Statement

My artwork consists of mixed-media works, often sculptural in form, that explore the culture of nature and embodied ways of knowing. I am interested in ritual and gesture, and the ways in which art arises from these and becomes a cultural performance. My materials and processes derive from a range of methods of making including textiles, ceramics and found objects. I have exhibited my work widely across Canada and internationally for the past thirty years.

Bio

Susan Shantz graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from York University and teaches sculpture and mixed media in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Saskatchewan. She has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in public and artist-run galleries across Canada and internationally and supported with grants from the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, Saskatchewan Arts Board and the British Columbia Arts Council. Her work is in public art collections including the Canada Council, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Mendel Art Gallery, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Museum London, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Burlington Cultural Centre and in private collections.