Winner of Best in Show , Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Corseted - Studio Art Quilts US exhibition
One Tampa City Center installation
Large scale Sculptures
"Vessels," Gray Gallery, ECU, North Carolina
Friday, September 14, 2018
Women and Magnolias - Paintings
Women and Magnolias - Paintings
of the Women and the Southern Iconic Flower
Tampa based artist Susanne Nielsen has been chosen as one of a small number of artists to show five of her paintings of her series titled “Women and Magnolias” in the upstairs galleries of Ruth Eckerd Hall from March through May 2012. The artist based her theme on the image of women in advertising of the 1950s and 60s combined with the beauty of the Magnolia blossoms of the American South which the international artist has called home for many years. The style of intense color and line used in advertising of past eras, portraying women in pencil skirts combined with ad text fragments and an overlay of white magnolia petals allow multiple layers of interpretation.of the Women and the Southern Iconic Flower
The artists exhibiting in this exhibition that can be viewed with paid admission to Ruth Eckerd Hall.
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Florida Sun Magazine published a story in conjunction with this exhibition March 9, 2012. It can be read (in German, or copy and paste into google translator) at: www.floridasunmagazine.com.
and permanently at:
US-German Florida publication article about Susanne Nielsen, artist (and radio broadcaster)
US-German Publication published article on this exhibition"http://wochenpostusa.com/2012/Susanne%20Nielsen.htm, on the show.
Information regarding the exhibition is at:
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A Perfume from Paris ( Ein Duft aus Paris)
Deutsch-Amerikanische Kuenstlerin stellt in Clearwater, Florida aus
Die Malerin/Bildhauerin Susanne Nielsen, die zwischen ihrer Heimatstadt Wiesbaden und Tampa, Florida pendelt, wo Sie Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte am St. Petersburg College lehrt, stellt zusammen mit einer kleinen Gruppe von Kuenstlerinnen fuenf ihrer Bilder aus dem Zyklus “ Frauen/Magnolien” in Clearwater, Florida aus. Zusammen mit den Werken elf weiterer Kuenstler wurden ihre Werke ausgewaehlt, in den oberen beiden Galerien der Ruth Eckerd Hall, einer von drei grossen Theater-Hallen der Tampa Bucht von Maerz bis einschliesslich Mai 2012 ausgestellt zu werden. Kunst- und Kulturliebhaber, die die zahlreichen Theater-, Broadway- und Konzertauffuehrungen besuchen, haben freien Zugang zu den Galerien.
Susanne Nielsens Malerei-Thema Frauen/Magnolien basiert auf dem Frauenbild der 50er und sechziger Jahre, die die im Ausland gross gewordene Kuenstlerin in Deutschen Zeitschriften, die die Familie waehrend ihrer Jahre in Reykjvik , Island regelmaessig las, sah.
In ihren Bildern zeigt Nielsen elegante Werbebilder von Frauen mit dazugehoerigen Werbetextfragmenten , die das stereotypische Frauenbild vergangener Zeiten darstellen. Endlich ueberlegt Nielsen jedes Bild mit den gemalten Bluetenblaettern sudstaatlicher Magnolien, die die Form der weiblichen Silhouette ihrer Werbefiguren betonen. Diese bedeutungsvollen Blueten des Amerikanisdchen Suedens , wohin Nielsen von Europa hinzog, tragen ebenso wichtigen Symbol-Charakter. Die Kuenstlerin fasziniert die visuelle Ausdruckskraft und die duale Symbolik der Magnolie.
Bei ihren Recherchen zur Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte, die Susanne Nielsen am St. Petersburg College lehrt, befasst sie sich seit langem mit der Geschichte und Ikonografie des amerikanischen Suedens. In ihren Bildern und drei-dimensionalen mixed-media Werken kombiniert Nielsen oft intensive Farbe und starke Linien, so typisch fuer die Werbebilder frueherer Zeiten mit Textfragmenten in verschiedenen Sprachen, und organischer, geflochtener Textur und Materialien, die eine vielschichtige Interpretation zulassen.
Die Ausstellung der Werke der 12 Kuenstlerinnen, wurde von Besuchern der Ruth Eckerd Hall von Maerz bis Ende Mai 2012 in den Galerien des ersten Stocks besichtigt.
Coming to America - Paintings and Poetry, Exhibitions in the US and Germany
Paintings and Poetry, Exhibitions in the US and Germany
Exhibition at German Consulate General, Miami, Florida:
"Coming to America"
Perfect for the consulate as an exhibition, the first in their series of on-going exhibitions of Germans - Coming to American is Susanne Nielsen's pictoral ( paired with poems that tell the) story, one with each composed segment of this leaving and coming to a new country - America, Susanne Nielsen brought the view of a child's journey into a new culture which she experienced in the 1960s. The daily visitors requesting or renewing their passports and other German- American relationships facilitated by the consular staff would see and relate well to this exhibition. Shown in 2009 this was the second exhibition of the series. The first having been presented in the country of the artist's origin, Germany, now it had traveled as had she, "Coming to America" - a second time ( the paintings were created in the US) as she had also , returning to live in the US with her husband at age 30.
Painting installation at German Consulate General Miami
Exhibition "Fernsicht - Looking Afar"
Galerie WortArt, Wiesbaden, Germany
This exhibition followed the bus project and had Susanne install her work, expanded by the long wall hanging paintings in the entire gallery for a solo exhibition. WortArt Gallery is in the home town of the artist, Wiesbaden, Germany. Paintings were accompanied by poems that described each scene and the words in English and German of nursery rhymes, songs and sayings, poetry written into a friendship book by parents , aunts and uncles and their portraits and favorite childhood friends, toys or settings.
Susanne Nielsen
Fernsicht Blicke ueber den Grossen Teich ( Ozean)
Gedanken zur Ausstellung
Fernsicht,
Sicht in eine Ferne, Zeitlich, räumlich
Weit.
Sicht auf Zurückliegendes.
Auf Träume und Wünsche,
Familie
Erfüllung, Erfolg.
Beginn.
Gründung der EWG,
Weltwirtschaftswunder.
Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten.
Immer neue Menschen und Sprachen.
Verbindungen und VerlustHeimatvereine.
Heimaturlaub.
Schiff, Flugzeug,
Bücher und Briefe.Heimatfest und Halloween.
Kitsch und Barbiepuppen.
Freundinnen.
Fernsehen.
Bilder und Geschichten
Träume, ErinnerungenEinblicke und Ausblicke
Rückblicke,
Fernsicht.
Looking Afar
Views across the
(back and forth)
Thoughts on the exhibition
Looking a-far
Views to a distanceOf time and place.
Far away.
Looking back
To dreams and wishes,Family,
Fulfillment, success.
Beginning.
Founding of the EU,Travels across land and seas.
Land of endless opportunity,
Childhood days in two worldsEver new people and tongues
Connections and loss
Heritage clubs,
Leaving for Home
Ships and planes,
Books and letters.Heritage fest and Halloween
Kitsch and Barbie dolls.
Girlfriends,
Watching TV.
Pictures and stories,
Dreams and MemoriesInsights and outlooks,
Looking back,
Looking a-far.
Outdoor Exhibitions : Gasparilla and Mayfair
Mayfair by the Lake, Lakeland, Florida
Florida's system of outdoor art shows brings 300 artists, the best of 1500 applicants to its parks for three days of each such show. It is the opportunity to show sculpture in a very well visited and beautiful nature setting in Lakeland on Lake Morton, Friday - Sunday evening.
"The Mommy for the Mommy"
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, large sculptures (year 2) - the one on the right a "Mommy for the Mommy" into which mothers can crawl to be safely cocooned with lullaby music softly playing and a blue sky with white clouds.
Made with New Zealand Clams, 5' high
In Tampa, Florida, the Gasparilla Festival runs one month and the festival of the Arts is a three-day component towards the end of this celebration. Susanne Nielsen was chosen to participate among the 300 artists in the Curtis Hixon Park along the Hillsborough River. She won an award of merit making her eligible to show her work in three consecutive years following this first event and award. She showed much larger sculptures (see above) than in her first year showing at this exhibition.
creating much larger sculptures to show in the Gasparilla and Mayfair shows for the coming year.
creating large woven mixed media sculptures
Large Paintings - Portraits
"Natalie", acrylic on canvas, 5ft x 3 ft , private Collection
I paint portraits of people who strike a cord with me. Natalie was one of these women whom I admire, strong and independent, fun and a companion during my college (thanks for those long commutes between our homes and university, for three years in North Carolina.
The painting was a joy to complete.
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Artist Statement and Biographical Information (CV)
Artist Statement
All of my work, two-and three-dimensional, is about patterns of life. Women's lives, above all, form an intricate woven fabric, expressed in sculptures created in traditional feminine craft techniques, sewn, quilted, woven of fiber or reeds, in color combinations that reflect a sense of warmth, joy and celebration, softness and soothing, protective and fortified against invasion. Vibrant Goddesses and protective nests, soft inside and hard and defensive exteriors present differing aspects of psychological and physical safety zones.
Sculptures, then, provide spaces the viewer must experience with all the senses. Their soft interiors, their bursting outer surfaces often imbued with color and stories command the viewer's attention on all levels. Sound and text have become important elements of the interactive sculpture. Ceramic pieces and found objects join fiber, reeds and wire.
Sizes range from two to 5 feet in height, with many a mirror image of the viewer and a number of sculptures larger in scale. The impression is at the same time elegant and imposing. Creation is addressed on a multitude of levels leaving the viewer to draw his or her own conclusions.
Materials continue to vary, fabric dominates smaller pieces, glazed clay components have been added. Abstracted figures symbolizing new life, take the viewer/participant from the experience of works as "toy" into the deeper realm of bonding and healing.
A soft-sculpture series based upon personal Myths (Ammenmärchen-wives tales), continues to include cultures around the globe, each represented in its language of origin. In addition to the use of audio, written elements have become integral elements to the work.
Painting as technique for themes of childhood and immigrant heritage allows incorporation of image and text. Each series of 8-12 images is created for a sight specific solo exhibition . The ongoing series has been inspired by formats of traditional Asian art (scrolls), combining pictures, text and after two major study tours to Asia (
EDUCATION
2016 Doctorate (magna cum laude) Universität Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany,
Major: Art, Dept. of Humanities (Kunstwissenschaft)
catalog raisonne of Cuban exile artist (Havana, Paris, Venezuela, Tampa)
Major: Art, Dept. of Humanities (Kunstwissenschaft)
catalog raisonne of Cuban exile artist (Havana, Paris, Venezuela, Tampa)
Thesis: “Monograph of the Cuban Artist Tomas Marais (1931–2004)”
1986–1989 Master of Fine Arts: East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina,
Major: Painting, Triple Minor: Textiles (Printing/painting), Mixed-Media Sculpture (handmade paper/ fiber/ installation), Art History (Contemporary, women’s art, regional crafts)
Thesis: “Vessels” (Mixed media sculpture and documentation)
1986–1989 Master of Fine Arts: East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina,
Major: Painting, Triple Minor: Textiles (Printing/painting), Mixed-Media Sculpture (handmade paper/ fiber/ installation), Art History (Contemporary, women’s art, regional crafts)
Thesis: “Vessels” (Mixed media sculpture and documentation)
1976–1983 Master of Arts, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität, Bonn, Germany,
Major: American Language/Literature, Minor Art History
Thesis: “The Women’s Role in the Short Fiction of Joyce Carol Oates”
(U.S. Accreditation B.A./M.A., English as Second Language, Literature (WES))
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2007–present Local Coordinator Training (SARC) Youth Programs, U.S. Department of State
2006 Graduate, leadership training, Rotary Leadership Institute (3-course program),
(Southeast USA, D6950/6990, Sunshine Division), Clearwater, Florida 2006 Certification, Relocation Assistant/ Language Trainer (German/English),
2006 Certification, Intercultural Trainer, The Interchange Institute, Brooklyne, MA,
USA, Completion “Crossing Cultures with Competence,” Washington, DC
1998 Qualification, legal translations/interpreter, FL translation agencies, law practices,
Specialization in business and legal translations and simultaneous translations
1984–1985 PhD candidate, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany,
(Asian Art History (research for further art/art history studies in U.S.)
SCHOLARSHIP/EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC
2003–present Independent Lecturer, Art History, Fine Arts, (museums/civic organizations)
2011–2016 Doctoral Candidate, University of Paderborn, Dept. of Humanities, Paderborn, Germany
2004–2014 Instructor Humanities, Art History, St. Petersburg College
2004–2011 Language/Intercultural Training, relocation assistant, local resource, IOR Instructor
2004–2010 (German), Language Division Alliance Francaise de Tampa Instructor Humanities,
2003–2005 Design, English, International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa, FL
2003 Language/Intercultural training Corporate Training, SPC Corp. Training Center
2011–2016 Doctoral Candidate, University of Paderborn, Dept. of Humanities, Paderborn, Germany
2004–2014 Instructor Humanities, Art History, St. Petersburg College
2004–2011 Language/Intercultural Training, relocation assistant, local resource, IOR Instructor
2004–2010 (German), Language Division Alliance Francaise de Tampa Instructor Humanities,
2003–2005 Design, English, International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa, FL
2003 Language/Intercultural training Corporate Training, SPC Corp. Training Center
2000–present Instructor, Conversational German, Cultural Center for German Language
1996–2002 Associate Professor, Art (Drawing), German (Program chair), English (ESL), Schiller International University, Dunedin, FL1994–2000 Instructor, Art/Art History (Docent Training), Drawing, Watercolor, Fiber, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL
1993–2014 Instructor, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, German (adult and youth programs) University of South Florida, Division of Lifelong Learning, Tampa, FL
1989–1992 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Troy State University in Montgomery, AL
1989–1992 Instructor, Conversational German, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
1990–1991 Adjunct Assistant Professor, English, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, 1989 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Drawing, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
1989 Instructor, Art Appreciation, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Goldsboro, NC
1989 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, NC
1986 Instructor painting, textiles, drawing, Community Arts Council, Goldsboro, NC
1984–1985 Instructor German, Adult Education Program, US Army, Heidelberg, Germany
1984–1985 Instructor interior design, drawing, Department of Adult Education, City of Heidelberg, Germany
1996–2002 Associate Professor, Art (Drawing), German (Program chair), English (ESL), Schiller International University, Dunedin, FL1994–2000 Instructor, Art/Art History (Docent Training), Drawing, Watercolor, Fiber, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL
1993–2014 Instructor, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, German (adult and youth programs) University of South Florida, Division of Lifelong Learning, Tampa, FL
1989–1992 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Troy State University in Montgomery, AL
1989–1992 Instructor, Conversational German, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
1990–1991 Adjunct Assistant Professor, English, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, 1989 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Drawing, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
1989 Instructor, Art Appreciation, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Goldsboro, NC
1989 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, NC
1986 Instructor painting, textiles, drawing, Community Arts Council, Goldsboro, NC
1984–1985 Instructor German, Adult Education Program, US Army, Heidelberg, Germany
1984–1985 Instructor interior design, drawing, Department of Adult Education, City of Heidelberg, Germany
ART CRITICISM/WRITING (print/broadcast)
2005–2007 Writer visual arts, performing arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Clearwater, Florida
2004/5 Writer, Lifestyles Magazine, Orlando, Florida
2001–2005 Writer, art, lifestyle features, Florida World Magazine, Florida/Europe
1998–present German Translation/Narration (voice-over work) of videos to market residential, industrial, and medical products
1998–present Freelance Writer, English/German bilingual language publications (Discover Florida, NA-Wochenpost, Das Fenster)1997–1998 Host, weekly radio show "Global Voices," with international guests and music 1470 AM
1994–present Host/Producer, weekly, German (language) Radio Show/ Culture Mirror (Deutsche Funksendung –Kulturspiegel)
1994 Freelance art critic, Art Papers, Atlanta, GA
1994–1996 Freelance art critic/ columnist Sarasota Arts Review, Sarasota, FL
1992–1996Freelance writer (features, arts) Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL
1993–1996Arts and Entertainment Editor/art critic Hyde Park Metro, Tampa, FL
1992–1993 Art Critic/ Visual Arts Columnist, Creative Loafing, Tampa, FL
2001–2005 Writer, art, lifestyle features, Florida World Magazine, Florida/Europe
1998–present German Translation/Narration (voice-over work) of videos to market residential, industrial, and medical products
1998–present Freelance Writer, English/German bilingual language publications (Discover Florida, NA-Wochenpost, Das Fenster)1997–1998 Host, weekly radio show "Global Voices," with international guests and music 1470 AM
1994–present Host/Producer, weekly, German (language) Radio Show/ Culture Mirror (Deutsche Funksendung –Kulturspiegel)
1994 Freelance art critic, Art Papers, Atlanta, GA
1994–1996 Freelance art critic/ columnist Sarasota Arts Review, Sarasota, FL
1992–1996Freelance writer (features, arts) Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL
1993–1996Arts and Entertainment Editor/art critic Hyde Park Metro, Tampa, FL
1992–1993 Art Critic/ Visual Arts Columnist, Creative Loafing, Tampa, FL
PUBLIC RELATIONS
2003-present Publicity (social media, Facebook, newsletters, blog content, website administration, production marketing materials: brochures, PowerPoint presentations) Rotary D6950 district and club committees
2003-present Publicity (social media, Facebook, newsletters, blog content, website administration, production marketing materials: brochures, PowerPoint presentations) Rotary D6950 district and club committees
1998-present All aspects of production, hosting, publicity, marketing for Kulturspiegel /Culture Mirror – Deutsche Funksendung (website content, audio production of blog/podcast content)
1986–1987 Gallery Graduate Assistant, Gray Art Gallery, East Carolina University
All aspects of publicity, press contacts, exhibition program/event coordination
1986–1987 Gallery Graduate Assistant, Gray Art Gallery, East Carolina University
All aspects of publicity, press contacts, exhibition program/event coordination
LANGUAGES German (native), English (accent-free, fluent), (conversational) French, Spanish (reading comprehension)
AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Merit Award, Sculpture, PAVA Members Exhibition, Dunedin (250.-)
2015/16 District Governor’s Citation Award as District Alumni Chair
2014/15 Rotary International Foundation Zone 34 Alumni Service to Humanity Award
2013/14 District Governor’s “District 6950 Rotarian of the Year” Award
2012/13 District Governor’s Citation Award as District Alumni Chair
2011/12 Rotary E-Club of SE USA & Caribbean “Rotarian of the Year”Award
2007 Study trip to Salt Lake City (Sponsor Rotary International)
2006 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study Exchange, Study of Arts in
Bangladesh, team leader (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950)
2005/6 Rotary International Foundation Service Award
2005/6 District Governor’s Recognition Award as District Alumni Committee Chair
2005/6 District Governor’s Recognition Award as Group Study Exchange Team Leader to Bangladesh
2006 Rotary International Foundation Paul Harris Fellowship Award
2005 Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange scholarship (Team leader of
all-women team on 1-month cultural/vocational exchange to Bangladesh)
2003 Honorable Mention, Concorso Rapido Dunedin Art Center, Dunedin, FL
2002 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study Exchange, Study of Arts in Eastern Germany (Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Bayreuth, Chemnitz, Regensburg), team member (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950)
2002 Honorable Mention Surface Design Guild Show, Beach Art Center, St.Pete Beach, FL
2001 HonorableMention Surface DesignGuild Show, Beach Art Center, St.Pete Beach, FL
AWARDS/GRANTS
2023 Merit Award, Sculpture, PAVA Members Exhibition, Dunedin (250.-)
2015/16 District Governor’s Citation Award as District Alumni Chair
2014/15 Rotary International Foundation Zone 34 Alumni Service to Humanity Award
2013/14 District Governor’s “District 6950 Rotarian of the Year” Award
2012/13 District Governor’s Citation Award as District Alumni Chair
2011/12 Rotary E-Club of SE USA & Caribbean “Rotarian of the Year”Award
2007 Study trip to Salt Lake City (Sponsor Rotary International)
2006 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study Exchange, Study of Arts in
Bangladesh, team leader (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950)
2005/6 Rotary International Foundation Service Award
2005/6 District Governor’s Recognition Award as District Alumni Committee Chair
2005/6 District Governor’s Recognition Award as Group Study Exchange Team Leader to Bangladesh
2006 Rotary International Foundation Paul Harris Fellowship Award
2005 Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange scholarship (Team leader of
all-women team on 1-month cultural/vocational exchange to Bangladesh)
2003 Honorable Mention, Concorso Rapido Dunedin Art Center, Dunedin, FL
2002 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study Exchange, Study of Arts in Eastern Germany (Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Bayreuth, Chemnitz, Regensburg), team member (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950)
2002 Honorable Mention Surface Design Guild Show, Beach Art Center, St.Pete Beach, FL
2001 HonorableMention Surface DesignGuild Show, Beach Art Center, St.Pete Beach, FL
“Diversity!”International Juried Exhibition of Studio Art Quilts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.Juried by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Merit Award, Sculpture, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, ($1000.-)
Emerging Artist Grant, Arts Council of Hillsborough County ($1000.-)
Graduate Scholarship, ECU Graduate Scholarship Fund
MEMBERSHIPS:
Merit Award, Sculpture, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, ($1000.-)
Emerging Artist Grant, Arts Council of Hillsborough County ($1000.-)
Graduate Scholarship, ECU Graduate Scholarship Fund
MEMBERSHIPS:
North Suncoast Associates, Clearwater, FL
Cercle Francais de Pinellas, Pinellas, FL
Las Damas de Arte, Tampa,FL
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
Internations, Inc.
Rotary E-Club Southeast USA & Caribbean, D6950, West Florida, (President 2013-14)
District Alumni Chair, 2004-2006, 2012-16, Alumni committee Speakers Bureau founder/coordinator,
District Youth Exchange Chair, Deputy Chair Pinellas County, Rotary Youth Exchange Intercultural Trainer/ Outbound Recruiter,
PAVA (Professional Association of Visual Artists), Tampa Bay, FL
Cultural Center for German Language (President 1996–present), Tampa, FL
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
Internations, Inc.
Rotary E-Club Southeast USA & Caribbean, D6950, West Florida, (President 2013-14)
District Alumni Chair, 2004-2006, 2012-16, Alumni committee Speakers Bureau founder/coordinator,
District Youth Exchange Chair, Deputy Chair Pinellas County, Rotary Youth Exchange Intercultural Trainer/ Outbound Recruiter,
PAVA (Professional Association of Visual Artists), Tampa Bay, FL
Cultural Center for German Language (President 1996–present), Tampa, FL
Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
INTERNATIONAL:
Doctoral research in Europe (Germany, France, Netherlands), university lectures/presentations
China educational 1-month travel (for college humanities instruction) Team leader, cultural/vocational Rotary Foundation Group Study Cultural and vocational exchange to Bangladesh (1-month travel/host family stay) Team member of cultural/vocational Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange to Germany (RI District 1880)
Annual educational study/research in Europe (Germany, France, Netherlands, Switzerland) to visit arts/architecture/events as research and to present current developments in lectures and educational context
Cuban Arts in the 20/21st Century
Cuban Artist Tomas Marais: Migration, Metamorphosis, and Masquerade, Leepa Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL
Bangladesh, a Cultural Experience
Intercultural Communications – A Study, Florida Literacy Council
St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
INTERNATIONAL:
Doctoral research in Europe (Germany, France, Netherlands), university lectures/presentations
China educational 1-month travel (for college humanities instruction) Team leader, cultural/vocational Rotary Foundation Group Study Cultural and vocational exchange to Bangladesh (1-month travel/host family stay) Team member of cultural/vocational Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange to Germany (RI District 1880)
Annual educational study/research in Europe (Germany, France, Netherlands, Switzerland) to visit arts/architecture/events as research and to present current developments in lectures and educational context
Cuban Arts in the 20/21st Century
Cuban Artist Tomas Marais: Migration, Metamorphosis, and Masquerade, Leepa Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL
Bangladesh, a Cultural Experience
Intercultural Communications – A Study, Florida Literacy Council
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023 Merit Award, Sculpture, PAVA Members Exhibition, Dunedin, FL ( Judge: Christine Renc-Carter, Director Leepa-Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL)
1998 Merit Award, Sculpture, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa, FL (Judge: Thelma Golden, Curator & Director of Branches, Whitney Museum of American Art, NewYork City, NY.)
1992 Second Prize in Fiber, SAC’s Gallery, Montgomery, AL1991 BEST OF SHOW, The 1991 Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition,
Montgomery, AL
1991 Honorable Mention, The 1991 Montgomery Art Guild Museum
Exhibition, Montgomery, AL. (Juror: Xenia Zed, Assistant Dean,
Atlanta College of Art)
1989 National Spinning Award, Beaufort County Arts Council Annual Arts
Show, Washington, NC.
1989 Honorable Mention in Sculpture, Rocky Mount 32nd Annual Outdoor
Art Show, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
1988 1st Prize in Textural Art & National Spinning Award Beaufort County
Arts Council Annual Arts Show, Washington, NC. Juried by: Sallie
Middleton, Ashville, NC
1988 Honorable Mention in Painting, Rocky Mount 31st Annual Outdoor Art
Show, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
1987 1st Prize in Watercolor, Annual Art Competition, Community Council
for the Arts, Kinston, NC. (Juror: Houston Paschal, Curator North
Carolina Museum of Art)
1987 1st Prize in Textural Arts, Beaufort County Arts Council Annual Arts
Show, Washington, N. C. (Juror: artist Barclay Sheaks, Virginia)
1987 Honorable Mention in Watercolor, Rocky Mount 30th Annual Outdoor
Art Show Rocky Mount Arts Center. (Juror: Robert B. Dance, Winston-
Salem, NC)
1986 1st Prize in Textural Arts, Beaufort County Arts Council 1986 Fine Arts
Show, Washington, NC (Juror: Clint Carter, Watercolor/acryllic artist,
representative of Windsor Newton)
1986 1st Prize in Fiber, 3rd Place in Watercolor. Wilson Active Artists
Association Annual Spring Art Show.(Juror: Mary Ann Pennignton, Executive Director, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC)
REPRESENTATION: www.pava-artists.org/Nielsen , www.susannenielsenarts.blogspot.com,
1998 Merit Award, Sculpture, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa, FL (Judge: Thelma Golden, Curator & Director of Branches, Whitney Museum of American Art, NewYork City, NY.)
1992 Second Prize in Fiber, SAC’s Gallery, Montgomery, AL1991 BEST OF SHOW, The 1991 Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition,
Montgomery, AL
1991 Honorable Mention, The 1991 Montgomery Art Guild Museum
Exhibition, Montgomery, AL. (Juror: Xenia Zed, Assistant Dean,
Atlanta College of Art)
1989 National Spinning Award, Beaufort County Arts Council Annual Arts
Show, Washington, NC.
1989 Honorable Mention in Sculpture, Rocky Mount 32nd Annual Outdoor
Art Show, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
1988 1st Prize in Textural Art & National Spinning Award Beaufort County
Arts Council Annual Arts Show, Washington, NC. Juried by: Sallie
Middleton, Ashville, NC
1988 Honorable Mention in Painting, Rocky Mount 31st Annual Outdoor Art
Show, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
1987 1st Prize in Watercolor, Annual Art Competition, Community Council
for the Arts, Kinston, NC. (Juror: Houston Paschal, Curator North
Carolina Museum of Art)
1987 1st Prize in Textural Arts, Beaufort County Arts Council Annual Arts
Show, Washington, N. C. (Juror: artist Barclay Sheaks, Virginia)
1987 Honorable Mention in Watercolor, Rocky Mount 30th Annual Outdoor
Art Show Rocky Mount Arts Center. (Juror: Robert B. Dance, Winston-
Salem, NC)
1986 1st Prize in Textural Arts, Beaufort County Arts Council 1986 Fine Arts
Show, Washington, NC (Juror: Clint Carter, Watercolor/acryllic artist,
representative of Windsor Newton)
1986 1st Prize in Fiber, 3rd Place in Watercolor. Wilson Active Artists
Association Annual Spring Art Show.(Juror: Mary Ann Pennignton, Executive Director, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC)
REPRESENTATION: www.pava-artists.org/Nielsen , www.susannenielsenarts.blogspot.com,
COLLECTIONS
Bauer Dentistry, Tampa, FL
Jung Winery, Ruedesheim, Germany
Craft for the Senses Collection, Cummer Gallery, Jacksonville
Vinyl Details, Inc. Montgomery, AL
National Library, Reykjavik, Iceland (MA, MFA Thesis documentation)
GSK - GlaxoSmithKline, Greenville, NC
Jung Winery, Ruedesheim, Germany
Craft for the Senses Collection, Cummer Gallery, Jacksonville
Vinyl Details, Inc. Montgomery, AL
National Library, Reykjavik, Iceland (MA, MFA Thesis documentation)
GSK - GlaxoSmithKline, Greenville, NC
Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC Pitt Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, NC
GRANTS/AWARDS
2008 International Study (4 weeks) arts and culture of China,
2007 Study trip to Salt Lake City (Sponsor Rotary International)
2006 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study Exchange, Study of Arts in
Bangladesh, team leader (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950) 2002 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study of Arts in Eastern Germany
(Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Bayreuth, Chemnitz, Regensburg), team member (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950)
1994 Emerging Artist Grant, Arts Council of Hillsborough County ($1000.-) 1988 East Carolina University Graduate Fund grant
GRANTS/AWARDS
2008 International Study (4 weeks) arts and culture of China,
2007 Study trip to Salt Lake City (Sponsor Rotary International)
2006 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study Exchange, Study of Arts in
Bangladesh, team leader (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950) 2002 International Cultural/Vocational (GSE) Study of Arts in Eastern Germany
(Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Bayreuth, Chemnitz, Regensburg), team member (Sponsor Rotary International District 6950)
1994 Emerging Artist Grant, Arts Council of Hillsborough County ($1000.-) 1988 East Carolina University Graduate Fund grant
DOCUMENTATION
"Die Kleider Meiner Mutter" Elke Elbern, General Anzeiger, Bonn, Mai 2021
“Susanne Nielsen über den kubanischen Künstler Tomas Marais,” Paderborner Universitätszeitschrift, Paderborn, Germany, 1-2016“Podcast offers Germans in Tampa a slice of home, The Tampa Tribune, September 6, 2015
“Deutsch-Amerikanische Künstlerin stellt aus”, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, 2015
“Die Wiesbadenerin Susanne Nielsen versorgt in ihrer "German Radio Show" halb Florida mit allerlei deutschen Geschichten,” Wiesbadener Kurier, January 9, 2015
“Deutsch-Amerikanische Kuenstlerin stellt aus”, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, 2012
“Von der Weser nach Florida: Schaumburger Braut baut Brücke,” Schaumburger Zeitung.de, April 13.2012
“Rintelner Tracht für Fahnenumzug im heißen Florida, Radioreporterin weiter auf Spurensuche,” Schaumburger Zeitung.de, February 2.2012 ”In Florida Daheim, in der Welt zuhause”, Floridasunmagazine.com, March 9, 2012
“Fast so schön wie Nachtisch...Die Künstlerin Susanne Nielsen ist eine Wanderin zwischen zwei Welten/Viele Motive findet sie auf ihren Reisen, Wiesbadener Kurier-Wiesbadener Tagblatt, October 14, 2010 “Spurensuche in Rinteln fuer “German Radio” in Florida, Schaumburger Zeitung.de, August 17, 2010
“Exhibit spells out Love for Mothers,”Tampa Tribune, May 10, 2009 “Werke v. Susanne Nielsen im deutschen Generalkonsulat Miami zu sehen, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, Februar 2007
“Deutsches Generalkonsulat v. Miami, FL: Ausstellung Susanne Nielsen,” Das Fenster, April 2007
“Deutsch-Amerikanische Künstlerin stellt aus”, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, 2015
“Die Wiesbadenerin Susanne Nielsen versorgt in ihrer "German Radio Show" halb Florida mit allerlei deutschen Geschichten,” Wiesbadener Kurier, January 9, 2015
“Deutsch-Amerikanische Kuenstlerin stellt aus”, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, 2012
“Von der Weser nach Florida: Schaumburger Braut baut Brücke,” Schaumburger Zeitung.de, April 13.2012
“Rintelner Tracht für Fahnenumzug im heißen Florida, Radioreporterin weiter auf Spurensuche,” Schaumburger Zeitung.de, February 2.2012 ”In Florida Daheim, in der Welt zuhause”, Floridasunmagazine.com, March 9, 2012
“Fast so schön wie Nachtisch...Die Künstlerin Susanne Nielsen ist eine Wanderin zwischen zwei Welten/Viele Motive findet sie auf ihren Reisen, Wiesbadener Kurier-Wiesbadener Tagblatt, October 14, 2010 “Spurensuche in Rinteln fuer “German Radio” in Florida, Schaumburger Zeitung.de, August 17, 2010
“Exhibit spells out Love for Mothers,”Tampa Tribune, May 10, 2009 “Werke v. Susanne Nielsen im deutschen Generalkonsulat Miami zu sehen, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost, Februar 2007
“Deutsches Generalkonsulat v. Miami, FL: Ausstellung Susanne Nielsen,” Das Fenster, April 2007
“Bangladesh Burns Bright in Memories,” South Tampa News, 2/28/07 “Frauen ins Bild gesetzt”, Das Fenster, February 2006
“Sie zeigt uns die 50er Jahre”, Wiesbadener Tageblatt, July 2, 2005 “Sprechen Sie Kultur?” Florida Sun, February 2005
“Vergangenheit fährt durch die Stadt”, Wiesbadener Tageblatt, July 3, 2004 “Textilkunst,”Reisefieber, Florida, August/September 2002On the Ball, over 80 artists put a new spin on the classic Bowling Ball, coll. T.Ramquist/ Kiralinda, authority press, Alpharetta, GA
"Surface Design Guild show," St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 2001 "The art around us," St. Petersburg Times, July 16, 1999
“Deutsche Funksendung unter neuer Leitung, Deutsche Journalistin und Künstlerin Susanne Nielsen übernimmt Gesamtleitung der Deutschen Funksendung,” Reisefieber, Februar/Maerz 1999
"Neue Stimme" erinnert Auswanderer an ihre Sprache/Wiesb.
Künstlerin mit deutschem Kulturprogramm,Wiesbadener Kurier, 8/27/98 "Diversity! Studio Art Quilts, Muscarelle Museum of Art newsletter, summer 1998, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
"E Pluribus Art," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, March 2, 1998 "Instructor Chats Up Art on the Radio," South Tampa News, Oct 23, 1996 "Diversity: Quilts at Arrowmont," Fiberarts: National Magazine of Textiles, Summer 96
"A Wordly, Colorful Force Keeps Bridging Gaps," The Times, 1/21/95 "A Hot Opportunity," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, August 25, 1995 "Fame Game," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, June 9, 1995
"A New Wave of Art," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, May 12, 1995 "Action frees artists' dreams," The Oracle, Tampa, FL, March 1, 1994 "Women's Works," art review, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, Jun18, 1993
“Art Gallery provides alternative,”Tampa Tribune, August 13, 1993 "Drawn to be Different," Documentary, Artifice Rex, Alabama Public
Television, April 30, 1992, 8:00 pm.
"Vessels, Guild Exhibition Winner Sees Art in many Facets of Life," The Alabama Journal, January 24, 1991
"Artist's Work Is Receiving Attention," News Argus, August 10, 1988 "Work by Six Artists on View in Greenville Shows," The Daily Reflector, October 25, 1987
"N.C. Art Exhibits Deserve Attention," News Argus, October 18, 1987 "The Arts," News Argus, September 14, 1986
"Seidenmalerei Ausstellung," Rhein Neckar Zeitung, Heidelberg, Germany, December 18, 1984
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Monograph of the Cuban Artist Tomas Marais (1931–2004) (Doctoral dissertation). Göttingen, Germany: Sierke. 2016
“Sie zeigt uns die 50er Jahre”, Wiesbadener Tageblatt, July 2, 2005 “Sprechen Sie Kultur?” Florida Sun, February 2005
“Vergangenheit fährt durch die Stadt”, Wiesbadener Tageblatt, July 3, 2004 “Textilkunst,”Reisefieber, Florida, August/September 2002On the Ball, over 80 artists put a new spin on the classic Bowling Ball, coll. T.Ramquist/ Kiralinda, authority press, Alpharetta, GA
"Surface Design Guild show," St. Petersburg Times, September 20, 2001 "The art around us," St. Petersburg Times, July 16, 1999
“Deutsche Funksendung unter neuer Leitung, Deutsche Journalistin und Künstlerin Susanne Nielsen übernimmt Gesamtleitung der Deutschen Funksendung,” Reisefieber, Februar/Maerz 1999
"Neue Stimme" erinnert Auswanderer an ihre Sprache/Wiesb.
Künstlerin mit deutschem Kulturprogramm,Wiesbadener Kurier, 8/27/98 "Diversity! Studio Art Quilts, Muscarelle Museum of Art newsletter, summer 1998, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
"E Pluribus Art," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, March 2, 1998 "Instructor Chats Up Art on the Radio," South Tampa News, Oct 23, 1996 "Diversity: Quilts at Arrowmont," Fiberarts: National Magazine of Textiles, Summer 96
"A Wordly, Colorful Force Keeps Bridging Gaps," The Times, 1/21/95 "A Hot Opportunity," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, August 25, 1995 "Fame Game," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, June 9, 1995
"A New Wave of Art," The Times, St. Petersburg, FL, May 12, 1995 "Action frees artists' dreams," The Oracle, Tampa, FL, March 1, 1994 "Women's Works," art review, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, Jun18, 1993
“Art Gallery provides alternative,”Tampa Tribune, August 13, 1993 "Drawn to be Different," Documentary, Artifice Rex, Alabama Public
Television, April 30, 1992, 8:00 pm.
"Vessels, Guild Exhibition Winner Sees Art in many Facets of Life," The Alabama Journal, January 24, 1991
"Artist's Work Is Receiving Attention," News Argus, August 10, 1988 "Work by Six Artists on View in Greenville Shows," The Daily Reflector, October 25, 1987
"N.C. Art Exhibits Deserve Attention," News Argus, October 18, 1987 "The Arts," News Argus, September 14, 1986
"Seidenmalerei Ausstellung," Rhein Neckar Zeitung, Heidelberg, Germany, December 18, 1984
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Monograph of the Cuban Artist Tomas Marais (1931–2004) (Doctoral dissertation). Göttingen, Germany: Sierke. 2016
Artist interviews, features, Culture Mirror, 1996–present
Concepts of Line and Space, The art of Paul Klee and Lutz Fritsch,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Dec/Jan 2007
“Physical World: The art of Lynn Davison and Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Perfume’,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Oct 2006
“Opening Our Eyes to Color: Joseph Albers, ‘Homage to the Square” at the Tampa Museum of Art,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Nov 2006
What Dreams may come, Croatian Naïve Art on Glass,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Nov 2006
“Artist of the State Christopher Still, Florida’s History in Paintings,” Florida World, July-September 2004
“Close and very Personal, Chuck Close Prints – Process and Collaboration at the Miami Art Museum,’ Florida World, July-September 2004 “Miami’s Hidden Spiritual Refuge: The Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery and St. Clairvaux Episcopal Church,” Florida World, April- June 2002
“Salvador Dali: Master of the Surreal – Double Exposure Comes to St. Petersburg,” Florida World Apr-June 2002
“Opera – Stories of Life: Composer and Conductor Anton Coppola, Gentleman of Music,” Florida World Apr–-June 2002
“Master Class: Two Voice Professors in Perfect Harmony, Florida World, Jan-Mar2002
“Tiffany Jewels in Winter Park: The Morse Museum, Florida World, July-Sept. 2001
“The Florida Orchestra, Cultural Treasure on Florida’s Gold Coast,” Florida World, April–June 2001
"Sizzling Sands," Ludwig Schaffrath, Glass Art, Event Magazine, 6/1999 "Man's Best Friend," William Wegman, Event Magazine, January 1999 "Titanic Ausstellung: Erleben Sie das Drama des 20.Jdts hautnah mit," Florida Star, Nov 1997
"International Show of Kimonos -Glorious Wearable Art," Metro, Cover Story, August1996
"Tampa Museum of Art's Planet of the Arts," Metro, Cover Story, 6/1996 “Laurie Anderson, Multi-Media Tour de Force,” Hyde Park Metro, 4/1996
“Direct from Germany, Egyptian Splendors,” Hyde Park Metro, 2/1996 “Glass in Tampa Bay,”Sarasota Arts Review, December 1994
“Artistic Walkabouts (Aboriginal art),” Hyde Park, February 1994 "Susan Batian Gott," review, Art Papers, July/August 1994
"Gallery showcases crafts pioneer", The Tampa Tribune, October 5, 1993 "Homecoming Queen, Tampa Goes Soho: Josette Urso Comes to Town", Creative Loafing, Cover Story, February 28–March 2, 1993
"Vanishing Florida:The Mission of Gracia Bennish", Creative Loafing, Cover Story, November 11–17, 1992
Concepts of Line and Space, The art of Paul Klee and Lutz Fritsch,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Dec/Jan 2007
“Physical World: The art of Lynn Davison and Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Perfume’,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Oct 2006
“Opening Our Eyes to Color: Joseph Albers, ‘Homage to the Square” at the Tampa Museum of Art,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Nov 2006
What Dreams may come, Croatian Naïve Art on Glass,” The Arts, Tampa Bay Scene, Nov 2006
“Artist of the State Christopher Still, Florida’s History in Paintings,” Florida World, July-September 2004
“Close and very Personal, Chuck Close Prints – Process and Collaboration at the Miami Art Museum,’ Florida World, July-September 2004 “Miami’s Hidden Spiritual Refuge: The Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery and St. Clairvaux Episcopal Church,” Florida World, April- June 2002
“Salvador Dali: Master of the Surreal – Double Exposure Comes to St. Petersburg,” Florida World Apr-June 2002
“Opera – Stories of Life: Composer and Conductor Anton Coppola, Gentleman of Music,” Florida World Apr–-June 2002
“Master Class: Two Voice Professors in Perfect Harmony, Florida World, Jan-Mar2002
“Tiffany Jewels in Winter Park: The Morse Museum, Florida World, July-Sept. 2001
“The Florida Orchestra, Cultural Treasure on Florida’s Gold Coast,” Florida World, April–June 2001
"Sizzling Sands," Ludwig Schaffrath, Glass Art, Event Magazine, 6/1999 "Man's Best Friend," William Wegman, Event Magazine, January 1999 "Titanic Ausstellung: Erleben Sie das Drama des 20.Jdts hautnah mit," Florida Star, Nov 1997
"International Show of Kimonos -Glorious Wearable Art," Metro, Cover Story, August1996
"Tampa Museum of Art's Planet of the Arts," Metro, Cover Story, 6/1996 “Laurie Anderson, Multi-Media Tour de Force,” Hyde Park Metro, 4/1996
“Direct from Germany, Egyptian Splendors,” Hyde Park Metro, 2/1996 “Glass in Tampa Bay,”Sarasota Arts Review, December 1994
“Artistic Walkabouts (Aboriginal art),” Hyde Park, February 1994 "Susan Batian Gott," review, Art Papers, July/August 1994
"Gallery showcases crafts pioneer", The Tampa Tribune, October 5, 1993 "Homecoming Queen, Tampa Goes Soho: Josette Urso Comes to Town", Creative Loafing, Cover Story, February 28–March 2, 1993
"Vanishing Florida:The Mission of Gracia Bennish", Creative Loafing, Cover Story, November 11–17, 1992
“New York Artist Heide Fasnacht, a Visiting Artist as Inspiration...” Greenville Times, February 3–16,1988
Conwill brought art, talent, thought to ECU, ”The East Carolinian, October 1987
Black Mt.(College) Influence Lingers, The East Carolinian, Sept. 1, 1987 “N.C. Museum honors painter Sir David Wilkie,”The East Carolinian, August 5, 1987
Conwill brought art, talent, thought to ECU, ”The East Carolinian, October 1987
Black Mt.(College) Influence Lingers, The East Carolinian, Sept. 1, 1987 “N.C. Museum honors painter Sir David Wilkie,”The East Carolinian, August 5, 1987
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