About
Soosan’s inspiration comes from Scottish coastline and beautiful city of Edinburgh she’s living in, with its ever-changing lights reflected at the windows and capturing shadows on atmospheric alley-ways.
She works from memory as well as her own photographs and sketches, to create emotional and in some way atmospheric images with her work, and creating new windows for the viewer to look in and “Look Again”
Soosan’s work is mainly narrative abstract the inspiration mostly comes from places rather than people, natural patterns of shorelines and urban landscape, images that leaves the observer with a hint of the mood or emotion of a scene, to draw on those momentary caught glimpses of our world.
Capturing image of a scene reflected on a window or the horizon at the end of the day to awaken memories that were forgotten.
In ‘Combine Images’ she uses a new approach through a combination of painted surfaces and found objects to create a different mode of expression within her work.
Soosan works with acrylic and oil paint, and predominantly in multiple or Triptych combinations, mainly abstract or in recognizable landscapes, loosely brushed horizon and scene of colour washes across the surface in contrast with the crisp lines, reveals delicate balance between lines and colours.
Soosan is regularly exhibiting in Scotland and abroad, and sold works at RSA Open Exhibitions and private shows.
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Education:
2013 – BA (Art and Design) Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh
2013 – The Edinburgh Award, The University of Edinburgh
2004 – Botanical Art, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
1989 – Art & Design Foundation Course, Telford College, Edinburgh
Selected Exhibitions:
2018
Society of Scottish Artists & Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibition, the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2017
The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art Annual Exhibition, the Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Macmillan Art Show, Bonham’s (Auctioneers) Edinburgh
Lines of Enquiry, Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, Scotland
2016
Visual Arts Scotland FLY 2016 Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Art 153rd Open Annual Exhibition, the Mitchell Library, Glasgow
REWORKED, Collective Exhibition, Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fine Lines, 2 Artists Exhibition, 2 Howe St, Edinburgh
2015
Edinburgh showcase in Shenzhen, China
RHYTHMS, Patriothall Gallery, WASPS, Edinburgh
2014
The Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
‘Salonely’ Members Show, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
2013
The Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
THIS LAND, Travelling gallery, City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Painting Stripes Black/Return of the Gesso, ECA Edinburgh University
Group exhibition, Embassy Gallery Edinburgh
2012
Society of Scottish Artists 115th Annual Exhibition, RSA Edinburgh
Big Print / Small Print, Exhibition of Scottish Printmakers, Academy of Art and Design, Wroclaw /Poland
PRINTED, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh University
School of the museum of Fine Art, Boston / USA
2004-12
Group Exhibitions, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh / UK
2004
Art of Botanical Illustration, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Talks/Workshops:
2018
Society of Scottish Artists & Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibition, Hands on Day at Open, Family and Maker Event, RSA, Edinburgh.