About Suzy Dmetruk

Discovery

Suzy was born in Salisbury, N.C. and spent most of her years growing up in Atlanta, GA. After graduating from Georgia College with a degree in Art Education, she enjoyed 20 years of teaching all types of art to students from ages 4 to 94.

When her daughter and son left the nest, Suzy took on a new career traveling and enjoying art throughout the world. She and her husband have moved from the mountains of North Georgia to the incredible marshes and sandy beaches of St. Simons Island, GA. Suzy says that she is most inspired by the fresh air, sun, and sweeping expanses of land, sea, and sky. Her painting style is based on her use of bold colors in an impressionistic manner that is generally abstract and often non-objective.

The joyful simplicity of how children view the world is my anchor in painting. I strive to capture the essence of the subject matter and to allow the painting to become the expression of what I see and respond to. I choose to express the joy that I experience in life and in painting. I hope that you, the viewer, enjoy what you see in my work and let your imagination explore along with me. Oscar Wilde once said, "A work of art is useless. So is a flower.”

May 2018 “Who Are You?” Glynn Visual Arts Exhibit, Saint Simons Island, GA

Mar. 2018 Jekyll Island Art Association Annual Art Festival, Jekyll Island, GA Third Place Advanced Mixed Media, Honorable Mention Advanced Oil, Honorable Mention Advanced Acrylic

Mar. 2018 Brunswick-Glynn County Library- Solo Show, Brunswick, GA

Jan. 2018 Georgia Coastal Artist Guild Member

Mar. 2017 Jekyll Island Art Association Annual Art Festival, Jekyll Island, GA Honorable Mention- Advanced Oil Painting

Oct. - Dec. 2017 “Palm Coast Cafe- Solo Show”, Saint Simons Island, GA

Sep. 2016 “Summer Vay-Cay," Glynn Visual Arts Exhibit, Saint Simons Island, GA

Apr. 2016 Hofwyl Plantation Plein Air Event and Traveling Show

Mar. - Apr. 2016 "Wings in the Wild” Glynn Visual Arts Exhibit, Saint Simons Island, GA

Mar. 2016 Jekyll Island Art Association Annual Festival, Jekyll Island, GA Honorable Mention- Advanced Oil Painting

Jan. 2016 “New Beginnings," Glynn Visual Arts Exhibit, Saint Simons Island, GA

Nov. 2015 Goodyear Cottage Solo Show, Jekyll Island Art Association

Nov. 2015 Brunswick-Glynn County Library - Solo Show, Brunswick, GA

Dec. 2014 Jekyll Island Art Association Advanced Artist Show, Jekyll Island, GA

Mar. 2013 Jekyll Island Art Association Annual Art Festival, Jekyll Island, GA First Place - Intermediate Painting

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