Susan Kerr - The Magic of Heaven and Earth

A new exhibition of paintings of the well known artist, Susan Kerr, will be opened by Mrs. Fotini Papadopoulou at the Gallery, Kypriaki Gonia, Larnaca on 4th February 2015, 7.30pm.

This new exhibition, entitled The Magic of Heaven and Earth will present for the first time in Cyprus, paintings of the Stars; those that have only previously been shown in Italy, Austria and UK, at International Exhibitions, including the 7th Biennale of Florence, Art & Integration in Italy, Spirit of Art in London and Vienna and the Art Fairs of Florence and Vienna. In addition, paintings relating to the Earth cover a wide range of topics from landscapes of Cyprus and abroad, flowers of the earth, and figure compositions. All the paintings have one thing in common; the love of light and colour, expressing the natural elements of earth, fire and water, enveloped by the immediate environment or space.

Susan Kerr is concerned with expressing light and space; interior space, landscape space, or the infinite Cosmos, and she states: ‘Light and colour are my means of expression and I explore the innumerable possibilities for creating this phenomenon. Recent paintings are about universal life, and cosmic space; searching for the mysterious sources of light, colour and life, and, in this way, expressing the ‘Magic of Heaven and Earth.’

The Italian Art Critic Barbara Angiolini in the catalogue of ‘Il Calore del Colore’ Florence,writes on the participation of Susan Kerr: “This search for pure abstraction, in which colour is freed from the subject, resolves itself in an expressive study of the elements. Energetic exchanges, with cosmological implications, realise themselves in chromatic explosions on the canvas….” Galleria Mentana, Florence

Susan Kerr was born in London in 1943 and studied painting and graphic arts,

1961-65 at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, and from1965-66, Art Education at Leicester University UK, [NDD. ATD.]

She is married to well known Cyprus Artist, Costas Joachim, and moved to Cyprus where she settled, in 1966, and acquired Cyprus Citizenship. In Bellapais, birthplace of Joachim, they established their Studio and Gallery and worked there until forced to leave in 1974. She lived and worked in London and Athens until 1977, then returned to Cyprus, where she continued to work, and exhibit her paintings at the new Bellapais Studio in Nicosia.

From 2008 Susan Kerr taught Visual Arts (all levels) at the American International School in Cyprus [AISC] Nicosia, until 2008. Then she continued to work exclusively on painting, and graphic design. Susan Kerr’s first solo exhibition was at the Cyprus Hilton in 1969 and she has subsequently held many more solo exhibitions, including two in Berlin and Munich in Germany, Greece and many others in Cyprus.

Susan Kerr has also participated in many group exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad, including the recent International Exhibitions mentioned above, with the latest being Little Treasures in Bologna, and Spirit of Art in Vienna 2014.

Visiting hours:
Monday to Saturday: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm & 4.30 - 8.00 pm