Susan Spangenberg
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Career highlights include exhibiting in the 'First European Outsider Art Fair Osterreichische Nationalbibeliothek' Vienna, Austria in 2008 as an artist with The Living Museum, 'NYC Outsider Art Fair' in 2018 via Andrew Edlin Gallery, my first Solo Exhibition 'Escaping Childhood' with Institute of Mental Health, City Arts Nottingham, UK in 2021 and showing in the 'Superfine Art Fair' with Fountain House Gallery in 2022 and NYC Outsider Art Fair in 2022 and 2023 with Fountain House Gallery.
FOUNTAIN HOUSE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS:
Fountain House Gallery has six art exhibits a year, curated by well known outside curators. Since I joined Fountain House Gallery in 2015, I have exhibited in almost every single show except a handful. You just can't dance to every song.
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Highlight Exhibitions with Fountain House Gallery have included Superfine Art Fair in 2022, NYC Outsider Art Fair in 2022, lead image/postcard in three group exhibitions: 'Futures' 2022, 'Fountain House Gallery 20th Anniversary Show' 2020 and 'The Written Word' 2017, and showing two twelve foot paintings in 'Water' 2021 and 'Heavy Sauce' 2019.
I also participated in three collaborations with other organizations in conjunction with Fountain House Gallery. The first with MoMA Education Building in 'MIXTAPE' Exhibit at MoMA 2018, the second with American Folk Art Museum in 'A Kingdom In Pieces' 2019 Exhibit at Citigroup Building in Long Island City, NY and the third with 'The Columbia WHO Center for Global Mental Health' in 2021.
I have spoken about my artwork at several group exhibitions, as well as outside panels and events representing the artists at Fountain House Gallery.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
(Outside Fountain House Gallery):
2023
‘Humanity’ Exhibition with Outside In. My work is included in the digital slideshow which is displayed on a screen in the National Exhibition space (currently Sotheby's in London, UK) curated by Bob and Roberta Smith 1/2023
2022
'Home: The Spaces We Inhabit' curated by ART BreakOUT Lois Stavsky & Bonnie Astor at The Local, LIC, Queens, NY
2021
'Off the Wall' Exhibition, The Affordable Art Fair at Culture Lab LIC, Plaxall Gallery, LIC, NYC
Short video feature in Episode 5 of Hudson Guild's Talent Jam. Stream starts on August 6th after 8pm, 2021 Hudson Guild Theater Company, NYC
iSolo Exhibition 'Escaping Childhood' with Institute of Mental Health, City Arts Nottingham, United Kingdom. Link to Artwork 6/10/2021- 7/10/2021 Link to Artist Talk
ART BreakOUT presents “Alone Together: A Visual Meditation on our Times.” Exhibition at The Local, LIC, Queens, NY curated by Lois Stavsky & Bonnie Astor.
'Outside Outsider' Exhibition curated by Issa Ibrahim and Karen Gormandy, Local Project Art Space, LIC, NY 5 Link
'Creative People Leading Climate Change' Exhibition. The virtual exhibition runs from 4/16/2021- 6/30/2021on the Augusta Savage Gallery website and will remain as an Archived Exhibition for as long as possible, UMass Amherst. This exhibit and will also be linked via the Arts Extension Service primary and upcoming C4CA (Culture for Climate Action) websites.
2020
In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities presents 'The Journey', a virtual exhibition of artists with disabilities. Susan's Art
Susan's video 'NYC Life' screening in 'Life Interrupted' Mojo Film Festival about mental health and the Covid -19 experience. World Schizophrenia Day Screenings. Mojo is a project of Schizy Inc. and is the only public event for schizophrenia pride in Australia.
ART Break OUT Presents 'Unbound: Authentic Visions and Voices' Art Exhibition curated by Bonnie Astor and Lois Stavsky, The Local NY Long Island City, NY (postcard lead image) News Link
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2019
The Perspective Project at Rural Enterprise East, Otley College, Suffolk, UK
'Stigma' Exhibition Pop Brixton, London, UK
with The Perspective Project. Curated by Davina Morgan, Tara Rai, Creative Voices Mind and Mark Anscombe FB Link / London Art News
'The Perfect Image' photography exhibition, The Local Hostel, Long Island City, NY curated by Carolina Penafiel and John Baber
'Goliath', Off The Margins, One Art Space, NYC curated by Jason Branch
'Inside/Outside', Plaxall Gallery, LIC, NY curated by Nancy Bruno
'Transgression', Hudson Guild Gallery, Chelsea, NYC curated by Jim Furlong and Rick Krieger
'LOVE/HATE', Local Project Art Space, Long Island City, NY curated by John Baber
2018
'ARTS TO END VIOLENCE' Exhibition Ron Taylor Gallery, Brooklyn NY curated by Edward McWilliams
'ONWARD' Exhibition New York Outsider Arts Fair, Booth P5 (In honor of the one year anniversary of The Women's March) Andrew Edlin Gallery, Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC
2017
'Et Tu, Art Brut?' Exhibition, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Gallery 2, Bowery, NYC curated by Jamie Sterns
'Me, My Selfie and I' exhibition, Hudson Guild Gallery, NYC curated by Jim Furlong and Rick Krieger
'BtheChangeWI Auction', with ArtLifting, Madison, Wisconsin
Screening of Art Videos, 'U TAKE IT' and 'Obituary Landscapes 1' in Mojo Mental Health Short Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, curated by Heidi Everett.
Screening of Art Video, 'U TAKE IT' in 'Survivors Stories, LOONIES FEST', London, United Kingdom, curated by Nat Fonnesu
'Selfies for Survival' A-Space Anarchist Community Center Philadelphia, PA
curated by Eva Wo
ArtLifting at Leesa Dream Gallery, SoHo NYC
'Animalia' exhibition Local Project Art Space, LIC, NY curated by Julian Calderon
2016
ArtLifting at Leesa Dream Gallery, SoHo NYC
'Elements Of Whimsey', ArtLifting Online Exhibition, Boston, MA
'A Journey: Loneliness, Hope and Resilience' exhibition at the Institute of Mental Health, City Arts, Nottingham, United Kingdom
(marking the first time pieces by an artist working outside the UK were selected for inclusion)
'Crossroads' LIC Arts Open Group Exhibition curated by Elisa Montesinos & a live interactive art piece, 'Persona Non Grata' by Susan Spangenberg The Falchi Building, Long Island City, NY
'Artists for Soup' Benefit at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
'Art For Animals', Greenhill Humane Society, Eugene, Oregon
'Small Works for Big Change' Benefit, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Cooper Gallery at Cooper Union NYC curated by Ethan Lin
Photography published online at Broken Light Collective
'Yourself', exhibition Local Project Art Space, LIC, NY
'Over The Bridge', Local Project Art Space, LIC, NY
1999
'A Moment Out Of Time', Federal Plaza, NYC, curated by Queens Independent Living Center, Jamaica NY
2008-1998 The Living Museum Shows
2008 'First European Outsider Art Fair Osterreichische Nationalbibeliothek' Vienna, Austria
2000 'The Living Museum at The Dabora Gallery', Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
1998 'The Living Museum Open House', Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens Village, NY
1995-2001
I created a Mural/Installation 'Inside Outside' at The Living Museum, Building 75 ground floor black room alcove. I was an inpatient and outpatient from 1995-2001 at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Video
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