Exhibitions
Born in New Zealand where she trained as a nurse. Came to UK via Latin America in 1976. Studied painting at Camberwell and the Royal Academy. Awards include British School at Rome, 1993, Richard Ford award to Madrid, 1986 and Italian Government bursary to Venice, 1984. Susan Wilson is visiting lecturer at the Prince of Wales' Foundation and has curated Reclaiming the Madonna: and In the Looking Glass with the Usher Gallery, Lincoln.
Published Works
Folio Society paintings for new edition of Katherine Mansfield's Short Stories
Women's Press "The Fruits of Labour" essay
OUP Book cover "The Mind & it's Discontents"
Grant Gillett, Virago Book cover: "Balancing Acts"
Reclaiming the Madonna Catalogue essay
Cassino Revisited Catalogue essay
In the Looking Glass Catalogue essay
Artists' Newsletter "Eye to Eye, Susan Wilson in conversation with Tom Phillips" 12/97
and "In my Father's Footsteps".
12/96 Artist & Illustrator "Portraying the Self" 2/97
Works in Collections Europe
Contemporary Arts Society
HRH The Prince of Wales
National Trust
New Hall, Cambridge
"Paintings in Hospitals' Collection
Rochdale Art Gallery
Royal Academy of Arts, Archives
St Paul's Girls School
Sir Brinsley Ford collection
Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Winterthur Insurance plc
Air New Zealand
Commune, Castel San Vincenzo (Italy)
New Zealand
Auckland Museum
Aigantighe Public Art Gallery Timaru
American Express
McCann Ericson Brown
Royal Insurance
Epsom Girls Grammar School
Selected Exhibitions
2006 Shortlisted for John Moores
Selected For Angela Flowers Artist Of The Day
2005 Solo show at Browse and Darby
Prize Winner "The Discerning Eye
2005"
2003 Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand
2002 Gallery Artists,
Browse & Darby
2001 Judith Anderson Gallery Auckland
2000 Browse & Darby
1998 Judith Anderson Gallery Auckland
Prince's Foundation
1997 Leicester City Art Gallery.
1994 Cassino Revisited,
Ferner Gallery, Auckland
Bishop Suter Gallery, Nelson,
Disegni Castel San Vincenzo, Italy
1992 Artspace Gallery / Theatr Clwydd,
exhibition touring UK
1990 Thomas Agnew & Sons. London
1989 Robert McDougall Art GalleryChrist church.
1987 Going to Salamanca Watermans Arts Centre, London
Selected reviews and interviews
"The Culture Show" BBC Interview on Frida Kahlo at Tate
Modern
2002
Auckland Herald TJ MacNamara
2001
"Kirn Hill talks about Susan Wilson's
solo show with APAG curator Mary Kisler" National Radio NZ
ES Magazine "You've been framed".
Katie Campbell; Auckland
Herald T J MacNamara, Modern Painters
Blake Morrison Make review of In the looking glass".
Leicester City Art Gallery show
1995
First Sex, ITV, on 'Reclaiming the Madonna'
NZ House & Garden Louise Chunn: 'Susan Wilson"
The Hindu, Madras; Anjali Sircar "Cassino revisited'
Contemporary Art Libby Anson 'Reclaiming the Madonna''"
1994
Nightwaves BBC Radio 3, interview
The Listener Merilyn Chambers 'Fountains of memory'
Radio New Zealand Alison Parr, interview 'Cassino revisited'
Artists ' Newsletter Rosie Millard: 'Women in Focus'
1993
Primetime HTV Harpers & Queen Profile.
Catholic Herald Carmel Fitzsimons 'Motherhood as divine inspiration'
1992
Artspace / Clwyd. Catalogue Essay:
Robert McDonald National Portrait (Gallery William
Packer. "Ten years of the John Player Portrait Award'
89/94/96
Women's Hour BBC Radio 4, interviews;
1991/92
The Spectator
Giles Auty 'Natural interests' and 'Feel good factor'
1991 North and South Brian Cowley 'Mountain moments'
Dominion North & South Denis Edwards. "Potent mix of
painting politics and adventure'
1990
The Guardian Carmel Fitzsimons
1989
New Zealand Herald Bernadette Rae: 'Back to southern skies',
88/90/92
Arts Review Edward Phelps - reviews
Medina Hammad 'The artist abroad'
1987
The Independent Andrew Graham-Dixon 'Sanity in an insane situation"
Daily Telegraph Richard Dorment.'Winning expressions'
1986
Studio International Cheltenham Fellows Review
1981
Artscribe James Faure Walker:"Northern Young Contemporaries' Whitworth
Gallery, Manchester