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2019 has been exciting!

  • Posted on: 17 October 2019
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As I prepare for my annual Fall Open Studio, reflecting back on the past year, I feel incredibly blessed by some special recognition my work has received in 2019. In February, the Cambridge Art Association presented me with an “Artist of the Year” award for my “Breast Project 2018” sculpture. I was also very honored to receive First Prize at the Legacy 4 Art Exhibition in North Easton for that same sculpture in June. 

My sculptures were also included in juried exhibitions in North Carolina and in Duxbury, MA.  For the “Winter Show” in Duxbury, my “Diatoms II” was recognized with an Honorable Mention Prize in Sculpture as well as the Viewers Choice Award for the entire exhibit.

In the Spring, I received exciting news from Haystack in Maine: I was selected for a two-week Artist Residency in late May to join 50 outstanding artists from across the US, Europe, and East Asia at Haystack for some time to brainstorm/create/explore. I was so grateful for the time to center myself, quiet my soul, and to develop new project ideas. Much of my time was spent on the Maine shoreline, writing, sketching, taking photos, and reading the poetry of Mary Oliver - stay tuned for the fruits as they blossom now and in the months ahead!

I hope you’ll be able to visit Oct. 19-20, but if not, contact me for a private showing!

 

 

 

“Construction Project” garners attention this Spring

  • Posted on: 28 May 2018
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My interactive sculpture Construction Project has been featured in two juried shows this Spring. Presently it is included in the Natick Artists Open Studio show (juried by Jessica Roscio) at the Morse Institute Library. And in March in April, it was selected for the Maud Morgan Arts center Small Works Salon in Cambridge, juried by Heidi Whitman.

The theme of the Maud Morgan Arts show was “mapping.” The show did not require an artist’s statement, so I was intrigued and delighted to learn of the center’s interpretation of “Construction Project,” as posted in an article on their website:
 
    “The idea of mapping becomes a source of kinetic energy for Suzanne Stumpf’s ‘Construction Project.’ Small white objects resembling sugar cubes are scattered across a tray. A few cubes rest in the two sets of square indentations on either side of the tray, while others sit on the flat surface in between, and still others wait in a bowl nearby. A long white rectangular stick lies beside the tray—possibly a tool for moving cubes into position or possibly the source of new cubes. The viewer senses that the action of moving and creating cubes—the mapping—is still in progress.” 
 
The full article may be available through this link: 

Honorable Mention Award at "State of Clay"

  • Posted on: 6 May 2018
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It was already a terrific honor to have two sculptures selected for the juried "State of Clay" exhibition. But I was even more happily surprised to learn today that my "Wall Jewelry No. 13" had been awarded an Honorable Mention Prize.

Now featured in 2018 Sculpture Calendar

  • Posted on: 15 April 2018
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My "Trio" sculpture was selected for inclusion in the ICAN (International Ceramic Artists Newtwork) 2018 calendar. It is the featured work for the month of April!
I have been honored that sculpture of mine has been selected for the calendar for several years running now.

2017 Niche Award Finalist (two categories!)

  • Posted on: 30 September 2017
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I just learned that I was selected as a 2017 Niche Award Finalist in both the Sculptural Ceramics and Functional Ceramics categories! This prestigious international prize for work in fine crafts is highly competitive. There are only 4-5 finalists in each category each year.

Two Awards this Past Spring

  • Posted on: 30 July 2017
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It's always exciting to have work juried into a national show, but to receive an award for that work is even more deeply affirming!

When I arrived for the opening for the juried show
White/Black/Monochrome at the Bancroft Gallery in Cohasset on April 21, I was surprised and delighted to see an "Award of Merit" sign attached to the pedestal for my sculpture "Diatoms II." Shortly, I learned that this was a Fourth Place Award at the show, and I had a nice chat with the juror Beth Urdang who explained that she had a really challenging time deciding which prize should be given to which work among her top choices.

Later this Spring, I received even more exciting news: my sculpture "Two" had garnered "First Prize" in the 3D/Sculpture category at the the South Shore Art Center's 62nd Arts Festival.

 

Artist talk tonight 4/20 at the Wellesley Hills Library

  • Posted on: 20 April 2017
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A couple of fun ceramic things on the docket for me this week! First on Thursday evening, I have been invited to give a talk about my work at the Wellesley Hills Public Library. Will be bringing a slide presentation as well as some work samples. Stop by if you're in the area! (Their write-up is below.)
Then on Friday 4/22, two of my sculptures are included in a national show that opens on the South Shore. (Details to come...)
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Wellesley Free Library
Hills Hearthside Series: Artists' Perspectives
Thursday April 20, 2017
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Hills Branch
A series of hearth-side talks by local artists and artisans. Tonight, meet ceramic artist Suzanne Stumpf. Stumpf has received national recognition for both her sculptural and functional ceramic creations, including being named a 2013 Niche Award Finalist. Much of her work is multi-component, interactive sculpture. Her work has been included in numerous national and international juried art and ceramics shows from across the US to Bucharest, Hungary, including five times at the National Prize Art Show in Cambridge, MA, three times at the Potters Council International Show (at NCECA), and at an invitational exhibition at the Fuller Craft Museum (2015). Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries.

"Picture Human Rights and Social Justice" - now through June 30, 2017

  • Posted on: 13 April 2017
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My "Cover-up" wall sculpture was recently chosen for this fantastic and fascinating international juried exhibition, now on view at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis in Brookline. The show was so packed on opening night, I will have to return in order to be able to see it properly! 

Great Open Studio Weekend 2016

  • Posted on: 17 October 2016
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Thanks to all who visited for 2016 Fall Open Studio. Had a wonderful time seeing old friends and clients and meeting new visitors - fun to chat with you and have you comment, touch, play, inquire, and purchase my work!

Here are some fun photos of arrangements that were made with some of my interactive sculpture!

 

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