Portrayals – Paintings, Sculptures, Prints by Susan Dorothea White

Montserrat Gallery, SoHo, NY, USA

Opened by Australian Consul-General to New York, The Honourable Michael Baume.
24 works: 9 paintings, 12 sculptures, 3 prints (2 woodblocks, 1 lithograph)

The Spirit of the Willy-Willy Wind and The Dance of Eternity are designs for monumental rotating fountains.

Exhibition dates: 11–30 September 1998 » Download PDF catalogue

Exhibited works:

  • The Seven Deadly Isms 1992
    acrylic on wooden tabletop
    122 cm dia.
    cat. 1
  • The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Times 1993
    acrylic on wooden tabletop
    123 cm dia.
    cat. 2
  • The Absence 1990
    aka The Absence of the Prodigal Daughter
    acrylic on panel (plywood)
    198 x 125 cm
    cat. 3 as 'The Absence of the Prodigal Daughter'
  • Recovery after Brain Surgery 1998
    acrylic on panel (plywood)
    140 x 120 cm
    cat. 4 as 'Me Recovering from Brain Surgery'
  • The Inspired Lecturer 1992, 1998
    acrylic on panel (plywood)
    120 x 120 cm
    cat. 5
  • The Blind Woman of Annandale 1998
    acrylic on panel (plywood)
    112 x 112 cm
    cat. 6
  • Freudian Early Morning 1998
    acrylic on panel (plywood)
    107 x 132 cm
    cat. 7
  • Me after Brain Surgery 1997
    acrylic on panel (plywood)
    102 x 72 cm
    cat. 8
  • The Crowning with Sexism 1994
    acrylic on panel (Australian red cedar plywood)
    73.2 x 59.3 cm
    cat. 9
  • Germination / Sheela seedpod 1997
    woodcut
    50 x 39.5 cm (image), 80.5 x 52 cm (sheet)
    cat. 10 as 'Sheela'
  • Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) 1996
    aka Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit, Rozelle Hospital, Callan Park
    woodcut
    49.5 x 39 cm (image), 80.5 x 50.5 cm (sheet)
    cat. 11 as 'Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit'
  • Atlass 1991
    lithograph (ultramarine)
    50 x 35 cm (image), 61 x 41 cm (sheet)
    cat. 12
  • The Spirit of the Willy-Willy Wind 1995
    bronze
    62.5 x 15 x 31 cm (bronze), 5 x 15 x 30 cm (base)
    cat. 13 (ed. 1/7)
  • The Dance of Eternity 1998
    aka Torso-less Performing a Möbius Strip
    bronze
    33 x 23.5 x 12 cm (bronze), 5 x 14.5 (dia) cm (base)
    cat. 14 (ed. 1/9)
  • Soprano Singing in a Bach 'Passion' 1998
    aka The Soprano
    bronze
    40 x 19.5 x 15.5 cm (bronze), 20 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm (base)
    cat. 15 (ed. 1/9) as 'The Soprano'
  • Germination 1997
    aka Sheela Seed-Pod
    bronze
    21 x 15 x 13 cm
    cat. 16 (ed. 1/9) as 'Sheela Seed-Pod'
  • Dante's Porter-Angel at the Gates of Purgatory (with Hinged Wings and Keys) 1996
    aka The Hinged-Winged Angel at the Gates of Purgatory
    bronze with strap-hinge wings, chrome- and gold-plated keys
    32.5 x 29.5 x 15 cm
    cat. 17 (AP I) as 'The Hinged-Winged Angel at the Gates of Purgatory'
  • Atlass / Ms Atlass 1992
    bronze
    32 x 15 x 15 cm
    cat. 18 (ed. 2/7)
  • Shunga I 1988
    bronze
    11 x 17 x 11 cm
    cat. 19 (ed. 3/9)
  • Shunga II 1988
    bronze, resin
    10 x 24 x 10 cm (bronze and resin versions)
    cat. 20 (ed. 4/9)
  • To Cut Both Ways 1996
    chrome-plated bronze and stainless-steel scissors
    15 x 37 x 6 cm
    cat. 21 (AP II/II)
  • It Cuts Both Ways 1998
    assemblage: carved salvaged Huon pine, fabric, shears, paint, wax
    46 x 119 x 10 cm
    cat. 22
  • Giant Slugs in Love 1997
    carved Gosford sandstone
    36.5 x 28.5 x 16.5 cm
    cat. 23
  • Show of Hands 1992
    aka Gestures
    carved Gosford sandstone
    29 x 29 x 25.5 cm
    cat. 24 as 'Gestures'

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