Susan Cunningham

Susan Cunningham - Photography


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Helen & Wendell
1. 2 Officer's Caps, 2005, toned silver print, 10" x 12"
2. Baby Shoes, 2005, toned silver print, 10" x 12"
3. Hymns of the Heart, 2006, toned silver print, 10" x 12"
4. Pressed, 2005, toned silver print, 10" x 12"
5. Thread, 2005, toned silver print, 10" x 12"

Artist Statement
Helen & Wendell: My grand parents were 2nd cousins and grew up on a tiny island in southern Maryland. These photographs represent their lives and a century of American history.

I photographed Helen & Wendell with an antique 4 x 5 camera and used Polaroid negatives because, like our bodies and our memories they aren’t perfect.


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Point and Pray
1. Cross and Weeds from What I did on my Summer Vacation series, 2005, silver print, 8" x 8"
2. Field and Sky #1 from What I did on my Summer Vacation series, 2005, silver print, 8" x 8"
3. 3 Trees from Winter series, 2005, silver print, 8" x 8"
4. Wedding Guests, 2005, silver print, 8" x 8"
5. Ivy in the Alley, 2004, silver print, 8" x 8"

Artist Statement
Point & Pray: A few years ago I started using a toy camera. It is plastic, very light, has light leaks and lens flare. The images are dreamy and seem to come directly from my imagination. I call it Point and Pray, because you never know exactly what you’re going to get. I carry my Holgas with me everywhere, and have come to realize these little cameras are bringing me closer to my dream of having a camera surgically installed in my brain.


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Revisions
1. Car Accident, 2002, toned silver print, 9" x 11"
2. Something Happened, 2004, toned silver print, 9" x 11"
3. Bike Chain, 2002, toned silver print, 9" x 11"
4. Fireplace Broke My Fall, 2004, toned silver print,
9" x 11"
5. Broken Glass, 2004, toned silver print, 9" x 11"

Artist Statement
Revisions: Our scars are the proof that we are human and like it or not we always have to adapt and revise ourselves.

I thought photographing scars would be a small project and it would be tough to find subjects. But, I’ve found almost everyone wanted his or her scars photographed and wanted to tell me the story behind their scars. A few friends who didn’t have scars were disappointed they couldn’t be part of this ongoing project.

I photographed Revisions with an antique 4 x 5 camera and used Polaroid negatives because, like our bodies and our memories they aren’t perfect.

About Susan Cunningham

Contact Information
Columbus, Ohio
tel: 215-280-4088
e-mail: susan.cunningham@hotmail.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
What I’m looking for as I make my way through life is the ordinary, everyday things we often walk right by without noticing because we’re too busy or too worried about watching where we’re going and getting to where we’re going instead of watching what we’re passing by. Photography helps me to clearly and precisely remember my everyday life, my dreams, or some random day from my childhood.

Education
1991-1992
Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA

1987-1989
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1981-1985
Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey
BS

Professional Experience
1993 - present
Freelance Photographer

1997-1999
Photographer’s assistant, Randl Bye

1990,1993, 2002
Photographer Instructor, Ronald McDonald Cancer Camp

2004, 2005
Arts and Crafts Classes, People’s Emergency Shelter

Bibliography
2006
The Photo Review 2006 Competition

2005
Shots 87: Self Portraits, Spring 2005

Princeton Packet, Camera Play, August 2005

Awards
2004-2006
Fellowship, Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2002
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Two-Person

2006
Persistence, Bebe Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Gallery 31 North, Glen Gardner, NJ
with Berendina Buist

2005
Un-Related, Peggy Lewis Gallery, NJ

Group

2005
Collaboration II, Chashama, New York, NY

Fire and Ice, Philadelphia, PA

Northern Exposure, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Precious Things, Morgan Lewis and Bockius, Philadelphia, PA

Something New, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA

Works from CFEVA, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Winter Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

Collaboration I, Chashama, New York, NY

Fall Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA
Juried Exhibitions

1997
The Leleu Gallery, Doylestown, PA

1996
Borders Books, Philadelphia, PA

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