Suzie Mulligan
Painting / drawing / mixed media (2 dimensional)
Artist Statement
I create mixed-media works centered on beeswax and oil paint, building each piece through a process of layering and excavation. My surfaces evolve through the addition of archival digital prints, found textiles, objects, and pigments, as well as through subtraction—carving, scraping, and incising to reveal what lies beneath. This interplay between concealment and revelation heightens texture, light, and depth.
Working intuitively, I respond to each stage of the process as it unfolds, allowing the materials themselves to guide the outcome. My work often suggests elements of the natural world, emerging gradually through accumulated layers and gestures. Influenced by the Asian aesthetic I encountered while studying in Arita, Japan, my practice embraces simplicity, harmony, naturalness, imperfection, and a quiet, contemplative beauty.
Artist Bio
Suzie Mulligan is a Seattle-based interdisciplinary artist, working with photography, oil paint and encaustic.
Education:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA Fine Art
University of Utah, Foundation in Fine Art
Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah
Pratt Art Center, Seattle, WA
Residency:
Independent study in Porcelain Hakuji Technique with Inoue Manji, Arita, Japan
Exhibition:
Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA, Solo, Shades of Grey
Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY, Solo, Organica
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Bothell, WA, Installation
Studio SODO, Seattle, WA
Columbia Tower Club, Seattle, WA
Alki Arts, Seattle, WA, Group Show
Urban House, Seattle, WA
Urban Hardwoods, Seattle, WA
The Lodge at Suncadia, Roslyn, WA, Visiting Artist – Winterfest
Smith Exhibits, Roslyn, WA, Tapestry
SODO Arts Battle Royale, Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Encaustic, Experimentations in Surface
Nordstrom, Seattle, WA, Artist Spotlight, Jewelry Trunk Show.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student Group Show
Selected Collections:
Highline Hospital, Burien, WA
Clearview Eye & Laser, Seattle, WA
Clearview Eye & Laser, Burien, WA
Kent Greene Architects, Seattle, WA