Suzanne Nees
Stone sculptor


Solo Exhibitions

2002: Wallace Hall Gallery at Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA
2002: Bondurant Center at Radford University. Radford, VA
2001: Perspective Gallery at Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA
2000: Piedmont Arts Center, Martinsville, VA
2000: XYZ Gallery, Blacksburg, VA
1999: Fukashi Gallery, Matsumoto, Japan
1998: Fukashi Gallery, Matsumoto, Japan
1992: Shizuoka City Newspaper Museum Gallery, Shizuoka City, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2002: Fukashi Gallery Stone Harvest. Matsumoto, Japan
2001: Fukashi Gallery Members' Exhibition. Matsumoto, Japan
2000: Fukashi Gallery Stone Harvest. Matsumoto, Japan
1998: Fukashi Gallery Winter Show. Matsumoto, Japan
1998: Studio show. Blacksburg, VA
1997: Fukashi Gallery Winter Show. Matsumoto, Japan
1996: Kariya show at Gallery 141. Nagoya, Japan
1996: Sculpture Park '96. Keene, New York
1996: Fukashi Gallery Public Art Planning Exhibition. Matsumoto, Japan
1996: Carving Studio Members' Exhibition. West Rutland, Vermont
1994: Vermont Council on the Arts Open-Air Exhibition. Woodstock, VT
1994: Environmental Forum Stone Sculpture show. Matsumoto, Japan
1992: Environmental Forum Open-Air Stone Sculpture show in the Nagano Expo. Matsumoto, Japan

Public Collections

EDA Garden-Museum. Yokohama, Japan
Skypark. Matsumoto, Japan
Augusta Medical Center. Fishersville, VA

Corporate Collections

Yamatani Transport
Azusa Orthopedic Hospital
Bridgestone
Shiga Fashion Corporation

Educational projects & teaching work

2000-2003: Organizer, Traces Stone Sculpture Network 
2002: Organizer & instructor, Blacksburg Sculpture Workshop, Blacksburg, VA
2002: Children's stone sculpture exhibit at XYZ Gallery, Blacksburg, VA
2001: Hands-on stone carving demo at Virginia Tech's Child Development Lab, Blacksburg, VA
2001: Stone carving class at Radford University's Afterschool Art Program
2001: Hands-on stone carving demo at Glencoe Festival, Radford, VA
2001: Instructor, Children's Summer Art Camp, Pulaski, VA
2001: Hands-on stone carving demo at Claytor Lake Festival, Dublin, VA
2000: Hands-on stone carving demo at ArtTrain 2000, Pulaski, VA

Lectures

2001: International Sculpture Center Conference Presenter, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Artist-in-Residence

1996: Resident Artist at The Carving Studio, West Rutland, Vermont, USA

Collaborative Public Art Projects

1996: Invited artist, West Rutland Pocket Park. West Rutland, VT, USA
1995: Assistant, Kawakami Intl. Sculpture Symposium, Kawakami Village, Japan
1990: Assistant, Burlington, Vermont International Sculpture Symposium, USA

Gallery Affiliation

1996-2003: Organizing and exhibiting member, Fukashi Gallery, Matsumoto, Japan

Technical Training

1990-1993: Stone carving apprenticeship at Hannoki Studio, Hara Village, Japan. Assisted in all phases of over 30 large-scale public art projects in granite, including architectural landmarks, park and playground elements, garden commissions, and civic monuments.

Academic Training

1987-1990: George Washington University. Washington, DC

Press

Young sculptors learn patience. Roanoke Times NRV Current, August 2002
Carved in stone. Roanoke Times NRV Current, March 2001
Kids in Pulaski carve the summer away. Southwest Times, July 2001