ARDDANGOSFA AGORED/OPEN EXHIBITION 2023 – The Royal Cambrian Society, Conwy
Exhibition: 7 Jan – 25 Feb, 2023
Susan has this piece, “Kitchen Tower and Bridges, Conwy” (oil on canvas, 40x40cm) in the RCA’s annual open exhibition of selected works.
Exhibition: Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, Conwy, LL32 8AN.
OPEN 33: THE PEOPLE’S EXHIBITION at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, 10 Dec 2022 – 20 Jan 2023
Two of Susan’s works were selected for this East Midlands open exhibition of contemporary art.
Susan’s painting “Lines of Power II” won the Attenborough Prize.
Exhibition: Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7EA. Open m-f, 11-4:30; sa-su, 11-5 (see: Christmas opening times).
Read more about the Attenborough Prize.
TRANSCRIBING THE LANDSCAPE – Patchings Art Centre, Calverton, Notts
Exhibition: ran from 8 Oct to 20 Nov, 2022 – with over 50 paintings (with cards & prints in the Patchings art shop).
“The very kind invitation from Patchings to hold this solo exhibition presented me with an opportunity to examine how my landscape painting has evolved over the past 15 years. Throughout this time, the placing of elements has been fundamental to my work. I’m seeking a perspective that projects outwards as if to engulf the viewer – I want the viewer to feel tipped into the painting.”
Venue: Crew Yard Gallery, Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, Notts NG14 6NU.
Note: Free entry to galleries – the centre also has a cafe, open 9:30 to 4:30, an art shop, a framing shop and a free ‘artists trail’ to walk.
EN PLEIN AIR PLATINUM JUBILEE at WINDSOR CASTLE –
by permission of HM The Queen
on Sat 30 July, 2022.
Susan took part in this en plein air painting event.
SIR JOHN HURT ART PRIZE 2022 – run by the Holt Festival
at the Adrian Hill Fine Art Gallery, Holt: 23-30 July, 2022.
This painting was shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2022.
CHARLOTTE FRASER CERAMIC & GLASS PRIZE – run by the Holt Festival
at St Andrew’s Church, Holt: 23-31 July, 2022.
This ceramic was shortlisted for the Charlotte Fraser Ceramics & Glass Prize 2022.
PAINT OUT NORFOLK
: 18-22 July, 2022
I took part in this plein air painting event, working alongside 75+ artists – this year painting at Blickling, Creake Abbey, Wolterton, St Benets Abbey, Thurne Mill. Awarded judges prize by Sally-Anne Huxtable, Head Curator of the National Trust.
Exhibition: Whitlingham Country Park, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8TR.
Hampstead Art Society – Summer Exhibition: 4-10 July, 2022
This painting, of ‘Polperro Harbour from The Quay’ was selected for the Hampstead Art Society’s Annual Summer Exhibition from 4-10 July, 2022.
Exhibition: Fitzrovia Gallery, 139 Whitfield Street, London W1T 5EN
‘THE ART OF THE VIOLIN’ at Gallery 6 in Newark
Exhibition: 3-28 May, 2022
I have 3 pieces in this group exhibition.
Venue: Gallery 6, 6 Stodman Street, Newark, Notts NG24 1AN (open tue-sat, 10-4).
‘THE LOW DRIFT & EDGELANDS’ at The Dovecot Gallery, Styrrup, Notts
Exhibition: 23 & 24 April, 2022 (10am to 4pm)
I have several pieces in this group exhibition.
Venue: Dovecot Gallery, Poplars Farm, Styrrup, Doncaster DN11 8NB.
ARDDANGOSFA AGORED/OPEN EXHIBITION 2022 – The Royal Cambrian Society, Conwy
Exhibition: 8 Jan – 26 Feb, 2022
Susan had this piece, “Castle Street, Conwy” (oil on canvas, 61x61cm, £1,000 framed) in the RCA’s annual open exhibition of selected works.
Exhibition: Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, Conwy, LL32 8AN.
2021 EVENTS:
UPTON CHRISTMAS STUDIOS: 27-28 Nov, 2021
Susan ran an ‘open studio’ event on 27-28 Nov alongside other venues in Upton. Guesting at Susan’s studio was Elsa Rickett-Trueman (animal portraits).
Meet Susan and Elsa and their work in and around the 18thC former threshing barn at High Farm.
In addition, nearby were the studios of potter Sue Morton at Meadow View, overlooking Upton Church, plus painter Jude Rawson, at her picture book cottage of Rookery Nook, opposite the Cross Keys Inn.
The studios opened 11am to 5pm each day and entry was free. There were refreshments at the studios on request. More substantially, nearby is the Clock House Cafe (open on Sat, 9:30 to 4pm) and the Cross Keys Inn.
Venue: High Farm, 20 Main Street, Upton, Newark, Notts NG23 5ST. Open 11am-5pm (free entry)
D31 ART GALLERY – Autumn Exhibition: “Reflections”
9 Oct to 19 Dec, 2021
I had 3 works selected for the D31 Art Gallery AUTUMN EXHIBITION, “Reflections”.
Venue: D31, 13 Scot Lane, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 1EW; Tue-Sat 10am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm.
LIVING LANDSCAPE ART TRAIL AT THE HOPBARN
1 Sept to 28 Nov, 2021
Susan’s ‘Green Fuse’ living sculpture was part of this art trail.
Venue: The HopBarn, Hockerwood Lane, Southwell, Notts NG25 0PZ.
Book a slot: Weds – Sat (10am, 12noon or 2pm) at www.thehopbarn.org.uk/livinglandscape.
D31 ART GALLERY – Summer Exhibition: “Our Changing World”
1 Aug to 12 Sept, 2021
I had 3 works selected for the D31 Art Gallery SUMMER EXHIBITION. My 3 paintings were of Berlin, from a visit several years ago. One of the pieces (Berlin 1) was named as 1st prize in the exhibition.
Venue: D31, 13 Scot Lane, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 1EW; Tue-Sat 10am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm.
SIR JOHN HURT ART PRIZE 2021 – run by the Holt Festival
24-31 July, 2021
This painting was shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2021.
Oil on canvas, 52x63cm, £950 framed – contact Susan
PAINT OUT NORFOLK
: 16-24 July, 2021
I took part in this plein air painting event, working alongside 75+ artists – this year I painted at Norwich, Thornham, St Benets Abbey, Winterton-on-Sea, Gunton Deer Park.
Exhibition: Whitlingham Country Park, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8TR.
‘BUXTON SPA ART PRIZE 2021’ exhibition at The Green Man Gallery in Buxton
25 June – 25 July, 2021
My painting, ‘From the Top of Hall Bank’, was in the Buxton Spa Art Prize exhibition for 2021, at the Green Man Gallery in Buxton and was ‘Highly Commended’ by the judges.
OPEN iso 2021 (online) at The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford
7-21 March 2021
Susan had two works selected for the Old Lock Up Gallery’s annual open exhibition, this year in virtual form.
Contact: The Old Lock Up Gallery, 19 The Hill, Swifts Hollow, Cromford DE4 3RF. T: +44 7960 097605.
ARDDANGOSFA AGORED/OPEN EXHIBITION 2021 – The Royal Cambrian Society, Conwy
Online from 13 Feb 2021 on, Exhibition: 17 April – 5 June, 2021
Susan had two pieces in the RCA’s annual open exhibition of selected works. Initially a virtual exhibition, exhibition staged at the RCA Gallery once government Covid guidelines allowed.
Exhibition: Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, Conwy, LL32 8AN.
‘BETWEEN TIMES’: an exhibition by Susan Isaac at GALLERY 6• in Newark-on-Trent
9 Dec 2020 to 9 Jan 2021
A exhibition of new works completed in the ‘between times’ of 2020.
Exhibition: at GALLERY 6•, 6 Stodman Street, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire NG24 1AN
WALES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION 2020 – at the Waterfront Gallery in conjunction with Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (Arts Council of Wales)
12-30 December, 2020 + 17 May – 19 June, 2021
This piece, ‘Working the Landscape’, was shortlisted in the Wales Contemporary Exhibition 2020.
Shortlist Exhibition: at the Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven, The Old Sail loft, Discovery Quay, The Docks, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire SA73 3AF.
Originally intended to transfer to the gallery@oxo, London (25 Feb – 7 Mar 2021), due to Covid restrictions that has been cancelled but the Waterfront Gallery is now planning an extension to the physical exhibition – ‘Wales Contemporary Re-awakening’ – for a time when they are able to be open again. Meanwhile the exhibition remains online.
“These figures are reflections on Welsh mining landscapes – contoured layers referencing mountainside surface workings and underground coal seams, made poignant by my uncle’s recent death in his Valleys home close to the mine he and earlier generations worked in.”
2020 EVENTS:
SIR JOHN HURT ART PRIZE 2020 – run by the Holt Festival
26-27 September, 2020
This piece was shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2020.
Shortlist Exhibition: at a Covid-secure venue near Thurning, Norfolk – for details and free booking of a viewing slot see the Holt Festival website.
THE HARLEY OPEN 2020 – The Harley Gallery
1st Aug – 1st Nov, 2020
Susan was part of The Harley Open 2020 exhibition.
Exhibition: The Harley Gallery, The Courtyard at Welbeck, A60 Mansfield Road, Welbeck, Worksop, Notts S80 3LW. Gallery open: tue–sat, 11–5; sun 11am – 4pm (Closed mon).
PAINT OUT NORFOLK: 16-23 July, 2020
Susan won first prize in this socially distanced plein air painting event, working alongside 50+ plein air artists exploring some of Norfolk’s extraordinary landscapes including the Broads, the river Yare, coastal areas and the green spaces of Norwich.
Exhibition: Whitlingham Country Park, Trowse, Norwich, NR14 8TR.
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1st Prize (Competition Winner) Paint Out Norfolk (2020) ‘Against the Waves, Winterton-on-Sea’ (oil on unstretched canvas, 50x65cm).
£550 unframed – Contact Susan
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- Susan Isaac – Textures and Layers (Cathedral Close Norwich)
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- Susan Isaac – Datum Line in the Grass Burgh Castle
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- Susan Isaac – Measuring the Tide (Wells-next-the-Sea)
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- Susan Isaac – Just Gone for Scrap (Trowse)
UPTON VIRTUAL STUDIOS: 30-31 May, 2020
One thing you can see is my virtual open studio created as part of Open Studios Notts 2020. All of the physical events were cancelled, but Open Studios Notts promoted a series of virtual events instead. For the Upton Studios, each of the three host artists created video guides to their studios and we also commissioned a short animated trail guide.
Here is the animated trail guide by Beth Adams, followed by my virtual studio guide and then Evie Hoggard interviewing me for the open studio event:
2019 EVENTS:
ARDDANGOSFA AGORED/OPEN EXHIBITION 2020 – The Royal Cambrian Society, Conwy
11 Jan – 8 Feb 2020
Susan had two pieces in the RCA’s annual open exhibition of selected works.
Exhibition: Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, Conwy, LL32 8AN. Gallery open t-sa, 11-5 (cl su-m).
OPEN 30: THE PEOPLE’S EXHIBITION – New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester
14 Dec 2019 – 24 Jan 2020
Susan had two works in Leicester’s annual Open exhibition its 30th year, showcasing contemporary artwork and craft by artists from across the East Midlands.
Exhibition: New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7EA. Open m-f, 11-4:30; sa-su, 11-5.
‘THE GREAT LITTLE PICTURE SHOW’ at The Dovecot Gallery, Styrrup
14 Nov – 15 Dec, 2019
Susan had some work in this exhibition at the Dovecot Gallery, Poplars Farm, Styrrup DN11 8NB.
Gallery open thu-sat, 11am-4pm, Sun 124pm.
SOUTHWELL MINSTER WINTER CRAFT FAIR 2019 – Southwell Minster
Fri 1 Nov (7pm-10pm) & Sat 2 Nov (10am-3pm), 2019
Susan had a stall at the Southwell Minster Winter Craft Fair.
Event: Southwell Minster, Southwell NG25 0HD.
BIG DRAW AT THE MUSEUM OF TIMEKEEPING – in conjunction with Gallery 6.
Sunday 27 October, 2019 (10am – 4pm)
Susan took part in this event – showing examples of her work and painting en plein air during the day.
Venue: British Horological Institute, Upton Hall, Upton, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5TE.
Paint Out Norwich & Norfolk Gardens Series 2019 Art Exhibition 2019 – Norwich Cathedral Hostry
17 – 27 October, 2019
Susan’s work is part of this exhibition – part of the Hostry Festival.
Exhibition: Norwich Cathedral Hostry, The Close, Norwich, NR1 4DH – open daily, 10-4 (Sun 12-3).
‘EAST MIDLANDS CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION’ EXHIBITION – at the Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham.
PV: Fri 6 Sept, 2019, 7-9pm;
Exhibition: Sat 7 September to Sat 12 October, 2019
Auction: Sat 12 Oct, 2019, from 1pm
Susan’s painting “Still Life with Blue Jug” is’ lot 56′ of 57 selected works in the ‘East Midlands Contemporary Art Auction’ exhibition at the Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre (at the University of Nottingham).
Location: Lakeside Arts Centre, Djanogly Gallery, Angear Visitor Centre, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD.
Gallery open tue-sat 11-5 & sun 12-4, cl mon.
OPEN EXHIBITION 2019 – Thoresby Gallery
Sat 31 Aug – Sat 28th September, 2019
Susan has three paintings in the Thoresby Open Exhibition 2019.
Exhibition: Thoresby Gallery, nr. Ollerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9EP – open daily, 10am-5pm.
SIR JOHN HURT ART PRIZE – Exhibition of Shortlisted Works
Sat 20th – Sun 28th July, 2019
One of Susan’s paintings was selected for this year’s shortlist exhibition for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize as part of the Holt Festival in July.
Exhibition: Auden Theatre Foyer, Gresham’s School, Cromer Road, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6EA – daily, 11am-5pm.
PAINT OUT NORFOLK – at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
1-7 July, 2019
Susan’s painting ‘Below Bishop Bridge’ won 1st Prize (oil painting) in Paint Out Norfolk at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (plein air competition judged by Prof Paul Greenhalgh, George Rowlett & Dr Francesca Vanke). Other painting locations were at Wells-next-the-Sea, How Hill (Norfolk Broads), Houghton Hall park & the Sainsbury Centre grounds.
Exhibition (6-7 July): Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ – 1oam-5pm.
‘BUXTON SPA PRIZE 2019’ exhibition at The Green Man Gallery in Buxton
28 June – 31 July, 2019
Susan had two paintings in the Buxton Spa Prize exhibition for 2019, at the Green Man Gallery in Buxton through July.
Gallery open daily, 10:30am-5:30pm.
‘A WIDER HORIZON’ exhibition at The Handa Gallery (Wells Maltings)
21-30 June, 2019
Susan was one third of an exhibition alongside Alfie Carpenter and Kristy Campbell. The exhibition ran over 10 days at The Handa Gallery within Wells Maltings – Wells-next-the Sea’s prestigious new arts, heritage and community centre.
Gallery open daily, 11am-4pm, PV on Thu 20 June, 5pm-6:30pm.
AIRING CUPBOARD GALLERY: opening 1 June, 2019 on
Susan has work at Dawn Idalia’s brand new AIRing Cupboard Gallery at Thoresby from 1 June as part of its inaugural exhibition.
Gallery open: mo-fr, 10am-3pm (also open 1-2 June, 10am-5pm to coincide with Dawn’s Open Studio.
UPTON STUDIOS: 25-27 May, 2019
Susan opened her studio on 27-27 May alongside three other venues in Upton as part of Open Studios Notts 2019. Guest artists at Susan’s studio were Jo Munks, Carl Gray & Mark Greene.
Event open: 10am-5pm (free entry)
PAINT OUT CAMBRIDGE: 13-17 May, 2019
In May Susan took part in the first Paint Out Cambridge. She was one of a group of en plein air painters capturing views of the town over three days and evenings. The paintings then formed a temporary exhibition.
Event dates: 13-15 May painting sessions; 16 May exhibition private view & awards; 17 May end of exhibition.
PREVIOUSLY:
2018 events:
- LEICESTER & EAST MIDLANDS OPEN EXHIBITION: 15 Dec 2018 – 2 Feb 2019
- THE GREAT LITTLE PICTURE SHOW: 17 Nov – 16 Dec, 2018
- UPTON CHRISTMAS STUDIOS: Sun 18 November, 2018
- SOUTHWELL MINSTER CRAFT FAIR: Sat 3 November, 2018
- PAINT OUT NORWICH 2018: 13-28 October, 2018
- CERAMICS IN SOUTHWELL: Sun 26 August, 2018
- THE ARTIST & LEISURE PAINTER EXHIBITION: 12 July – 12 August, 2018
2017 events:
- UPTON CHRISTMAS STUDIOS: 18-19 November, 2017
- SOUTHWELL MINSTER CRAFT FAIR: 4 November, 2017
- PAINT OUT NORWICH ART EXHIBITION: 19-28 October, 2017
- PAINT OUT WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA: 15-17 September, 2017
- THORESBY OPEN EXHIBITION: 1-30 September, 2017, winner of the Thoresby open exhibition prize.
- CERAMICS IN SOUTHWELL: Sun 27 August, 2017
- OPEN 28 – East Midlands Open Art Exhibition: 6 July – 26 August, 2017
- HOLT FESTIVAL ‘Exhibition of Shortlisted Work’: Sat 22 July – Sun 30 July, 2017, shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize.
- TALP Exhibition: 13 July – 20 August, 2017
- BUXTON SPA PRIZE EXHIBITON: 1-31 July, 2017, Susan’s painting ‘Filtered’ was selected as a ‘Buxton International Festival Choice 2017’
Solo exhibitions
Retford Hub Gallery (2017), Newfield Galleries in Newark (2015), O3 Gallery in Oxford (2013), Thoresby Gallery (2012 & shared in 2016), Rainbow Gallery in Eastwood (2009), Wirksworth Heritage Centre (2009), Spotlight Gallery in Newark (2007 & 2012), Bull Yard Gallery in Southwell (2006/2008).
Group exhibitions
Includes: Bath Contemporary (2013), Rufford (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Thoresby Gallery (2011), O3 Gallery in Oxford (2011), Harding House Gallery in Lincoln (2005, 2006, 2007), Lady Bay Arts Festival (2015 and 2016), Spotlight Gallery in Newark (2009).
Open Exhibitions
- Leicester and East Midlands Art Exhibition: Open26 (2015 – winner of Wilson Brown Prize), Open27 (2016).
- Oxford Art Prize: plein air competition (2015 – winner of 1851 prize)
- Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition (2015 – winner of Winsor & Newton Award)
- Harley Gallery Open Exhibitions (2012 & 2013).
- Bath Prize Competition (2012).
- Thoresby Gallery Open Exhibition (2011 – winner of exhibition prize & Tony Wilkinson Prize, 2012, 2015 – joint winner of exhibition prize).
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