ARTIST STATEMENT
My recent work interprets the past as a personal, cultural, and archetypal artifact. The human body, architectural unit, and surrounding landscape become metaphors in my work. Trained as a traditional printmaker, I am intrigued by the richness and variety inherent in varied techniques.
Storytelling is at the core of my work, with the collaged surface used as a mode of telling stories, expressing feelings, and sharing imagery. Through my work the familiar reappears in unfamiliar configurations; a new sense of significance is imparted to an otherwise everyday object. My creative interests extend beyond the viewed subject, encompassing sculptural elements, allegorical imagery, and whimsical puns. In my work, there are varied layers of material and multiple facets of meaning.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susan Fecho works as a printmaker, graphic designer and scientific illustrator. Her work celebrates the natural sciences.
Fecho’s academic contributions appears in national publications including: scientific journals such as; the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Nature Reviews Urology; illustrative children’s books, and educational/inspirational publications such as: Portrait of the Outer Banks: An Artist’s Sketch, 1000 Artisan Textiles: Creative Fiber Works, New Art International: A Compendium of Recent Work, VIVA, and several issues of Kakalak: An Anthology of Carolina Poets.
Fecho been accepted into several major collections: the Smithsonian Institution’s American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library, Washington, D.C.; the Word and Image Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; and the Museum of Women Artists, Washington, D.C.
Her postgraduate studies including; Jan Van Eyck Academie, Humboldt Field Research Institute, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Northern Illinois University and Penland School of Crafts. She has exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally – and has received numerous awards, grants and residencies.
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