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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