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SUSANNA RICHTER HELMAN

BORN

Golden, Colorado

Currently lives and works

Denver, CO & Alpine, Tx

 

EDUCATION

1994

Metropolitan State University

Denver, Colorado

B.A. Art History

 

1990-91

University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Study: Art History

 

1987 

Art Institute of Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Associate Degree of Applied Science 

Advertising and Graphic Design

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GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Hillary Whitaker Gallery, Ponte Vedra, FL

Wrong Gallery, Marfa, TX

Element, Denver, CO

Art Source, Denver, CO

​SELECT SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS

* indicates collaborative backlit collage exhibitions with Mark Helman

2016

Arts On Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL *

Alt_Space Solo Exhibition, (Susana & Mark Helman collaboration)

2015

Weatherscapes, Lightbox Exhibition*

 

2015

St. Augustine Arts Association

Figures and Faces Exhibition Recipient of the Jean Wagner Troemel Award Best in Show 

2014

Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL *

Bloom Exhibition

2014

Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL

Nest Exhibition

2013

Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL 

Nest Exhibition

2013

Art Santa Fe International Art Fair, Setford & Bridges Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - Backlit Collages*

2013

Miami FL Sea Fair International Art Fair, Setford & Bridges Gallery - Backlit Collages*

2012

William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO 

Twenty, Group Exhibition - Backlit Collages*

2012

Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL

Small Works, Group Exhibition

2012 

William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO

Dimensional Shifts, Group Exhibition - Backlit Collages*

2012

Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL

Fall Exhibition, Group Exhibition*

2012

Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission, FL

Paper Cubes, Solo Exhibition

2011

Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL

Spring Exhibition, , Group Exhibition

2011

Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra, FL

Small Works, Group Exhibition 

2010

Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art Lab Gallery

Light Matters, Solo Exhibition - Backlie Collages*

2010

Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art

Artist’s By The Sea Invitational Studio Tour*

2010

Butterfield Garage Gallery

Weatherscapes, Solo Exhibition – Backlit Collages*

2009

Plum Art Gallery, St. Augustine, FL

Fall Exhibition, Group Exhibition 

2008

Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, FL

Imagination Squared A Creative Response Experiment, Group Exhibition

2008

Butterfield Garage Gallery

Glow, Solo Exhibition – Backlit Collages*

2007

Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL

Group Exhibition

2007

Art on Texas, Lubbock, TX

Group Exhibition

2006

Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

On the Road, A Modern Interpretation of Everyday Landscape, Group Exhibition

2005

Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL 

100 and Under Exhibition, Group Exhibition

2004

Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL

Mixed Media Exhibition, Solo Exhibition

2003

Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL  

54 Pieces to Talk About, Solo Exhibition

2002

Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO

Chrysalis, Solo Exhibition

2002

Highland Gallery - Breckenridge, CO

2002

Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO

2002

Highland Gallery - Breckenridge, CO    

       

2001

ABC Show, Atlanta, GA  

2001         

New York Art Expo International Art Fair, New York

2000

Highland Gallery - Breckenridge, CO

2000

ABC Show, Atlanta, GA  

1998         

New York Art Expo International Art Fair, New York

1997

ABC Show, Atlanta, GA   

1997        

New York Art Expo International Art Fair, New York

1997 

Buell Theater, Denver, CO

1996

Passages, Solo Exhibition West Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

Group Exhibition

1996

Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO

Birds, Solo Exhibition 

1996 

Foothills Art Center - Golden, CO

Colorado Open Show Juried Top 100, Group Exhibition

1996

Boulder Arts Festival, Boulder, CO

1995

William Have Gallery (1/1 Gallery), Denver, CO

Group Exhibition

 

1994

Deselm’s Fine Art Gallery, Cheyenne, WY

Solo Exhibition

1994

Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

Colorado Open Show-Juried Top 10 award

   

PUBLICATIONS

​​

"Havu Gallery Gets Whimsical with Dimensional Shifts"

Westword Magazine, Denver CO Review

July 3, 2012

"Compass Favorites-Autumn Art walk Aglow"

Awarded Staff Favorite Best Fall Show for “Glow” Exhibition

Compass Arts spotlight-Article, St. Augustine Record Newspaper

December 5, 2009          

               

"Modern Art Meets The Oldest City”

Compass Arts spotlight-Article, St. Augustine Record

Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL November 5, 2009

 

"Compass" Arts spotlight- Article

St. Augustine Record

Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL March, 24, 2006

 

"Art Perspectives",

Airbus North Florida's Arts and Business Magazine, Jacksonville, FL, March/April 2005

 

"Compass"  Arts spotlight- cover page,

St. Augustine Record Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL March 4, 2005

COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS

 

NUMEROUS PRIVATE AND THE

FOLLOWING CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Merrill Lynch

Pfizer Pharmaceutical

Flagler Hospital Center for Caring Community Hospice

SAFT Battery Corporation

Cisco Systems, CO

Palace Lofts, CO

50 Piece Installation-Storefront, NYC

University of North Florida Library Permanent Collection

PREVIOUS REPRESENTATION & EXHIBITION LOCATIONS

 

Setford & Bridges, New York & Paris

William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO     

Deljou Art Group, Atlanta, Georgia

     

Chicago, IL

New York, NY

Los Angeles, CA

Sacramento, CA

Pittsburgh, PA

Westmont, NJ

Manchester, NH 

Ashland, KY

St. Augustine, FL

Atlanta, GA

Boulder, CO

Breckenridge, CO

Denver, CO

Ontario Canada

 

 

BORN​​

Golden, Colorado

Lives & works in St. Augustine, Florida


EDUCATION
1994 Metropolitan State University
Denver, Colorado

B.A. Art History

1990-91  University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado

Art History Studies



1987  The Art Institute of Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Associate Degree of Applied Science Advertising and Graphic Design

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO

Setford & Bridges Gallery, New York/Paris

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS​​​



2012    Jacksonville International Airport & Jacksonville Airport Arts Commission, FL

            Paper Cubes, Solo

2011     Museum of Contemporary Art Lab GalleryJacksonville, FL, Light Matters, Solo

2010    Weatherscapes, Butterfield Garage Gallery, St. Augustine, FL          

2009   Glow, Butterfield Garage Gallery, St. Augustine, FL

2006   Mixed Media Exhibition, Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL   

2005   54 Pieces to Talk About, Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
             Solo Exhibition 2003     Chrysalis, Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO
1997    January 5th, West Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

1997     Birds, Denver  Center for the Performing Arts, CO

1996    Passages, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, CO

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS



2012     Dimensional Shifts, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2012     Small Objects, Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL
2012     Winter Exhibition, Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL

2011      Artist’s By The Sea Invitational Studio Tour,
              Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2011      Winter Exhibition, Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL
2011      Small Objects, Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL

2010     Imagination Squared, A Creative Response Experiment
              Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL

2008    Contemporary Abstraction, Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL 2008    Group Exhibition, Art on Texas, Lubbock, TX

2007    On the Road - A Modern Interpretation of Everyday Landscape
              Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003    Mahler, Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO

2003    Highland Gallery, Breckenridge, CO

2002    Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO

2002     New York Art Expo, New York, NY

2002     New York Art Expo, New York, NY

2001     New York Art Expo, New York, NY

2000    New York Art Expo, New York, NY

1997      Colorado Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO       

1996      Boulder Arts Festival, Boulder, CO

1995      William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO

1998      Colorado Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO     

       

PUBLICATIONS​



2012     Havu Gallery Gets Whimsical with Dimensional Shifts
              Westword Magazine, Denver CO Michael Paglia Review, 7/3/12
2009    "2009 Compass Favorites-Autumn Art walk Aglow” 
Awarded Staff

              Favorite Best Fall Show for “Glow” Exhibition                     

              Compass Arts spotlight-Article, St. Augustine Record 

               Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 12/05/09

2009    "Modern Art Meets The Oldest City”  

              Compass Arts spotlight-Article, St. Augustine Record           

              Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 11/05/09
2006   "Compass" Arts spotlight- Article, St. Augustine Record            

              Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 3/24/06
2005   "Art Perspectives", Airbus North Florida's Arts and Business Magazine,           

              Jacksonville, FL, March/April 2005

2005   "Compass" Arts spotlight- cover page, St. Augustine Record            

              Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 3/4/05
 

COLLECTIONS


 

Merrill Lynch

Pfizer Pharmaceutical

Flagler Hospital Center for Caring Community Hospice

SAFT Battery Corporation Cisco Systems

 

 

SELECT SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2014     Art Santa Fe, Setford & Bridges Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2013     Sea Fair, Setford & Bridges Gallery, Miami FL

2012     William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO

             Twenty group exhibition (Backlit Collages)

2012     Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL

            “Nest” exhibition 

2012     Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL

            “Small Works” group exhibition 

2012     William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO

            “Dimensional Shifts” group exhibition (Backlit Collages)

2012     Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL – Fall Exhibition

2012     Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville FL

            Jacksonville Airport Arts Commission (Paper Cubes and Copper Works)

2012     Plum Gallery, Saint Augustine, FL – Spring Exhibition

2011     Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, FL

            “Small Works” group exhibition 

2011    Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art Lab Gallery

            Solo Exhibition - Backlit Collages and Copper Works

2011     Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art

            “Artist’s By The Sea” Invitational Studio Tour

2010   Butterfield Garage Gallery

            “Weatherscapes” Solo Exhibition – Backlit Collages

2010   Plum Art Gallery, St. Augustine, FL

            Group Exhibition - Acrylic on Copper Paintings

2010   Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art “Imagination Squared –

             A Creative Response Experiment” – Group Exhibition

2009   Butterfield Garage Gallery

            “Glow” Solo Exhibition – Backlit Collages

2008   Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL

             Group Exhibition

2008   Art on Texas, Lubbock, TX

              Group Exhibition

2007     Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

             "On the Road - A Modern Interpretation of Everyday Landscape"

2007     Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL  - Group Exhibition

            “100 and Under Exhibition”

2006     Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL - Solo Exhibition

               "Mixed Media Exhibition"

2005     Rachel Thompson Gallery, St. Augustine, FL - Solo Exhibition

               "54 Pieces to Talk About"

2004     Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO

               Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO – Solo Exhibition

2003     Highland Gallery - Breckenridge, CO

               Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO

2002     Highland Gallery - Breckenridge, CO           

2002     ABC Show, Atlanta, GA           

2002     New York Art Expo, New York

2002     Highland Gallery - Breckenridge, CO

2001      ABC Show, Atlanta, GA           

2001      New York Art Expo, New York

2000     ABC Show, Atlanta, GA           

2000     New York Art Expo, New York

1997       West Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

1997       Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO - Solo Exhibition

1997       Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO - Solo Exhibition

1997       Foothills Art Center – Golden, CO

               Colorado Open Show-Juried Top 100

1996      Boulder Arts Festival - Boulder, CO

1995      William Have Gallery (1/1 Gallery), Denver, CO

1995      Deselm’s Fine Art Gallery, Cheyenne, WY - Solo Exhibition

1995      Foothills Art Center – Golden, CO Colorado Open Show-Juried Top 10

 

     

 PUBLICATIONS

 

2012  Westword Magazine, Denver CO Review

           Havu Gallery Gets Whimsical with Dimensional Shifts

           July 3, 2012

 

2009 "2009 Compass Favorites-Autumn Art walk Aglow”

           Awarded Staff Favorite Best Fall Show for “Glow” Exhibition

           Compass Arts spotlight-Article, St. Augustine Record

           Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 12/05/09

 

2009 "Modern Art Meets The Oldest City”

           Compass Arts spotlight-Article, St. Augustine Record

            Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 11/05/09

 

2006   "Compass" Arts spotlight- Article, St. Augustine Record

              Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 3/24/06

 

2005   "Art Perspectives", Airbus North Florida's Arts and Business Magazine,

              Jacksonville, FL, March/April 2005

 

2005   "Compass" Arts spotlight- cover page, St. Augustine Record

             Newspaper, St. Augustine, FL 3/4/05

 

 

COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS

 

Numerous private and the following corporate:

Merrill Lynch

Pfizer Pharmaceutical

Flagler Hospital Center for Caring Community Hospice

SAFT Battery Corporation

Cisco Systems

Palace Lofts, CO

50 Piece Installation-Storefront, NYC

University of North Florida Permanant Library Collection

 

 

                                     PREVIOUS REPRESENTATI0N &
                                     EXHIBITION LOCATIONS

           

Chicago, IL

New York, NY

Los Angeles, CA

Sacramento, CA

Pittsburgh, PA

Westmont, NJ

Manchester, NH 

Ashland, KY

St. Augustine, FL

Atlanta, GA

Boulder, CO

Breckenridge, CO

Denver, CO

Ontario Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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