Suzie Riley
Immersed in a landscape that is central to her work, daily walks are a ritual that give her an opportunity to notice subtle shifts of light and shadow, colour and form. Plain air sketches in pastel or gouache are seeds for later work in the studio where she allows these impressions to filter into her work. Drawing on a sensitive knowledge of pigment, and a confident use of tone she explores how opposites reveal each other, seeking a balance of chaos and harmony, and a natural rhythm in the landscape.
Working primarily in oil, initial layers of transparent and opaque paint are built up with variations of calligraphic mark and thick impasto brush marks to add texture and expression, each successive surface echoing the passage of time.
Education
1991 -95 Fremantle School of Art and Design
Exhibitions
2018. Far Horizons, Women and Children’s Hospital
2018. Satellite Exhibition of the Fleurieu Biennale
2018. SALA- Artworx
2018 DogRidge Winery
2019. SALA – Artworx
2020. Solo Exhibition – Coorong, Art Images Gallery
2020. SALA – Artworx
2020 Group Exhibition - Artworx
2020 Cornerstore Gallery for Paper Pear
2021. SALA – Artworx
2021 SALA – Wild Olive Studio
2021 New Horizons – Karratta Wines
2021. Summer Salon - Michael Reid Northern Beaches
2022 Festival of Landscapes – Art Images
2022 SALA Artworx Gallery and Gifts
2022 Loreto College Spring Art
2022 Incognito Art Show
Art Prizes
2016. Finalist Adelaide Parklands Art Prize
2017. Finalist Hahndorf Academy, Adelaide Hills Art Prize
2019. Finalist Hahndorf Academy, Adelaide Hills Art Prize
2020 Finalist Paddington Art Prize
2021 Finalist Tatiara Art Prize
Collections
Marion City Council
