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Suzanne Klotz

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Biography

Suzanne Klotz instituted multi-cultural art programs, workshops, and exhibitions in South Australia, West Africa, Mexico, Taiwan, Israel, Palestine, and in numerous states in the United States. Klotz’s artist-residencies include the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Oklahoma Arts Institute and Lakeside Studio, Michigan. In 1990 Klotz was an artist-in-residence and arts consultant at the Jerry Mason Memorial Aborigine Centre in Berri, South Australia. Between 1990 and 1996 she arranged exhibitions and art collaborations between Israeli and Palestinian artists during guest artist residencies at Mishkenot Sha'ananim, a non-governmental, non-political, International Cultural Centre in Jerusalem. Klotz's awards include grants from: the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, Change Inc, the New York Artists' Fellowship, Capelli d'Angeli Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Arizona Artists' 3-D Fellowship, an Arizona Governor's Award for Women Who Create and Educate, a City Improvement Award for a commissioned public park sculpture, and Texas Tech University's Most Distinguished 2-D Graduate Alumni Award. In addition, the Palestine Children's Welfare Fund established a Palestinian Educators Scholarship Endowed Fund dedicated to Suzanne Klotz. Klotz attended Washington University in St. Louis for two years of undergraduate education. She holds a BFA Degree from the Kansas City Art Institute, MFA Degree from Texas Tech University, and Secondary Teaching Certification from the University of Missouri Kansas City. Her academic appointments include universities and colleges in Arizona, California, Texas and Utah. Her art has been exhibited in over 300 exhibitions internationally since 1972 and is in numerous private and public collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum and El Paso Museum of Art. 

“War is fought as much with language as with bullets.” [1]

Occupation and war are not synonymous. Occupation is criminal and punishable by international law.

  • 2 Shuhada, 90x110 inches, canvas, embroidery, bullet tips
    2 Shuhada, 90x110 inches, canvas, embroidery, bullet tips
  • 1 The Question to be Asked..., 43x76 inches, canvas,concrete texture, replica M16, 2005
    1 The Question to be Asked..., 43x76 inches, canvas,concrete texture, replica M16, 2005

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Smithsonian American Art Museum Mesa Centennial Conference Center City of Phoenix Park Commission Albuquerque Fine Arts Museum Scottsdale Center for the Arts San Antonio Museum of Art Minnesota Museum of Art Municipality of Jerusalem Ben Gurion University Phoenix Art Museum Spencer Art Museum

SOLO EXHIBITS

Phoenix Art Museum, Museum of South Texas, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Cheney Cowles Memorial Art Museum, Mexican-US Border Summit Featured Artist, Traveling Exhibition Northern Arizona University , Organization of Collaborative Exhibits and Speakers, South Australian Aborigine Art, Northern Arizona University , Palestinian & Israeli Artists, Municipality of Jerusalem, 24 International Artists, Salt Lake Art Center.

VISITING FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

South Australia School of Aborigine Education Scripps College & Claremont Graduate School University of Texas at San Antonio Arizona State University University of Utah


RESIDENCIES

Oklahoma Arts Institute Lakeside Studio Michigan Sun Valley Center for the Arts Mishkenot Sha’ananim Jerusalem Taiwan Baha'i Office of the Environment

Suzanneklotz.com collection owned by the Farhat Art Museum(gallerie-fineart-neo-orintalist collection video on you tube

  1. ^ Palestine Papers, Marianne Torres
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