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Susie Frazier
Born
Susan Lakas Frazier

Known forEnvironmental Art,
Spouseformerly Tim Mueller 2000-2018
WebsiteSusie Frazier http://www.susiefrazier.com

Susie Frazier is an American artist who designs by integrating natural materials and organic patterns into her work.[1][2] Her creations are characterized by repeating, irregular contours and slight imperfections in the materials.[3]

Earl life and education

Frazier was born August in Inglewood, California, and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1993, with a BA in Communications.[4] In 1992 she moved to Cleveland, Ohio. She was a German Marshall Fund fellow.[4]

Career

In 2007, she was selected to design integrated public art elements of a $3.5 million streetscape in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District, which was completed in 2009.[5] and in 2013, Frazier was selected to design a terrazzo floor pattern for a newly-constructed RTA Rapid Transit station in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood.[6]

In 2003, she founded a downtown Cleveland marketing program called "Sparx in the City",[7][8] which earned the City of Cleveland a City Livability Award by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2005.[9] In 2005 Frazier turned the program over to the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, and it operates today under the name Sparx City Hop.[10]

Since 2016 she has been the brand ambassador for Mont Surfaces.[11]

Awards

In 2018, Frazier was awarded a Regional Emmy as producer of a TV pilot she starred in called Movers & Makers With Susie Frazier.[12]

Books

  • 2018: Designing For Wellness, BookBaby, ISBN 978-1543951189

References

  1. ^ "Susie Frazier, The Pioneer", Mont Blog, Mont Surfaces By Mont Granite
  2. ^ "Her Earth-minded Art Opens Up New Worlds", Douglas J. Guth, Crains Cleveland
  3. ^ "Cleveland Artist Creates Home Decor Products From Reclaimed Materials", Gina Tabasso, HGR Inc.
  4. ^ a b "Susie Frazier Mueller: A Natural: As Artist, Mom and Businesswoman", Debbie Hanson, Cleveland Women
  5. ^ "Organic Design Brands Arts District" (PDF). Gordon Square Arts District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  6. ^ "City Architecture's new Little Italy RTA Rapid station could heal one of the ugliest underpasses in Cleveland", Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer
  7. ^ "Action Figure Susie Frazier Mueller Brought Art to Cleveland", Women's Health, May 2006
  8. ^ "Sparx in the City ignites new energy in Cleveland", Business & Management Practices, February 2006
  9. ^ "2005 City Livability Award Winners Announced" (PDF). United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-26. Retrieved 2005-11-06.
  10. ^ "Sparx City Hop", Steven Litt, The Downtown Cleveland Alliance
  11. ^ "Taking Home Design To A Personal Level", Housetrends Magazine
  12. ^ "2018 Emmy Recipients", Bob Hammer, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter