Susan Shantz

Susan Shantz
Born1957
Ontario, Canada

Susan Shantz, (born 1957) is a Canadian sculptor. Her work is often described as spiritual and feminist. She currently resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1]

Shantz has worked with a variety of sculptural media, including twigs, ash, found objects, tomato paste, and 3D printed thermoplastic prints. Photographs of her selected works are available at the CCCA Canadian Art Database.

Themes in her work include dormancy,[2] consumption,[3] patterns of nature[4] and translation.[5]

  1. ^ "Susan Shantz". ARTSask. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ Susan Shantz: hibernaculum. Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery. 1995. ISBN 1-896359-01-9.
  3. ^ Susan Shantz. Regina: MacKenzie Art Gallery. 1998. ISBN 1-896470-14-9.
  4. ^ Lippard, Lucy R.; Baert, Renee (1998). Satiate Susan Shantz. Lethbridge, Alta.: Southern Alberta Art Gallery. ISBN 0-921613-89-X.
  5. ^ Vargo, Lisa (2013). Susan Shantz: creatures in transition. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Kenderdine Art Gallery. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-88880-586-7.