Susan Hudson
Susan Hudson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) |
| Education | Ecole des Beaux Arts, the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts and the Montreal Museum School of Art and Design. |
| Known for | Works inspired by fairy tales |
| Elected | In 1999 to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
| Website | susanhudsonartist |
Susan Hudson (born 1941) is a Canadian visual artist.[1] Her work is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Susan Hudson was born in Montreal, Quebec[1] and is currently based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.[2] She was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts and the Montreal Museum School of Art and Design.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Hudson worked as an illustrator and graphic designer before starting printmaking in 1965. Following this her print, painting and photography explored the subconscious and fantasy.[4]
In 1977 Hudson joined Concordia University and became a full-time visiting assistant professor in 1978.[5] While working to expand Concordia's graphic design department, Hudson continued to maintain her art practice, designing and illustrating books, magazine articles, among other artistic endeavors.[6] She was promoted to Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Concordia in 1983.[5]
Hudson created a series of etchings based on contemporary figures, mostly faces, with plants and animals. They were used to illustrate the book The Eternal Peter Pan: Selections from Peter Pan and Wendy by James M. Barrie (1987), published by Tundra Books.[7] In these etchings Hudson elaborated on some of the more whimsical and intriguing aspects of Barrie's writing.[8] The etchings, tackling the theme of Peter Pan, were enhanced with hand-painted water colour patterned borders.[9] The Eternal Peter Pan was the first volume of a trilogy which also included Peter Pan: The Complete Book (1988) and Peter Pan: The Complete Play (1988), each illustrated by Hudson.[7][10]
Hudson was the chairperson at the Concordia University Department of Design Art as an associate professor.[5] In 1998 she retired from Concordia and relocated to Lunenburg. In 1999 she was elected into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[11]
Hudson is a founding member of the ViewPoint Gallery in Halifax and a co-founder of the Peer Gallery co-operative in Lunenburg.[12][13]
Collections
[edit | edit source]Three of Hudson's photographs were purchased by the National Gallery of Canada for the Canadian Photography Institute, one in 1975: Shadows (1973); two in 1977: The Strongman and Double Bill Nightmare (1975).[14]
Bibliography
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- La Gravure au Quebec, Heritage, Montreal, QC.[17]
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External links
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