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1. Comb, 2000, altered book, 7" x 4"
2. Palisades, 2004, collage and caterpillar stitch on vellum, 4" x 6"
3. Shoreline Contour, 2004, collage and caterpillar stitch on vellum, 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"
4. Insular Prayers, 2004, collage, 5" x 8"
5. Enclave, 2004, collage, 10" x 22"
6. Tributary Text, 2004, collage, 10" x 22"
7. all pain which would easily end, 2004, carved book, 6" x 4"
8. instead she felt almost stronger, 2004, carved book, 6" x 4"
9. Constellation, 2004, light box, 9" x 9"

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1. Genesis, bible pages, beeswax, cicada husks
2. mixed-a, books, beeswax, honey, dirt
3. Ossuary, brownprint, handmade paper, bones, leather brand, coptic
4. I Beg Your Pardon, altered book, rose thorns, rose petals
5. Smell Book, piano hinge binding, cinnamon sticks, cloves
6. Will You Reap What You Sow?, bible, honeycomb, light

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Contact Information
911 North Leithgow Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
e-mail: suewhitbee@verizon.net
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Biography
Susan White lives in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia and currently teaches Non-Toxic Printmaking Methods at The University of the Arts and 2D Foundation Principles at Tyler School of Art.  She received a BFA in Printmaking from Moore College of Art and Design and an MFA in Book arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts. She is the former Assistant Director for The Print Center and has curated several exhibitions in the Philadelphia area including Hot Off The Press: An Emerging Curator Looks at Emerging Printmakers at The Creative Artists Network and Crossroads: The Artists of Northern Liberties at The Painted Bride Art Center.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

1997
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Third Floor Galleries, Philadelphia, PA

Group

2006
Exhibition 3, InLiquid at the Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: John Murphy

2004
Contemporary Reinterpretations: Genesis of a Collection: the Legacy of Alverthorpe, Abington Art Center; Philadelphia, PA

2003
Nature Preserved, Altered, Invented, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education; Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Mary Salvante

2002
Art on the Page: A Selection of Artists’ Books, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Jacqueline van Rhyn (Brochure)

2001
Safe at Any Speed: Non Toxic Printmaking, Aaronson Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Lori Spencer

Steal This Show, Vox Populi, Philadlephia, PA
Curator: Dissentia Curatorial Services

2000
Organic, InLiquid at the Bride, Painted Bride Art Center; Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Lisa Melandri and Rachel Zimmerman

Page By Page: A Closer Look At Diversity In Book Arts, Department Of Art Gallery, University of Delaware; Newark, NJ
Curator: Mary Phelan, Director, Book Arts/Printmaking Graduate Program, University of the Arts

1999
X: The First Decade, The Next Page, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Mary Phelan, Director, Book Arts/Printmaking Graduate Program, University of the Arts

5th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1995-1997
One Of A Kind: Artist Books, Nexus Foundation For Today’s Art; Philadelphia, PA
Curator:: Suzanne Reese Horvitz and Anne Stengel Raman
Two traveling shows beginning in Philadelphia, one travel through the near east and the other to South America
(Catalogue with Photo)

1995
Experiments In Book Arts, Woman Made Gallery; Chicago, IL
Jurors: Lisa Grayson and Kathleen Kuiper

1994
The Visual Book: A Survey Of Contemporary Bookworks, Westby Art Gallery; Rowan College Of New Jersey; Glassboro, NJ
Curator: Mary Phelan, Director, Book Arts/Printmaking Graduate Program, University of the Arts

OUT OF BOUNDS: Books as art/art as books,Creative Artists Workshop; New Haven, CT
Juror: Richard Minsky; Founder and President, Center for Book Arts; New York, NY
(Catalogue with Photo)