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Updated 7/19/2024

Susan Hoffman Fishman

  • Connecticut

    CT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Susan Hoffman Fishman is a mixed-media painter, environmental artist and arts writer who has exhibited widely throughout the United States, including at the William Benton Museum, University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT); New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain, CT); Stand4 Gallery, (Brooklyn, NY); Alternative Museum (NYC); New York Hall of Science (Bronx, NY); and numerous others. 

Fishman’s work addresses land and water in the context of climate change and extraction. She is especially interested in the ironic contrast between the horrifying destruction happening around and in our rivers, lakes and oceans and the magnificent beauty of that destruction. Her recent work also recasts ancient myths - in which water plays a pivotal role - into visual narratives that reflect upon contemporary society. 

Fishman’s current work is inspired by satellite images of land and bodies of water that have been severely impacted by climate change and extraction, causing increasing levels of desertification. Executed as five – seven-foot scrolls, they are narratives that incorporate the passage of time, the notion of place, the use of mapping and the concept of sacredness. 

The materials and processes she uses include acrylic, oil pigment, collage, cyanotype, mono-printing and mixed-media. The surfaces of her paintings are highly textured and offer a physicality that emphasizes the tactile nature of the Earth itself. In the tradition of landscape painters, who for centuries have depicted scenes of specific places, sometimes majestic, sometimes more intimate, she is portraying the reality of our contemporary landscapes, which have been dramatically and radically transformed by the climate crisis. 

Articles, interviews and reviews of Fishman’s work have appeared in Burning Worlds: Climate Change in Art & Literature, a publication of the Chicago Review of Books; The Washington Post, Art Spiel, Sci/Art Magazine, The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts, The Hartford Courant, Artists and Climate Change and numerous others. 

In addition to her art practice, Fishman writes regularly on topics related to the climate crisis. From 2017 - 2022, she wrote a monthly column called “Imagining Water,” for the international blog, Artists and Climate Change and has contributed to Art Spiel. Her most recent article (March, 2024) appeared in Image Journal.

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Susan Hoffman Fishman (She/her)
Job Title: Painter, Environmental Artist and Arts Writer
Phone: 860-836-2702
Address:
West Hartford, CT 06117

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2011

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2011

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Visual/Crafts - Mixed Media

Additional Disciplines:

  • Visual/Crafts - Mixed Media

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Writing Services
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Curriculum Development
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • General Public

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International