Statement:
“Urban and industrial structures and architecture have
always attracted me. Sometimes it's a single object, such
as the Alexandra Bandstand at English Bay or a crane on the
Fraser River or Hong Kong construction site. Other times
I enjoy picking out favourite fragments of a building or
district and floating them in imagined spaces. Curator Roger
Boulet once described my work as "a refreshingly uncomplicated
vision with a relaxed and easy intimacy." Exploring
the city is an adventure and I hope I can impart my discoveries
in a playful way. Printmaking provides the ideal process
by which to narrow down the endless subjects around me.”
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