Susan Cutts
Bracklesham Bay
Sculptor working with own handmade paper using the power of the paper to evoke physical and emotional memories
Concepts The language of clothing, contemporary and historical, intrigue and are a major element of my work. I work in multiples to emphasise the dialogue each piece suggests. Influences The work is influenced by the fibre selected to make the paper as well as the concept. Career path I trained in Constructed Textiles at the London College of Furniture, 1987-91 Theatrical Corsetry, London College of Fashion, 1996 Work in South East Arts Craft Collection, Public Commission for Chichester District Council Exhibitions in UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and America
Solo exhibitions
2012 - CHERISH, TUDOR HOUSE MUSEUM, SOUTHAMPTON
2012 - FOOTSTEPS, MUSEE CEVENNOLE, LE VIGAN, FRANCE
2002 - Ashes of Roses, Mid Pennine Gallery, Burnley
2001 - A dress A dress, Mission Gallery, Havant
2000 - A dress A dress, Otter Gallery, Chichester
2000 - Little little black dress, Havant Art Active, Havant
1999 - Passionate Lives, Woodlands Gallery, London
Group exhibitions
2013 - THE FIRST CUT, DJANOGLY ART GALLERY, NOTTINGHAM
2013 - THE FIRST CUT, SEA CITY MUSEUM, SOUTHAMPTON
2012 - IN THE HOT SEAT, PROXIMITY LLC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA
2012 - THE FIRST CUT, MANCHESTER ART GALLERY (Gallery of Costume), MANCHESTER
2012 - THE FIRST CUT, MANCHESTER ART GALLERY,(COSTUME), PLATT HALL, MANCHESTER
2011 - ARTS AND CRAFTS LEGACY III EXHIBITION, MILLINERY WORKS, LONDON
2011 - FIRST ANNIVERSARY PAPER EXHIBITION, UNIT TWELVE, TIXALL HEATH FARM, STAFFORD
2011 - LEAF AND BOUND, BURGESS HALL ART GALLERY, EUREKA, USA
2011 - SILVER, 69 SMITH STREET, FITZROY, AUSTRALIA
2011 - UNDER AND OVER, WALFORD MILL, WIMBOURNE
2010 - COASTAL CURRENTS, BEXHILL MUSEUM, BEXHILL ON SEA, UK
2010 - Paperworks, Bury Art Gallery, Bury
2010 - The Paper Runway, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston
2009 - 18@108:Paper, Royal Society Of British Sculptors, London
2009 - NEW PAPER OLD LAND, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania
2009 - New Paper Old Land, Creative Paper Tasmania & Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie
2009 - New Paper Old Land, The Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie
2009 - Paper Runway, Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport, USA, Atlanta
2009 - Tasmania 1:100,000, The IXL Atrium, Hobart
2009 - TASMANIA 1:100,000 Mapping the Island, THE IXL ATRIUM, , HUNTER STREET, HOBART, TASMANIA
2008 - BLOWING IN THE WIND, Paper Museum, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
2008 - HANJI FASHION SHOW, CHONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JEONJU, SOUTH KOREA
2008 - HOW DO I LOOK IN THIS, THE PARK GALLERY, FALKIRK
2008 - MIRROR FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, BECA GALLERY, NEW ORLEANS, USA
2008 - PAPER RUNWAY, Atlanta Airport, Galeria La Sala, National Museum of Fine Arts, Atlanta, USA and Santiago, Chile
2008 - PAPERVIEW, Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable
2008 - PARALLEL WORDLS III, Blackfriars, Canterbury, Kent
2008 - SHOES WITHIN ART, TIKANOJA ART MUSEUM, Finland, VAASA
2007 - COURAGE '07, ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX
2007 - LITTLE FOOTPRINTS, ARIEL CENTRE, TOTNES, DEVON
2007 - SWEET DREAMS, WALFORD MILL, WIMBOURNE, DORSET
2006 - AND THEN, BEDALES, PETERSFIELD, HANTS
2006 - JOURNEYS, THE ART OF MAKING, THE BARN GALLERY, WEST DEAN, WEST SUSSEX
2006 - One Year On, Otter Gallery, University of Chichester, College Lane, Chichester
2006 - PAPERWORKS, BURY MUSEUM, BURY, MANCHESTER
2005 - ART IN THE PARK, THE GUILDHALL, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX
2005 - ASHES OF ROSES, ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE, ABERYSTWYTH, WALES
2005 - LITTLE FOOTPRINTS, ARIEL CENTRE, TOTNES
2005 - PULP FANTASY, 20-21 VISUAL ARTS, SCUNTHORPE, UK
2004 - DOMESTIC(F)UTILITY, NEW ART SCULPTURE PARK, ROCHE COURT, SALISBURY
2004 - PAPERWORKS, RUFFORD CENTRE, RUFFORD, NOTTS
2003 - MATERIAL SPACES, TULLIE HOUSE GALLERY, CARLISLE
2001 - ON PAPER, CRAFT COUNCIL, LONDON
2001 - On paper, Craft Council , London
2001 - Paper: Papier, Maidstone Museum
2001 - PAPERWORKS, BURY MUSEUM, BURY, MANCHESTER
2001 - Princess SuSu, touring
2001 - Textilia Carnuntina, Carnuntum, Austria
2001 - Unexpected, Sotheby's Gallery, New York, USA
2000 - Holland Papier Bienalle, Rijswijk Museum, Holland
1999 - Disembodied, City Gallery, Worcester
1998 - Collecting Craft, Hove Museum and Gallery, Hove
1998 - Paper, Mino Washi Museum, Japan
1998 - Textile Fest, St Polten, Austria
1997 - Life's a Beach, Delaware, Bexhill on Sea
1996 - Papier Art Fashion, Munich, Karlsruche, Hamburg, Germany
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