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Suzanne McClelland

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Suzanne McClelland
Born
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationBFA, University of Michigan; MFA, School of Visual Arts
Known forPainting, Drawing, Printmaking
Spouse
(m. 1984; div. 1986)
ChildrenGarrett Bradley
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship 2019, American Academy of Arts and Letters Art Purchase Award, Anonymous Was a Woman Award, Skowgehan Resident 1999, Nancy Graves Grant for Visual Art, AXA Artist Award, Pollock Krasner Grant, Clocktower Studio Program
Websitewww.suzannemcclelland.net

Suzanne McClelland is a New York-based artist best known for abstract work based in language, speech, and sound.[1]

Early life and education

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McClelland studied with photographer Joanne Leonard and painter Gerome Kamrowski at the University of Michigan, receiving a BFA in 1981. In 1989, she received a MFA from School of Visual Arts, citing Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard and Jackie Winsor as influential teachers.[2]

Work

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McClelland's work has been exhibited at The Whitney Museum, both 2014 and 1993 Biennials; The New Museum, The Museum at University at Albany SUNY, and The Fralin Museum of Art at University of Virginia. Her work can be found in MOMA, The Walker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum and Saatchi. She is currently[when?] on faculty with School of Visual Arts Fine Arts, MFA Program.

Collections

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