About Susan Savory

Biography
Susan Savory earned her BFA in Illustration from New York City's Parsons School of Design in 1980. She began her career as an editorial illustrator, eventually migrating away from commercial art to pursue a more personal pursue of expression. She has worked in almost every medium; fiber, metal, glass, clay, and myriad forms/combinations of drawing, painting and collage. Her current body of work incorporates many of her favorite things - vintage illustrations, letters, diary pages, and photographs; beautiful handmade papers, and an intuitive sense of narrative and visual poetry.

Susan's work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums on both coasts of the US. Susan moved to Southern California in 2014, after spending the bulk of her life on the East Coast. The rolling green hills of central New York and the singular beauty of the seacoast of New England still influence her art.
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Education

1978 - 1979

Parsons School of Design

1975 - 1978

Syracuse University
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Event: Reflection/Resilience

Dates: April 1, 2025 - April 27, 2025

Venue: Los Angeles Makery Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2025 – Co-Curator/Exhibiting Artist

Event: Lost & Found

Dates: May 3, 2024 - May 26, 2024

Venue: La Luz De Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Participating Artist

Event: Aperire :: April

Dates: April 1, 2024 - April 28, 2024

Venue: Los Angeles Makery Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Curator/Exhibiting Artist

Event: ... a sense of place ...

Dates: Oct. 1, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023

Venue: PHES Gallery, Carlsbad, California

Participating Artist

Event: Taking Wing

Dates: April 1, 2017 - April 30, 2017

Venue: Neutra Institute Museum, Los Angeles, California

Curator/Participating Artist

Event: See-Through

Dates: Aug. 5, 2015 - Aug. 31, 2015

Venue: Elsie's Watch and Jewelry Repair, Los Angeles, CA

Assemblage show

Event: Couples & Collaborations

Dates: June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015

Venue: Red Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Couples & Collaborations

Event: Spare Parts

Dates: March 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015

Venue: Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, Ca.

Collage and Assemblage

Event: 30 x 30

Dates: June 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014

Venue: Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, Ca.

30 works in 30 days

Event: Bi-Annual Artwalk/Open Studios

Dates: April 1, 2014 - May 4, 2025

Venue: The Brewery Arts Complex, Los Angeles, CA

Exhibition and sale in my live/work space from 2014 - Present

Event: Representation

Dates: May 25, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2012

Venue: Dragonfly Gallery, Oak Bluffs, MA

Ongoing Representation

Event: Representation

Dates: May 25, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010

Venue: Narrowland Gallery, Chatham, MA

Ongoing representation by Gallery

Event: Representation

Dates: Jan. 1, 2008 - Dec. 31, 2010

Venue: Drift Gallery, Rye, NH

On-going representation

Event: Representation

Dates: Jan. 1, 2008 - Dec. 31, 2010

Venue: Paradise Gallery, Kittery, ME

On-going representation, curator/manager

Event: Annual Art, Craft & Design Exhibit

Dates: June 1, 1989 - June 9, 2025

Venue: League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Concord, NH

Curator/Manager and Exhibiting Artist

Links

Like me on Facebook

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Visit my website

Education

1978 - 1979

Parsons School of Design

1975 - 1978

Syracuse University

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Reflection/Resilience

Dates: April 1, 2025 - April 27, 2025

Venue: Los Angeles Makery Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2025 – Co-Curator/Exhibiting Artist

Event: Lost & Found

Dates: May 3, 2024 - May 26, 2024

Venue: La Luz De Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Participating Artist

Event: Aperire :: April

Dates: April 1, 2024 - April 28, 2024

Venue: Los Angeles Makery Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Curator/Exhibiting Artist

Event: ... a sense of place ...

Dates: Oct. 1, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023

Venue: PHES Gallery, Carlsbad, California

Participating Artist

Event: Taking Wing

Dates: April 1, 2017 - April 30, 2017

Venue: Neutra Institute Museum, Los Angeles, California

Curator/Participating Artist

Event: See-Through

Dates: Aug. 5, 2015 - Aug. 31, 2015

Venue: Elsie's Watch and Jewelry Repair, Los Angeles, CA

Assemblage show

Event: Couples & Collaborations

Dates: June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015

Venue: Red Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Couples & Collaborations

Event: Spare Parts

Dates: March 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015

Venue: Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, Ca.

Collage and Assemblage

Event: 30 x 30

Dates: June 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014

Venue: Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, Ca.

30 works in 30 days

Event: Bi-Annual Artwalk/Open Studios

Dates: April 1, 2014 - May 4, 2025

Venue: The Brewery Arts Complex, Los Angeles, CA

Exhibition and sale in my live/work space from 2014 - Present

Event: Representation

Dates: May 25, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2012

Venue: Dragonfly Gallery, Oak Bluffs, MA

Ongoing Representation

Event: Representation

Dates: May 25, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010

Venue: Narrowland Gallery, Chatham, MA

Ongoing representation by Gallery

Event: Representation

Dates: Jan. 1, 2008 - Dec. 31, 2010

Venue: Drift Gallery, Rye, NH

On-going representation

Event: Representation

Dates: Jan. 1, 2008 - Dec. 31, 2010

Venue: Paradise Gallery, Kittery, ME

On-going representation, curator/manager

Event: Annual Art, Craft & Design Exhibit

Dates: June 1, 1989 - June 9, 2025

Venue: League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Concord, NH

Curator/Manager and Exhibiting Artist

Biography

Susan Savory earned her BFA in Illustration from New York City's Parsons School of Design in 1980. She began her career as an editorial illustrator, eventually migrating away from commercial art to pursue a more personal pursue of expression. She has worked in almost every medium; fiber, metal, glass, clay, and myriad forms/combinations of drawing, painting and collage. Her current body of work incorporates many of her favorite things - vintage illustrations, letters, diary pages, and photographs; beautiful handmade papers, and an intuitive sense of narrative and visual poetry.

Susan's work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums on both coasts of the US. Susan moved to Southern California in 2014, after spending the bulk of her life on the East Coast. The rolling green hills of central New York and the singular beauty of the seacoast of New England still influence her art.

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