Susan Jespersen

Susan Jespersen

Ashe County, NC

The beauty of nature in our world inspires and uplifts Susan. Sadly, what she loves may soon cease to exist as evidenced by recent natural disasters of fire, flood, draught, and storm. She feels compelled to express her perceptions and impressions of nature somewhat like a celebration, as we celebrate our nostalgic memories of our loved ones passed.

Susan’s art goes beyond simply recording visual experiences in a free flow of self-expression. Her work has an Asian influence using the lyrical abstract expressionist approach, which involves colorful brushwork with an absence of premeditated form and structure. It is lyrical because, like music, the colors sing.

A Florida native, Susan claims home in the Jefferson, North Carolina mountains. Susan began painting in 2007 and researched many contemporary artists before being influenced by Zao Wou-Ki and Chu Teh-Chun, Chinese artists, who had stellar careers after moving to France to focus on Western oil painting mid-20th century. Susan, with her husband Tom Truxal, traveled to China with the intention of incorporating Chinese ink painting techniques in her art. She completed a BFA that included a senior juried semester and exhibition at Appalachian State University College of Fine Arts.

Recent Exhibitions:

  • 39th Northwest Artist’s Juried Competition and Exhibition 2018, Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC. Awarded “Best of Show”: Metanoia, 2017, 48x60. July 20 – August 31, 2018.
  • Artisans in Residence at Edgewood Cottage 2018, Blowing Rock Historical Society, Blowing Rock, NC. Solo exhibit August 22-28, 2018.
  • Shadow of the Hills 2018, Blue Ridge Art Clan 40th Anniversary Exhibit, Ashe County Arts Council. West Jefferson, NC.
  • Anything Goes! Annual Juried Exhibit 2018, Arrowhead Artists and Artisan League (A3L), Old Fort, NC.
  • Away Juried Exhibition: China, Netherlands, Spain, Scotland 2017, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Appalachian State University College of Fine Arts Study Abroad Program.
  • Best of the Blue Ridge Juried Art Competition 2017, Ashe County Arts Council, West Jefferson, NC.
  • Chancellor’s Home Juried Exhibit 2017, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Affiliations:

  • Blue Ridge Artisan Guild, Juried Member, Wilkesboro, NC
  • Arrowhead Artists and Artisan League (A3L), Old Fort, NC
  • Wilkesboro Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC
  • Ashe County Arts Council, Gallery Committee, West Jefferson, NC

Website: http://www.SusanJespersen.com

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