Friday, March 30 – Sunday, April 8, 2018 Announcement from the Salt Spring Island Arts Council Susan Benson, RCA Portrait of an Island is an exhibition of more than 150 portraits in oil of people who call Salt Spring island home. Susan Benson was originally inspired by
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I would like to inform you that the book ‘Portrait of an Island’ designed by Lynne York is now available through Salt Spring Books, Black Sheep Books, Dragonfly Art Supplies and the Salt Spring Arts Council and may also be obtained through Amazon books. The book shows
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I am pleased to announce the publication of my book, a souvenir–catalogue to accompany my new exhibition of oil portraits of Salt Spring Island folk. Called, like the exhibition, Portrait of an Island, the book is a generous sampling of works from the exhibition, all full-page and in
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I’ve just added to my site a small selection from the 160 paintings that I have done for my upcoming exhibition, PORTRAIT OF AN ISLAND, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, March 30th until April 8th. Click on the image to go to the page to see more
Read more →Portrait of an Island — Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, March 30th until April 8th. During the Easter holidays the Salt Spring Arts Council will be showing Portrait of an Island — my work as a painter, together with my work as a theatre designer. The main
Read more →Portrait of an Island — an update: My exhibition Portraits of an Island, that is to say portraits of about 160 people who live on Salt Spring Island, opens on March 30 and runs until April 8, at Mahon Hall, on Salt Spring Island. This exhibition is
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My work will be seen on ArtBomb starting on November 6th – a Remembrance Day piece! Tap into the Art World Without Ever Leaving Home! Artbomb is a curated, subscriber-based daily online auction featuring artwork by local art stars. Launched in December, 2011, Artbombdaily.com is a successful
Read more →Parallel Art Show 2017 I hope you managed to come and see this wonderful exhibition. If not, this video made by an islander shows the work of the fifty Salt Spring Island artists whose work was exhibited. (My piece is shown at about .58 minute.) The exhibition
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I am one of the artists involved in the Parallel Artshow taking place now at ArtSpring Galleries, 100 Jackson Avenue. This is part of the month of the Salt Spring National Art Prize. Do come and see us! Parallel Art Show 2017
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Susan Benson’s beautiful portraits of old women, located in the main hall, explore the ways in which experience is engraved on our bodies. Benson’s attention is focused on the face, on the way the skin folds and gathers around eyes, cheeks and mouth, its sagging contours.
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“A look at the work and career of Susan Benson whose work has been seen on some of the world’s most influential stages but is most identified with the Stratford Festival.”
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Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, March 30 – April 8, 2018
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