| Artist's Statement
My artwork is a vivid personal expression
for me. It is an integral part of my human experience, a way of
being. Originating both outside and within myself, my art is speaking
for the more silent parts of me and of the world. In my life's journey,
I have discovered that my internal emotional process and my intuitive
creative process are the two essential parts of my complete self.
My art reflects my lived experience, and tends toward the humorous
and unusual.
For the most part creating is a solitary
event for me, although I am constantly influenced and helped by
the expressive people in my world. In the past few years I have
grown to appreciate the influences of artists and the natural world.
I always feel I learn from people seeing my work and from their
visions reflected back to me.
Biography
Susan Detroy has lived and worked in the
Eugene, Oregon area for 28 years, moving from the mid-west in 1971.
Since the 80's she has been working as an artist. Susan produces
artwork in printmaking, painting (photography) and drawing. She
teaches locally and exhibits nationally.
SUSAN DETROY -- Highlights
of 1989 -1999
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
1998
"Creatures", Guardino Gallery, Portland Oregon
1990-96 Friends
of Photography Exhibition and Auction, University of Oregon Museum
of Art
1995
Oregon State Capitol Building, Salem, Representative Kitty Piercy
1994
"The Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games & Exercise" Wustum Museum,
Racine, WI
1993
"Martin Luther King Invitational", EMU Gallery, University of Oregon
1993 "Crossing
Boundaries", Women's Caucus for Art, Springfield Museum, Oregon
1993
"Oregon Women Artists '93", Littman-White Gallery, Portland State
University, Oregon
AWARDS
1998
Mobility International USA, Eugene, Oregon
1992
Eugene Celebration, "Faces & Places", 1st Place
1990
"Magic Silver Show," Murray State U, Murray, KY, First Place Award
1989-90
"Visual Chronicle of Portland," Metropolitan Arts Commission, Oregon,
Permanent
Collection
1989 "Nat'nal
Photographic Competition, Photo USA, Judges Award, " Outstanding
Photography
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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1998-99 "Wild
Things", Peters Valley Gallery, Layton, New Jersey
1997
"My Pet", Central Arts Collective, Tucson, Arizona
1993
"Pets: Artists and an American Obsession", Wustum Gallery,Racine,
WI
1991
"Artists and the American Yard", Wustum Gallery, Racine, Wisconsin
1991
"Photo-Nominal-91", Forum Gallery, Jamestown, NY
1990-91 "Survey
of Women Photographers in the U.S."
1990 European
City of Culture Festival Nottingham Polytechnic, Glasgow, Scotland,
England,
Anderson Ranch Art Ctr, S.F.,CA
1990
"Small Format Show", Women's Caucus for Art, American Renaissance
Gallery, Portland,OR
1990 "Eugene-Irkutsk,
A Day in the Life ", Eugene, Oregon and Irkutsk, USSR
1990
"Twelfth Annual Magic Silver Show", Murray State, Kentucky
1989 "Berkeley
Art Center Exhibition, Part II", Berkeley, CA
1989
"Self-Reflections",
Tempe Arizona Art Center, Tempe, AZ
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1996-97 "Life-Form
Memories" Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon
1994
"Life-Form Memories", Excelsior, Eugene, Oregon
1993
"Life-Form Memories", Zenon Cafe, Eugene, Oregon
1993 "Life-Form
Memories", Collier House, University of Oregon
1990
"Arcadia Drive Still Lifes", Lane County Historical Museum, Eugene,
Oregon
1990 "Still
Lifes", Cafe Central, Eugene
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS - REGIONAL
1999
Corvallis Art Center, DaVini Days, "Earth the Exploration" Corvallis,
Oregon
1998
Le Salon des Refuses, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
1997
"Art Wake", Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
1996
Maude Kerns Studio Tour, Eugene, Oregon
1996
"Life-Form", Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
1995
"Air Sights and Fanciful Flights", Eugene Airport Gallery, Oregon
1994 "24th
Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition", Corvallis Arts Center, Oregon
1994
"Bach Festival Art Show", Hult Center, Eugene, Oregon
1992-93 "Annual
Mid-Valley Exhibit, Corvallis Art Center, Oregon
1992
"Eye of the Creator: Artist Self-Portrait", Bush Gallery, Salem,
Oregon
1991-92
"Showcase", Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, Oregon
1991
"Mayor's Art Show", Jacob's Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
1990
"Oregon Women's Multi-Media International Women's Day Exhibit",
Umpqua Art Center,
Roseburg, OR
1990
"The Visual Chronicle of Portland, Acquisitions, 1988-89",
Oregon Historical
Center,Portland
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Lane Community College, Morningstar Archived Collection
Leonard and Janet Calvert
Lanz Cabinets, Eugene, Oregon
Dr. Jim Self
Mobility International USA, Eugene, Oregon, Traveling Exhibit
City of Eugene, Recreational & Cultural Services, Eugene, Oregon
Dr. Munir and Gayle Katul
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon
U of Oregon, Fine Arts, "Anthology, A Collection of Images
by Advanced Photograghers"
REPRESENTATION
Dylan James Originals, Florence, Oregon
Peter's Valley Gallery & Craft Center, New
Jersey
Alder Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Design Conceptions, New York, New York
Swanstock, Tucson, Arizona
Passion Flower Design, Circle of Hands, Red
Barn, Kudos, Tsunami Red Barn, Simply Magic, Quilt
& Garden, Ruby Chasm; Eugene, Oregon
The BookMine, Cottage Grove, Oregon
Mystic Mountain, Corvallis, Oregon
Swan
Farms, Port Hadlock, Washington
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