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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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