SUSAN COOK (20th Century) "Late Afternoon Street Scene" Original Oil Painting Unframed Signed Lower Left Excellent vintage condition. Tight with very Vibrant Colors Size: 24 inches x 24 inches Email with any questions. Thank you. SUSAN COOK (20th Century) In 1998, long-time resident of the City of Ventura Susan Cook re-entered college. While attending Ventura College with hopes of becoming a landscape designer she found her true passion, painting. Under the tutelage of such remarkable faculty as Hiroko Yoshimoto, Carlisle Cooper and Robert Moskowitz, her formal art education began. She transferred to California State University, Channel Islands and earned her Bachelors Degree in Art, graduating Summa Cum Laude in their first class of 2003. Cook is the proud recipient of numerous awards for her paintings and service to the Ventura arts community that include: the 2011 Mayors Arts Award, Artist in the Community, 2014 1st Place Award Ventura County Arts Council, 1st Place Award 2012 Ventura County Fair, the Barney Dietz Purchase Award and Award of Excellence from the Ventura College Fine Art Department, the Presidential Award from Ventura College Foundation, and the Outstanding Student Award from Ventura College Friends of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited throughout Ventura County including solo exhibitions at Accolades, Fox Fine Jewelry, Jonathan?s at Peirano?s and the Buenaventura Art Gallery. She has participated in group exhibits at 643 Project Space, CSUCI, Affinity Bank, Carnegie Museum, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Artists Union Gallery, Ventura County Arts Council, Ventura College Art Gallery and Ventura Music Festival. Cook currently serves on the Standards Committee for Studio Channel Islands Art Center. She served as a Ventura Public Art Commissioner, as well as board member for Bell Arts Factory, Buenaventura Art Association, and Ventura Music Festival. She is an active member of Focus on the Masters and Studio Channel Islands Art Center. Cook's paintings are inspired by a devotion to nature and evidence an interest in experimentation with the rhythm of figuration and color. She prefers to work from unostentatious imagery that conveys a sense of reality. Her subject matter is in part a reaction to the pressure exerted by an infringing media that we experience everyday, the frantic pace of modern life and also demonstrates a keen interest in the primacy of the painting process. Spontaneous combinations of color and shape reflect the importance that she places on both the structure of the composition and the sensual effect color has on the viewer. The progression of the paintings is a journey through a broad range of emotional, intellectual and technical territories as each evolves with color, losing the original tactile memory and growing in the spirit of the painting. The vibrant colors play interchangeably between background and foreground redefining the elements within the images, obscuring detail, in order to convey a feeling about the moment that will change for each onlooker as he or she brings their own perceptions to the work. Education 2003 Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art, Summa Cum Laude California State University, Channel Islands Concentration: Painting Exhibits and Awards 2023 Back Into the Light, Invitational D. A. Davidson Ventura, CA 2022 Impending Storms, Invitational Santa Paula Art Museum Santa Paula, CA 2021-2022 13th Annual Art About Agriculture Santa Paula Art Museum Santa Paula, CA 2019 22 Miles Ojai Valley Landscapes, Invitational Ojai Valley Museum Ojai, CA 2017 Inspired by Greta, Invitational Primavera Gallery Ojai, CA 2017 Portraits, Ventura County Arts Council County Government Center Ventura, CA 2015 Focus on the Masters, documented and included as Master Artist Ventura, CA 2015 Pods, Fox Fine Jewelry Ventura, CA 2014 Daily Affairs, Ventura County Arts Council County Government Center Ventura, CA 2014 Festivo, Invitational, Ventura Music Festival Ventura, CA 2013 CSUCI Alumni Painters, Invitational Camarillo, CA 2013-2012 5th Annual Art About Agriculture, Santa Paula Art Museum Santa Paula, CA 2012 Alive, solo exhibition, Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2011 Mayor?s Arts Award, Artist in the Community City of Ventura Ventura, CA 2011 Celebrating Life, Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2011 Splash, CMH and Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2011 Renew, CMH and Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2010 DRAFT, 643 Project Space Ventura, CA 2010 The BIG Show, CMH and Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2010 Treasure Chests, Ventura Music Festival Ventura, CA 2010 Aging Artfully, Artists Union Gallery Ventura, CA 2009 Harvest ArtWalk Ventura, CA 2009 Buenaventura Art Association, Harbor Village Gallery Ventura, CA 2009 A Celebration of Life, CMH and Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2008 Variations on a Local Theme, CMH and Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2008 Number One, Invitational, CSUCI, John Spoor Broome Library Camarillo, CA 2008 A Night of Passion, Ventura Music Festival Ventura, CA 2006 Focus on the Masters, Studio Artists Tour Ventura, CA 2006 The Color Red, Ventura County Arts Council County Government Center Ventura, CA 2005 6th Annual Juried Members Exhibition Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2005 Allegories ? Figures in Landscape, solo exhibition, Accolades Gallery Ventura, CA 2005 PhotoVentura 2005 Ventura, CA 2005 Focus on the Masters, Studio Artists Tour Ventura, CA 2005 Woods Strings, solo exhibition, Fox Fine Jewelry Ventura, CA 2004 Small Wonders, Ventura College Friends of the Arts Ventura, Ca 2004 Featured Artist, Harvest ArtWalk Ventura, CA 2004 Buenaventura Art Association, Artists Studio Tour Ventura, CA 2004 I Love Ventura, Street Banner Project Ventura, CA 2004 Summer, Ventura County Arts Council County Government Center Ventura, CA 2004 Design House ?04, New West Symphony Simi Valley, CA 2004 Focus on the Masters, Studio Artists Tour Ventura, CA 2004 The Art of Movement, Inspired by Sport Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2003 New Works, solo exhibition, Jonathan?s at Peirano?s Ventura, CA 2003 4th Annual Juried Member Show Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2003 Small Wonders, Ventura College Friends of the Arts Ventura, CA 2003 Harvest ArtWalk Ventura, CA 2003 Summer ArtWalk Ventura, CA 2003 First Annual-All Media Exhibition of Student Art California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, CA 2002 Small Wonders, Ventura College Friends of the Arts Ventura, CA 2002 Buena! Ventura!, solo exhibition, Buenaventura Art Gallery Ventura, CA 2001 ?Momentum, 2nd Annual Juried Member Show Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2001 Ventura Paints: Italy, Ventura College Strauss/Uritz and Griffin Griffin Ventura, CA ?2001 8th Annual A Classic Competition, Carnegie Art Museum Oxnard, CA 2001 Exhibition of work by undergraduate students throughout So. California Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2001 Small Wonders, Ventura College Friends of the Arts Ventura, CA Awards and Honors 2011 City of Ventura, Mayor?s Arts Award, Artist in the Community 2001 Ventura College, Department of Fine Art Annual Student Awards Exhibition -Barney Dietz Purchase Award -Award of Excellence, Oil Painting -Award of Excellence, Life Drawing -Award of Merit, Life Painting 2001 Ventura College Foundation, Ventura College -The James and Ida Iliff Memorial Scholarship 2000 Ventura College, Department of Fine Art -Award of Merit, Head Drawing 2000 Ventura College Foundation, Ventura College -Presidential Award 1999 Ventura College Department of Fine Art -Award of Merit, Head Drawing Collections Present-1991 Numerous private and Corporate Collections 2001 Ventura College, Ventura, CA Professional Development 2016-2012 Standards Committee, Studio Channel Islands Art Center Camarillo, CA 2011 Curator, Renew CMH and Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2010 Vice Chair, Public Art Commission City of Ventura, CA 2009 Chair, Public Art Commission City of Ventura, CA 2008 Municipal Art Commission City of Ventura, CA 2014-2006 Public Art Commission City of Ventura, CA 2008-2005 Board Member, Buenaventura Art Association Ventura, CA 2005 Curator, Small Wonders Scholarship Art Show Ventura College Friends of the Arts, Ventura, CA 2005 Curator, Festival Violins, Ventura Music Festival Ventura, CA 2005-2004 Host, Buenaventura Gallery Presents video series Buenaventura Art Gallery, Ventura, CA 2004 Juror, 2005 ArtWalk Featured Artist Selection Ventura, CA