Art by Susanne Meterko
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 Susanne Meterko

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Susanne has a degree in interior design from  the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and a degree in fine arts from Regis College in Weston MA. She has continued her education by studying with accomplished artists from Boston University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and at the School at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. She works in her studio in Concord's Umbrella Center for the Arts, where her work can be seen during Open Studios Weekend, this year, on  April 7 & 8, 2018. Susanne works to promote other artists' work as well as serving as a consultant to clients and designers in a well respected gallery in the Boston suburbs.  Her works are in numerous private collections as well as in the permanent collection of Enterprise Bank in Acton, MA. 

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06/2017  Reflections on Nature, Newbury Court, Concord MA

05/2016  Paint the Town, Fundraiser for Concord Art Association
05/2015  Artrageous, Fundraiser Event for Umbrella Center for the Arts
01/2015  Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord MA
              Juror: Mary Tinti, Curator Fitchburg Art Museum
12/2014  The Umbrella Center for the Arts, Small Works Holiday Show
07/2014   Representation at Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
11/2013   Close to Home; The Changing New England Landscape; Solo show at Concord Art Assn, Concord MA
05/2013  Shadow and Light, A Community Arts Event, Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord MA
01/2013   Members Juried I: Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord MA
               Juror: George Nick
10/2012   Tripp Street Studios Open Studios Weekend, Framingham MA
09/2012   13th Annual Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord MA
               Juror: Jen Mergel, Beal Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, MFA, Boston

02/2011   Painting Demo by Susanne Meterko, at Melrose Arts & Cultural Center
01/2011   Members Juried I: Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
               Juror: Nina Gara Bozicnik
12/2010   Small Paintings with a Big Impact, painting demo at Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
06/2010   Nature Interpreted: Paintings by Susanne Meterko solo show at Concord Free Public Library
01/2010   Members Juried I: Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
               Juror: Nina Nielsen, Owner of Nielsen Gallery Newbury St. Boston, MA
11/2009    Arsenal Members Show 2009-2010, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
11/2009   10th Annual Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
               Juror: Charles Movalli
01/2009   Members Juried I: Painting & Sculpture Exhibition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
               Juror: Lawrence Powers, of Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
05/2008   Northeast Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
               Juror: Nicholas Baume, Chief Curator of Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
02/2008   Members Juried II: Photography, Drawings, Crafts & Graphics, Concord Art Association
03/2007   Transparent Color: Group Watercolor Show, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
06/2006   BIMPE IV, Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
06/2005   3 Spaces + 160 Artists, Concord Art Association, Concord MA along with Emerson Umbrella,
               Concord MA and Art Space, Maynard, MA


Artist’s Statement
     

Being surrounded by nature has always brought me great comfort. Looking out over the ocean or walking through a forest inclines me, not so much to “think” about the magnificence of the place, rather in gratitude, to become one with it. I take photos to remember where I’ve been. It’s when I’m back in my studio that a photo reminds me of the joy or tranquility that I had experienced at that moment. It’s at that point I am challenged to try to capture some of that feeling with paint on paper or canvas. It’s a process of balancing of “being” and “doing” that I see woven throughout my life. I find I must fully “be” with a place, or an idea or a person before I can respond honestly with a comment or a writing or a painting. Meditation and efforts at being more mindful have been a great aids in achieving this balance.