Susan Aydan Abbott: Artist Talk

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Susan Aydan Abbott, "GARGOYLE (work in progress), Scar Tissue Series," 2017

digital photograph of silicone and foam sculpture cast

Susan Aydan Abbott in residence at Centre [3]

Artist talk with Susan Aydan Abbott: Friday November 10th, 7 p.m.

Free, everyone welcome!

Martha Street Studio is pleased to present an artist talk with Susan Aydan Abbott. Abbott is a recipient of Martha Street Studio and Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts' new Residency Exchange. She was recently in residence at Centre[3] in Hamilton, Ontario, working on a project using printmaking and other media to explore Century Manor (formely the Hamilton Asylum for the Insane) in tandem with her own personal history with mental illness.

Abbott was born in Port Arthur, Ontario, in 1962. She works primarily in the medium of painting but has expanded her practice to include printmaking, sculpture, video, and large-scale installation. She attended the University of Manitoba, Fine Arts program. She has had solo shows and has been in many group shows in Winnipeg. Abbott is a person with lived experience who shares her life story through her work as a trained speaker for the Canadian Mental Health Association and the United Way. She serves on both the ArtsAccessAbility Network Manitoba board and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority mental health advisory board.