Susie Hamilton (artist)

Susie Hamilton

Susie Hamilton's studio, London, May 2016
Born 1950
London
Known for painting
Website Susie Hamilton

Susie Hamilton was born in 1950.[1] She studied painting at St Martins School of Art in London and at Byam Shaw School of Art before reading English Literature at Birkbeck, University of London where she gained a Ph.D in 1989.[2] Her paintings are held in public and private collections which include Murderme (the art collection of Damien Hirst), The Deutsche Bank Art Collection, The Economist, The Bernard Jacobson Collection, Groucho Club, New Hall Art Collection University of Cambridge and The Methodist Modern Art Collection, London.[3][4]

Hamilton has been called a “flâneur” since she observes from the sidelines, scrutinising tourists, shoppers, holidaymakers, diners, hen nights and other scenes of leisure. She has to work extremely quickly to catch particular movements and poses and this means that her figures are compressed, abbreviated and simplified and usually morph into something misshapen and grotesque.[5] Of her work Hamilton has said “I often wanted to paint joy (as well as its opposite).” [6]

Hamilton is represented by Paul Stolper Gallery.

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Selected collections

New Hall Art Collection, University of Cambridge[7]

The Methodist Modern Art Collection, London[8]

References

  1. "The Methodist Modern Art Collection". Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. "Susie Hamilton". Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. "Susie Hamilton, Georgia Hayes & Mit Senoj". Wall Street International. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  4. "Paul Stopler Biographies" (PDF). Paul Stopler. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  5. "Susie-Hamilton". Artitious. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  6. "John Moores artist explains how Liverpool nightlife gave work new direction". Walker Art Gallery. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  7. "Susie Hamilton". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  8. "The Methodist Modern Art Collection". Retrieved 2016-05-30.
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