Susan Shantz

Susan Shantz
Born 1957
Nationality Canadian
Education Goshen College, Wilfred Laurier University, York University

Susan Shantz, (born in Ontario in 1957) is a Canadian sculptor. Her work is often described as spiritual and feminist. She currently resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1]

Shantz has worked with a variety of sculptural media, including twigs, ash, found objects, tomato paste, and 3D printed thermoplastic prints. Photographs of her selected works are available at the CCCA Canadian Art Database.

Themes in her work include dormancy,[2] consumption,[3] patterns of nature[4] and translation.[5]

Shantz has received grants from the Canada Council, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the British Columbia Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council.[5]

Career

Susan Shantz has an undergraduate degree in English from Goshen College, a Master of Arts degree in Religion and Culture from Wilfred Laurier University, and a Master of Arts degree in Sculpture and Interdisciplinary Studies from York University. Shantz taught at both York University and Wilfred Laurier University before moving to Saskatoon in 1990 to work at the University of Saskatchewan. She is a Professor in Sculpture and Extended Media at the University of Saskatchewan and she was the Department Head of Art and Art History from 2007-2013.[6]

She has also written on the topics of spirituality in art and quilt-making.[7]

Solo exhibitions

Additional reading and viewing

The ARTSask webpage on Susan Shantz includes videos on her artistic process.

References

  1. "Susan Shantz". ARTSask. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. Susan Shantz: hibernaculum. Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery. 1995. ISBN 1-896359-01-9.
  3. Susan Shantz. Regina: MacKenzie Art Gallery. 1998. ISBN 1-896470-14-9.
  4. Lippard, Lucy R.; Baert, Renee (1998). Satiate Susan Shantz. Lethbridge, Alta.: Southern Alberta Art Gallery. ISBN 0-921613-89-X.
  5. 1 2 Vargo, Lisa (2013). Susan Shantz: creatures in transition. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Kenderdine Art Gallery. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-88880-586-7.
  6. "Susan Shantz Profile". College of Arts and Science. University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. Shantz, Susan. "Curriculum Vitae". CCCA Canadian Art Database. CCCA. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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