• Susan Joan Geddes
• email:  Susangeddes06@gmail.com

FORMAL EDUCATION:                                                                            

Victoria College of                                                   Camosun College
Victoria, B.C.                                                             Visual Arts Program
Foundation Program                                              Victoria, BC
 1983-1984                                                                   1984-1985            
                                                                 

Emily Carr College of Art
Colour an Introduction I
1985

Acrylic Painting Course                                       Oil Painting Course
Brian Symons,                                                       Jamie Baxter and Pat Sollows
Victoria, 2000                                                         Mexico, February 2007
6 Week Course

Printmaking Course                                                Painting Workshop
Bob Hainstock                                                         Wayne Boucher
6 weeks, January 2008                                          November 1, 2008

Encaustic Workshop                                               Life Drawing Workshop
Lynn Rotin                                                                 William (Bill) Rogers
Summer 2010                                                            August 2011
                                                           
WORKING EXPERIENCE:

Owner/Operator of Nunavut Gallery                  Owner Operator of Out of Hand Gallery
Victoria, B.C. 1988-1993                                          Victoria, B.C. 1992-1999

REPRESENTATION:

Teichert Gallery                                                       Art Rental and Sales, Art Gallery of                         
Art Gallery of NS                                                     Greater Victoria                                                                                            
1723 Hollis Street                                                    1040 Moss Street                                                                                                                 
Halifax, NS B3J 3C8                                                Victoria, BC V8V 4P1

Great Expectation Bookstore Cafe                     Central Art Studio and Gallery
  " The Chocolate Shop"                                         624 Fort Street
 St. George Street                                                    Victoria, B.C.
Annapolis Royal, NS                                                V8W 3V2 
B0S 1A0                                                     

EXHIBITIONS:

Acadia University Gallery, Wolfville, NS 2004 - 2008
Engine Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, 2005
"Transformative Vision", 2 person show, McCarthy Centre, Truro, NS Feb 1-28, 2007
"Diversity", SCA 50th Anniverysary Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario April 5-26, 2007
"It's Heating Up", Solo Exhibition, Art Sales and Rental Society, Halifax, NS January 2008
"WOW" Exhibition, Group Show, Atlantic Theatre Festival, Wolfville, NS February 2008
Maples Gallery, Featured Artist, Bedford, NS, March and April 2008
"Hands On", Group Exhibition 3 artists, Victoria, B.C. February 2009
Art and Jules Gallery, Solo Exhibition, "Lifted by Love", October 2009
Eclectic Gallery, Group Exhibition, Flower Show, Victoria, B.C. Jan. 2010-Feb. 2010
Eclectic Gallery, Small Works Exhibition, December 2010 - January 2011
Bluerock Gallery, Group Christmas Exhibition, December 2010 - January 2011
Arts Council Gallery, Victoria, B.C. - Opening of new gallery, February 2012
"Magnolias", Group Exhibition, Arts Council, Nova Scotia, May 2012
"Elements", Solo Exhibition, Mym Gallery, Arts Council, Annapolis Royal, NS, August 2012
"Expansion", Featured Artist, Gallery 221, Annapolis Royal, NS, September 2012
"MAGNOLIAS", Group Exhibition, Arts Council, Annapolis Royal, NS May 2013
"Into the Light", Group Exhibition, CAC, Victoria, BC, December 2013
Look, Group Exhibition, Community Arts Council, Victoria, BC  April 2014
"Nurture and Nature", 2-person exhibition, Arts Place, Annapolis Royal, Oct. 26-Nov. 23, 2014
Arts and Industry, Open House Exhibition, Rock Bay Square, Nov 21 and Nov. 22, 2014
Arts and Industry, Open House Exhibition, Rock Bay Square, Nov 20 and Nov. 21, 2015
Love At First Glance, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, February 4-March 6, 2016
Featured Artist at the Central Library, Community Arts Council Venue, February 26-April 8, 2016
​Coffee Lab, Bridge Street, Rock Bay Square, Month of March 2016
Artist-in-Residence, Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC 2016
Integrate Arts Festival, Victoria, BC, August 2016
Land, Sea and Sky, 2 person exhibition at Teichert Gallery in Halifax, September 2016
Arts and Industry Open House Exhibition, Rock Bay Square, November 20 and 21, 2016
​Serious Coffee, Cook Street Village, featured artist for April 2017
Group 216 Group Exhibition at Victoria Arts Council Gallery, September 2017, 4 unique artists
Arts and Industry Open House Exhibition, Rock Bay Square, November 20 and 21, 2017
Miguel Illescas Galeria, Cuenca, Ecuador, "Elementos", Solo Exhibition, February 2018
Miguel Illescas Galeria, Cuenca, Ecuador, "Catarsis", 3-person exhibition from March 8 to April 7, 2018
Parkside Hotel Residency through Victoria Arts Council, September 1 to September 30, 2018
AllSorts, 3 Person Exhibition, Victoria Arts Council, Store Street, September 21 - October 12, 2018
​Arts and Industry Open House, Rock Bay Square, November 2018
"I Fell In Love With Art When", Massey Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, February 2019
​Artist in Residence, Coast Hotel, March 2019, Victoria, BC
​Summer Small Works Exhibition, Massey Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, June, 2019
Artist in Residence at the Delta Hotel, Victoria, BC, September 2019
Arts and Industry Open House, Rock Bay Square, November 2019
"Outside the Lines" Exhibition, 4 person at Cedar Hill Gallery, Feb-March 2020
"Pathways", Imagine Artworks Group Exhibition (6 artists), March 5-21, 2021
Coast Hotel, Artist-in-Residence, March 2021
Summer Show at Art Rental and Sales Gallery, AGGV, June-August 2021
Upcoming:  Parkside Hotel, December 2021
                      Mile Zero, Bridge Street, Feb. 15-March 15, 2022

I have a huge desire to give back and I exhibit my paintings in public places related to healing plus I donate paintings for auction on a regular basis.
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​I have donated a painting to the IWK Children's Hospital in Halifax and one to the Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.