Suzan Wooduff (born Phoenix, Arizona) is an American abstract

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, currently living and working in Los Angeles.

Early life

Woodruff was born and raised in Sonoran desert terrain by her gold-prospector grandparents and her mother. She later received an art scholarship to attend

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

, where she worked as a printmaker, painter, and sculptor.

Work

Woodruff is best known for abstract, non-figurative feminist work created through a self-invented and designed "Gravity Easel," which controls the application of pigments and media. Her technique involves pouring acrylic paint onto panels, using a tiltable armature. She received a

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/Arizona grant and residencies from the Sanskriti Center for the Arts,

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and

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. She has been reviewed in Art Ltd., ''

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'', ArtPulse Magazine, the ''

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'', and Delhi Today. Woodruff's work has appeared in solo exhibitions at Katherine Cone Gallery, William Turner Gallery, and David Richard Gallery. Her work also appeared in the two-person show "Properties of Light," with sculptor

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, at the George Billis Gallery.

Personal life

She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist

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Bibliography

*Suzan Woodruff. ''Suzan Woodruff: Cracks in the Light''. Katherine Cone Gallery, 2013. 40 pages.Suzan Woodruff: Cracks in the Light
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References

External links

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Yale University interviewFabrik "Properties of Light" Review

ArtScene "Properties of Light" Review

Minh Swenson video of "Properties of Heat 1"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodruff, Suzan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American painters Arizona State University alumni People from Phoenix, Arizona