Member Artist
January 2021
Laura Sussman-Randall
Pandemic
Mixed Media Sculpture, 2020
12 x 12’
In a year of chaos, uncertainty, and the breaking of norms, my work also took an unexpected turn. Lacking the outlet of physical gallery spaces in 2020, I turned to my own front yard as an exhibition platform. What was originally envisioned as an ephemeral installation during quarantine became the central focus of my work for the entire year.
With one butterfly representing every 1000 recorded U.S. deaths from coronavirus, this ongoing project is both a memorial to those we have lost and a documentation of the magnitude of the disaster created by a failed administration that refused to take action to protect its own citizens.
That number at the time of this writing is 351,127.
Mixed Media Sculpture, 2020
12 x 12’
In a year of chaos, uncertainty, and the breaking of norms, my work also took an unexpected turn. Lacking the outlet of physical gallery spaces in 2020, I turned to my own front yard as an exhibition platform. What was originally envisioned as an ephemeral installation during quarantine became the central focus of my work for the entire year.
With one butterfly representing every 1000 recorded U.S. deaths from coronavirus, this ongoing project is both a memorial to those we have lost and a documentation of the magnitude of the disaster created by a failed administration that refused to take action to protect its own citizens.
That number at the time of this writing is 351,127.
Laura Sussman-Randall was raised in New Jersey where she was exposed to many artistic influences; the art history books and work of her mother, artist Mary Lou Sussman, access to a strong local center for the arts (The Visual Art Center of NJ, formerly the Summit Art Center), and proximity to the museums, galleries, and art scene of New York City. She graduated University of Michigan with a Bachelor’s of Fine Art and Bachelor’s of History of Art. She currently lives and works in North Carolina with husband Mike Randall, and their son, Sam. Her work has become a part of private collections in Charlotte, New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Sydney. She is currently represented by Guthrie Contemporary in New Orleans, LA.
Laura Sussman-Randall
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Website: http//www.laurasussmanrandall.com
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