Artist Statement

A recurring theme in my work is the exploration of the complicated relationships between humans and our domesticated animals. Horses and how we treat them figure prominently, and I often look for tensions that are outside the traditional animal portraiture.

The waters of the Bay of Fundy and the land that meets this muddy end of that system have recently become subjects of interest.

Biography

Susan Sweet is a painter living in Maitland. As a young person up in Martock, she drew her own and any other horses while enduring a high school education devoid of the arts. She attended NSCAD in the 1980’s, studied painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and lots of art history and graduated in 1990 with a BFA. Susan now works in acrylic, soft pastel and sometimes other media.

Recent solo shows include summer shows at The Bread Gallery 2014 to 2019, and group shows within NS.  She has work in the Nova Scotia Art Bank, Hants County Exhibition, NS Dept of Agriculture, and with private collectors. Her work may be found at Made in the Maritimes and at her home based studio. Commissions welcomed.