Suzy Kitman

I am pleased to announce that one of my latest landscape paintings, Morning Fog Burning Off, was selected and will be included in the All Oregon Art Annual in Salem.  This annual exhibit, running in conjunction with Oregon State Fair,  promotes, encourages, and supports Oregon artists in all traditional media who show an ongoing commitment to the highest standards of creative excellence.

So if you are in Salem or attending the State Fair between August 26 – September 5, make sure you check out my painting and the rest of this juried show celebrating Oregon artists.

My painting, Raggedy Ann Tried Telling Andy the Party Was Over, was selected for Addiction and Recovery, a competition and exhibition at Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts.  This exhibition will feature 25 works relating to the human side of drug addiction and recovery and attempts to bridge the gap between addiction science and the human experience of addition.

Since the show is in Tallahassee, Florida, I will not be in attendance.  But I encourage you to stop by if you happen to be in the vicinity between August 8 and September 25.

How about a trip out to sunny Dufur, Oregon and the Historic Balch Hotel?  The Balch Hotel will be exhibiting a collection of my pear and wine bottle paintings through the summer, providing you with the perfect excuse to get out of town.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see my paintings and road trip to eastern Oregon!

Please join me at the 1st Annual Columbia Gorge Wine and Pear Fest May 21–22, 2011.  This premier event held in the heart of wine and pear growing country celebrates local area products, and is the primary fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Hood River Scholarship Program, funding scholarships to area youth for higher education.

Wine and Pear Fest is a weekend of friends and fun featuring Columbia Gorge area wineries, eateries, and artisans, including me!

This Thursday is the closing reception for An Artist a Day fundraiser and the last chance to bid on 30 works by 30 talented Portland artists.  The annual fundraising event is hosted by Muse Art and Design, Hawthorne’s neighborhood art supply store, and showcases artists who created works of art live in the Muse storefront window, while raising funds to provide art supplies to students in Portland.  After each piece of art was completed, the works were displayed and auctioned through silent bid at Muse to benefit Schoolhouse Supplies.

Now is your last opportunity to be part of this event and take home an original piece of art, including my painting, Beach Break II!

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Welcome the Spring season with a trip to Hood River and taste the ripe and juicy additions to my Big Fruit series at the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Art Wall.  The show runs April 8 through June 30 and can be seen during normal business hours.

Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Art Wall
810 12th Street
Hood River OR 97031

It is that time of year again!   April 15, 12 – 5pm, I will be at Muse Art and Design creating an original painting while you watch.  Each day in April, a different artist will be demonstrating their process and it’s your chance to ask questions and witness the creation unfold before your eyes.  Works will be exhibited as they are completed, ending with a celebration and auction of the artwork to raise funds to purchase art supplies for Portland classrooms.

All events are open to the public.  Come see 30 Portland artists at work, bid on your favorite works of art, and support Portland artists and public schools!

Exhibit and ongoing bidding:  April 1 – May 12, 2011, 11am – 6pm (Muse Art and Design store hours)

Reception and auction close:  Thursday, May 12, 6pm – 8pm (location TBA)

Artists producing portraits of other artists!  I am participating in this fun twist on portrait commissions and I invite you to come see the results.  A group of 24 artists drew each others’ names out of a hat, exhanged photos and then created a portrait of that person.  No one knows who is painting their portrait until the opening.  At the end of the show’s run, the subject of the portrait will get to take home their new painting.

All the portraits will be on display the month of April at the Northeast Urban Grind Coffeehouse, and I invite you to be part of the big reveal and see the results at the opening reception Saturday April 2, 6 to 9pm.   Don’t miss this special show!