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Suezan Aikins
Lily

c.1990

About the Item

This artwork titled "Lily" c.1990, is a watercolor on paper by noted Canadian/Japanese artist Suezan Aikins, b.1952. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 10 x 28 inches, framed size is 17.25 x 35.25 inches. Custom framed in a silver metal frame, with double off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some small minor rubs. About the artist: Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan was influenced early in her life by the works of modern Japanese woodblock printmakers which hung throughout her parents’ home. She attended the Fine Arts programme at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1969 - 1971), The Ontario College of Art (1971-73), L’ ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts (1974), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design -BFA (1975) as well as a very intensive year of study with Toshi Yoshida in Tokyo (1984-85). She has exhibited extensively in both public and private galleries throughout North America and Japan. Recent exhibitions include solo shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Boston with group exhibitions at the Wenniger Gallery, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Her paintings and woodblock prints are found in many collections such as The Canada Council Art Bank, The Nickle Art Museum, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, Prince Takamanonamiya Norihito, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, The Thomas Moore Institute as well as private collections. Suezan Aikins was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant in 1983, Nova Scotia Department of Culture - Development Grants in 1980, 1987 and 1988. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1990 and received the Canadian Progress Club- Women of Excellence Award for Culture in 1993. Her work has been featured in a number of television documentaries as well as many Canadian magazines. STUDIES: Yoshida Woodblock Print Studio Tokyo, 84-85 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 74-75 BFA Ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 74 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, 71-73 Mt. Allison University, 69-72 SELECTED SOLO SHOWS: 25 Year Retrospective of Woodblock Prints traveled to three Public Galleries in Germany: Dornum Castle; Tollhousverein, Leer; Rastede Palace, Oldenberg 2000-2001 color catalog and reviews. Private Exhibitions, Falmouth, Mass., July 1996; Montreal, November 1996; Gibson Island, Md., April 1999. Gold Paintings and Woodblock Retrospective, travelling: Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo; Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club; Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka; Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Okinawa; May 1994 (color catalogue) Edo Gallery, Boston, November 1992, Private Exhibitions, Chatham, Mass, July 1992, Toronto, Oct. 1991 New Paintings and Woodblocks Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, May 1991, and also in 1987. Japanese Garden and Pavilion Foundation, Montreal, September 1990, Ownens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University 1988 Zwickers Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1979; Gallery 78; Fredericton, November, 1983; Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, November, 1982 SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: "A New Leaf" 30 foot instalation of mixed media/ goldleaf reliefs, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, N.S., 2000 color catalog "Far and Wide" Juried Bienials, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; 1996 to '99, travelling, catalogs "Moku Hanga Travelling Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese Woodcuts" Northwest Print Council, Oregon 1997, catalog Annual CWAJ Print Exhibitions, Tokyo, 1986 to 2001, color catalogs Ronin Gallery Annual Print Exhibitions, New York City, 1986 to 1996, color catalogs Group Exhibitions, Webster Galleries, Calgary, 1991 to 2000 Annual International Yoshida Studio Prints, Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, 1985 to 2000, some color catalogs Group Exhibitions, Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Tokyo, 1985 to 1999 Contemporary Woodblocks, Wenniger Gallery, Boston, February, 1992, also solo May, 1996 "Nova Scotia Printmakers," Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1990 / 1991, travelling "La Releve: Artists of the 90s," Galerie de Vente et Location, Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, June, 1990 "Visual Facts 86," Dalhousie University Gallery, Halifax, December, 1986 "Diverse Perspectives," Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, September, 1985, catalog "Atlantic Print Exhibition," Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, May 1983- travelling, catalog "International Works on Paper," London Regional Art Gallery, April, 1983 "Aikins & Blackwood Watercolors," Galerie Kanesatake, Montreal, June, 1982 "Canadian Landscape," Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, December, 1982 "Canadian Prints," Galerie Kanesatake, Montreal, April, 1981 GRANTS AWARDS & HONORS: Canadian Progress Club, 1993 Women of Excellence Award for Culture Elected Academician, Royal Canadian Academy of Art, 1990 Nova Scotia Department of Culture grants, 1980, 1987, 1988, 2000 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 1988 Pauline Manning Award for Excellence, 1980 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & BROADCASTS: (see catalogs in exhibitions above also) (to be translated) 5 German newspaper and art magazine reviews June 2000 - March 2001 "Golden Light, discovering the magic of gold" color cover with feature article, Visual Art News, Halifax, winter 1999 "Suezan Aikins" by Fred Harris, Tokyo Weekender, full page, color, May 10, 1991, and May 7, 1994 "Portrait of the Artist as a Contemplative Realist," Visual Arts News, Halifax, Fall, 1994, cover and feature article "Natural Magic," The Kansai Journal, Spring, 1994, feature article "Aikins Entices Japanese," Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, June 12, 1994 "Gazing East," The Daily News, Halifax, March 3, 1994, color full page Magazin Art Internationale, pages 55 to 54, and 65, December, 1991, color, 4 pages "Canada's Japanese Woodblock Printmaker," Japan Times, October 12, 1991, color, full page CBC Radio, Prelude Program, interviewed by Deborah Allen, August 23, 1990 CBC TV Seconde Regard Program, 'L'art de Suezan Aikins', September 23, 1990 "Review of Eastern and Western Traditions" p. 21, Arts Atlantic Magazine, Spring, 1989 "Suezan Aikins Paintings," Japan Art Times, May 11, 1987, "Japanese Art in Nova Scotia: Suezan Aikins" Arts Atlantic Magazine, Summer, 1996 "Suezan Aikins, The Woodblocks," Japan Art Times, October, 1985 Japan Printmaking Quarterly, Summer, 1985, inside back cover, color "The Fine Art of Printmaking" CBC TV(Aikins, Porter, Silverberg), March, 1982 SELECTED CORPORATE & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: The Canada Council Art Bank; Hudson Bay Collection; Nickle Art Museum; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Federal Business Development Bank; Nova Scotia Art Bank; Mt.Allison University; Royal Bank of Canada; Bank of America; Manufacturer's Life Insurance Co.; Atlantic Lotto Corp.; Bank of Montreal; Mount Saint Vincent University; Dofasco Innocan Inc.; Mirabaud Canada; Prince Takamadonomiya Norihito; Embassy of Canada, Tokyo; Thomas More Institute, Montreal; Tokai Bank of Canada; etc.
  • Creator:
    Suezan Aikins (1952, Canadian, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1990
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 35.25 in (89.54 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: aik/lil/011stDibs: LU666313182382
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