Artist, Poet, Editor

Art – regardless of form or genre – has the potential to awaken us to our own humanity and to our place in the world. More than joy and beauty, more than sensory pleasure and satisfaction, the practice and presence of art can offer redemption in the face of almost irredeemable sorrow.

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Artist, Poet, Editor

Art – regardless of form or genre – has the potential to awaken us to our own humanity and to our place in the world. More than joy and beauty, more than sensory pleasure and satisfaction, the practice and presence of art can offer redemption in the face of almost irredeemable sorrow.

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Susan Gardner

As a poet, artist, and poetry editor, I have worked to evolve a coherent view of the world, a map to guide myself with as few obscuring detours as possible.

My seven books are the continuation of my long career as a visual artist. I write in English and Spanish and occasionally in Japanese.  I am the founding editor and co-publisher of Red Mountain Press.

 

I’ve spent my life — so far — making art and poetry, loving libraries and books, thinking about Buddhist philosophy, and building houses. Whatever happens, I keep going.

 

Listen to an interview on public radio:

https://www.ksfr.org/show/the-last-word-show/2023-07-13/07-13-2023-with-susan-gardner

Susan Gardner

I have worked to evolve a coherent view of the world, a map to guide myself with as few obscuring detours as possible as I put one foot in front of the other.

I’ve spent my life — so far — making art and poetry, loving libraries and books, thinking about Buddhist philosophy, and building houses. Whatever happens, I keep going.

I work as a poet, artist, and poetry editor. My seven books are the continuation of my almost 50-year career as a visual artist. I write in English and Spanish and occasionally in Japanese. In recent years I have been the founding editor and co-publisher of Red Mountain Press.

In exploring meaning beyond image, she seeks out the true nature of transitory moments unfiltered by preconception. She reveals the essential lyrical qualities of her subject matter as she obscures the boundary between visual and poetic form and by doing so greatly extends our view of natural reality. Her work bridges our sense of memory with a unifying sense of the present.

Gardner has lived and worked in Asia, Mexico and Europe as well as the United States and Canada and now lives on Bainbridge Island.

In exploring meaning beyond image, she seeks out the true nature of transitory moments unfiltered by preconception. She reveals the essential lyrical qualities of her subject matter. She obscures the boundary between visual and poetic form and by doing so greatly extends our view of natural reality. Her work bridges our sense of memory with a unifying sense of the present.

Gardner has lived and worked in Asia, Mexico and Europe as well as the United States and Canada.

Recent and Upcoming Events

American Academy in Rome Visiting Artist

Upcoming Events & Announcements

Artist Residency at the American Academy in Rome, in October 2019

Susan has been invited to a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Ireland, in 2021

Susan Gardner
sugardner@gmail.com
© 2019-2024 Susan Gardner All content and images

Susan Gardner
sugardner@gmail.com
© 2019-2024 Susan Gardner All content and images