Susan E. Squires

Born and currently residing in Cleveland, Ohio, Susan Squires attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She received her B.F.A. from Cleveland Institute of Art in 1983.

Subsequently, Squires studied art and art history in Italy with the University of Georgia and the University of Texas.

Since 2002, Squires has been affiliated with the Arte e Pensieri Gallery in Rome, Italy. She has work in Spoleto, Perugia and Pisa.

Susan travels extensively and dances Argentine Tango.

She is currently represented by the Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland, OH.

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Statement

Squire's geometric abstractions are encaustic/mixed media works which are typically quiet meditations with psychological and spiritual implications. Her influences range from literary and musical passages and environmental concerns, to archetypical images, and architecture.

Believing that an innate sense of “the sacred” has been diminished in our wealth/power focused culture, Susan seeks to search for meaning and our true place in the Universe

Both rational and intuitive, the pieces are "poetic interpretations of subtle states of being.” Addressing the mind/body/spirit continuum, Squires displays a deep reverence for the past, a desire to explore uncharted terrain, yet the work is confidently grounded in the present.