Susan COLLIS
ES Susan Collis (nacida en 1956 en Edimburgo, Escocia) es una artista británica radicada en Londres. Es reconocida por sus esculturas que transforman objetos cotidianos en piezas de lujo mediante técnicas meticulosas y el uso de materiales preciosos.
Collis emplea técnicas de trompe-l’œil para recrear objetos cotidianos como escaleras, mesas o trapos de pintura, utilizando materiales como diamantes, perlas, ónix y maderas exóticas. Estas obras, que imitan el desgaste y la funcionalidad de los objetos originales, invitan a los espectadores a reconsiderar las nociones de valor, trabajo y percepción en el arte contemporáneo.
Su trabajo se caracteriza por una atención meticulosa al detalle y una significativa inversión de tiempo en la creación de piezas que, a primera vista, parecen objetos cotidianos desgastados. Esta dedicación al proceso y a la transformación de lo ordinario en extraordinario cuestiona las jerarquías tradicionales en el arte y celebra la artesanía.
EN Susan Collis (born 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British artist based in London. She is renowned for her sculptures that transform everyday objects into luxury pieces through meticulous techniques and the use of precious materials.
Collis employs trompe-l’œil techniques to recreate everyday objects such as ladders, tables, or paint rags, using materials like diamonds, pearls, onyx, and exotic woods. These works, which mimic the wear and functionality of the original objects, invite viewers to reconsider notions of value, labor, and perception in contemporary art.
Her work is characterized by meticulous attention to detail and a significant investment of time in creating pieces that, at first glance, appear as worn everyday objects. This dedication to process and transformation of the ordinary into the extraordinary questions traditional hierarchies in art and celebrates craftsmanship.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
It’s lighter than you think, Seventeen Gallery, Londres, UK
2019
Des Moines Art Center, Iowa
2018
All This Falling, Seventeen Gallery, London
2017
“When We Loved You Best Of All”, Touchstones Roschdale, UK
2016
“Plinth”, Ikon Space, London
2010
I Miss You, SEVENTEEN, London, UK
Works on paper, SEVENTEEN, London, UK
I don’t love you anymore, galerie frank elbaz, Paris, France
Since I fell for you, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Sculpture Show, Torrance Art Museum, CA, USA (publication)
Commissioned artist of the Armory Show
2009
Twice removed, Espacio Minimo Gallery, Madrid, Spain
For all the things we thought we’d love forever, SEVENTEEN, Solo
presentation, Frieze Art Fair (with catalogue), London, UK
2008
Galería Leyendecker, S/C de Tenerife
Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas
Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Sweat, SEVENTEEN, London
2014
“I Would Like To Invite The Viewer”, Lora Reynollds Gallery, Austin
2013
“The Price Of Nails”, Meessen de Clercq, Brussels
“This Was Here”, Galería Espacio Mínimo, Madrid
2007
The grand scheme of things, The City Gallery, Leicester
Don’t get your hopes up, SEVENTEEN
2004
I know all about you – Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
2003 Engineer, Beaconsfield Gallery, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Cimientos (funds from Galería Leyendecker), Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife & Lisbon
2022
Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
Subradar: The Deceptive Image in the Screen Environment, Laure Genillard, Fitzrovia, London, UK
2021
In Search Of The Miraculous, The FLAG Art Foundation, Chelsea, New York, USA
2018
Through The Looking Glass, Cob Gallery, London, UK
Landscapes, Seventeen, London, UK
She sees the shadows, Mostyn (Wales), Roberts Institute of Art (London), and Vigo Gallery (London)
2017
Emergency 2017, Aspex, Portsmouth, UK
The High Low Show, Laure Genillard, Fitzrovia, London, UK
2016
Material Issue, KMAC Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
In the Making – Ruskin, Creativity and Craftsmanship, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, UK
2015
A.N.T.H.R.O.P.O.C.E.N.E, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels, Belgium
Oeuvres, Slewe Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014
Old Rope, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
2012
Lifelike, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) → New Orleans Museum of Art → Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego → Blanton Museum, Austin, Texas, USA
2010
(\ (LEAN)) at Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, USA
2009
Apparently Invisible, The Drawing Center, New York, USA
2007
Isobar, Fieldgate Gallery, London
2006
Until it makes sense, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Until it makes sense, SEVENTEEN, Brownfield, Lounge Gallery, London
2005
Oriel Mostyn Open 2005, Llandudno, Wales (Winner)
2003
Gobbledygook, The Centre of Attention Gallery, London 2002 – 2003
Jerwood Drawing Prize, Touring Exhibition
