Noted for her animated and colourful rendering of forms, Suzanne Mir works in a variety of mediums, ranging from large format canvases in oil to black and white photography and small, more intimate collages of acrylic and mixed media.

She is a passionate, enthusiastic and diligent artist. The inspiration for her most recent work originated in Mexico from the Island of the Dolls Xochimilco. There she encountered dolls, in various states of decay that initially resembled effigies for dead children. Later, while examining the photographs, she realized that these dolls, so representative of human perfection, were also visual statements about a strange beauty found in decay and aging. 

Suzanne has exhibited both locally and internationally since 1987 in Canada, France and Mexico.

EDUCATION

2002 University of Victoria, Bachelor of Arts, Honours, History in Art
2001 Instituto de Allende, Mexico - Painting and Drawing, Silversmithing
1993 International Artist Colony, Languedoc, France
1992 University of Victoria, Diploma, Cultural Resource Management, Diploma, French Language
1991 Emily Carr College of Art, Florence Programme, Italy
1988 Victoria College of Art, Diploma Visual Arts
1975 California State University, Sacramento, Bachelor of Arts, History

ART-RELATED EMPLOYMENT

2002 Instructor, Victoria College of Art: Art History
2001-2007 Gallery Director/Curator: Gallery on Herald, Victoria, B.C.
1992 University of Victoria, Research Assistant; Canada Council Funded: “Arts and Literacy in Canada”: Researched, compiled and collated information and statistics
1991 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Emily Carr Gallery-Internship; Supervised personnel, and managed Emily Carr Gallery and Gift Shop.
Researched and Curated temporary exhibition:
“Emily Carr and the Totems”