Susan Magnus | I M A G E A F T E R
Visiting Artist

September 21 - ​October 20, 2024

After the death of her mother in 2023, Susan inherited a trove of family photographs and objects. Beyond sentimental, the vulnerability of the pre-digital snapshots seemed emblematic of the fleeting nature of memory and the inevitability of loss we all experience over the course of our lives. Moreover, the heirlooms and objects from the landscape of her mother’s life became not just repositories of memories for Susan, but reminders of the ephemerality of the animate and the inanimate. The work in I M A G E A F T E R draws from many of these materials as a source of inspiration.

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Work by Susan Magnus is represented in museum and corporate collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; the Oakland Museum of California; the Mills College Art Museum; the Microsoft Corporation; the Oracle Corporation; and the Bank of America Corporation. She is the recipient of a Regional Fellowship from the Western States Arts Federation and the National Endowment for the Arts; a Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fine Art Fellowship from the San Francisco Foundation; and a Visual Arts Purchase Award from the Gerbode Foundation. A former longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in Beacon, NY.​

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Family Workshop: Saturday, October 19, 1 - 2:30pm, designed for parents with children ages 8 to 12

Adult Workshop: Saturday, October 19, 3:30 - 5pm

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Led by Visiting Artist Susan Magnus, workshop participants will explore a special memory or personal narrative using collage or assemblage. Art materials will be provided and participants are encouraged to bring meaningful items from home that can be included in their project such as: photos of family, friends or pets; locks of hair; pictures of special places or maps; souvenirs or even found objects such as sticks or stones.