Logo           Susan Farnham

Education, Fellowships:

M.F.A. Painting - Central Washington University, 1998

Graduate courses in painting and art history - Instituto Allende, Mexico, 1997

M.F.A. Creative Writing - University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1991

B.A. Interdisciplinary: Bio, Geo, Eng - St. Lawrence University, 1979


Grants/Awards:

Rasmuson Foundation Artist Project Award, 2004

Artist Residency, Institute of Arctic Biology, Toolik Field Station, 2004

AKART Art & Cultures Curriculum, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, 2004

Jared Baker Gutsy Artist Award, 64th Parallel Exhibit, FAA Bear Gallery, 2004

Second Place, 64th Parallel Exhibit, FAA Bear Gallery, 1999


Solo Exhibitions:

Intern. Polar Year, ArcOD - Well Street Art Company (Upcoming in 2008)

Entering Mustang - Well Street Art Company, Fairbanks, AK, 2006

Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK, 2005, 2001

Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK, 2005

Well Street Art Company, Fairbanks, AK, 2002

University of Alaska, Fine Arts Gallery, Fairbanks, AK, 2000

M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, CWU, Ellensburg, WA, 1998

University of Alaska Writing Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, 1996


Group Exhibitions:

Synthesis - International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, 2007

Patterns of Influence Juried Exhibit - FAA Bear Gallery, 2007, 2004, 2001, 2000

Miniature Exhibit - Well Street Art Co., 2006

BiPolor Exhibit - The Annex, 2006

64th Parallel Juried Exhibit - Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery, 2006, 2005, 2004,
    2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

Art Members - International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2006

Gallery Artists Exhibit - Well Street Art Company., 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999

Anniversary Exhibit - The Annex, 2005

Grand Opening - The Annex, 2004

Double XX AK Women's Art Invitational - Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery, 2003

Spirit of Alaska - Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center, Kenai AK, 2002

SONOT - Alaska Pacific University, 2002

Letters Home - International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK, 2002

All Alaska Juried Art Exhibit - Anchorage Museum of History and Art, 2002, 2000

Defining the Abstract - International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2001

Letters Home - Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery, 2001

Decker Morris Gallery, Anchorage AK, 2001

SONOT On the Road Anchorage - Out North Gallery, Anchorage AK, 2001

SONOT On the Road Tok - Tok Community Center, Tok, AK 2001

University Faculty Exhibit - Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery, 2001

One Night Stand Art Happening, Bizarre Bazaar - The Annex, 2000

One Night Stand Art Happening, RAW - The Annex, 1999

Fine Arts Camp Instructors - University of Alaska Fine Arts Gallery, 1999

Central Washington Regional Exhibit - Larson Gallery, YCC, Yakima, WA, 1998

CWU Juried Student Exhibit - Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, 1997


Public Collections:

University of Alaska Museum

University of Alaska Institute of Arctic Biology

Anchorage Museum of History and Art

% for Art DOT AK Marine Highway:
    M/V Chenega
    M/V Lituya
    M/V Fairweather


Publications:

Cover Painting: Inst. Arctic Biology Toolik Research Station 10 Yr. Plan, 2006

Cover Painting: Destruction Bay by Lisa D. Chavez, 1998