E X H I B I T I O N S 



upcoming exhibitions

Side by Side, collaboration with Lynn Cociani
Ruth Harvey Gallery, Museum of Northern BC
Prince Rupert, BC June 2023

small fish Big Landscape
Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC
September 2023


residencies

Cassiar Cannery Artist-in-Residence, May 7 to 16, 2021,
Cassiar Cannery, Port Edward, BC

Artist residency with Fantastic5point0 artist collective, 
​Island Mountain Arts, Well, BC, October 7 to 13, 2018

Vancouver Parks Fieldhouse Artist Residency, 2012 to 2015. Art House in the Field Collective, member,

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solo exhibitions

small fish Big Landscape
Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC
July 2022

Painting Quickly with Determination
Ruth Harvey Gallery, Museum of Northern BC
Prince Rupert, BC August 2022
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If You Go Down to the Woods Today, with Jeseka Hickey,
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace, BC, March 2022

small fish Big Landscape
Ruth Harvey Gallery, Museum of Northern BC
Prince Rupert, BC September 2021

Fall is Not Death
Acrylic paintings on canvas and wood, virtual show
The Gallery at the Cultch, Vancouver, December 2020

Front of the House
​Acrylic paintings on canvas,
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, August 2020

Awareness of the Surrounding Objects
Acrylic paintings of canvas,
Commercial Street Café Gallery, June 2019

I Like it Up Here,
Acrylic paintings of canvas,
Ruth Harvey Gallery, Museum of Northern BC, 
Prince Rupert, BC  November 2018

End of the Road
Acrylic paintings on canvas,
Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC, June 2018
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Roadside Distractions
Acrylic paintings on canvas,
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, BC,  May 2018

A Big Space Between
Acrylic paintings on Canvas,
Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace, BC, March 2017

a small dominion
acrylic paintings on canvas and wood panels,
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, BC, November 2016

a small dominion
acrylic paintings on canvas and wood panels,
The Gallery at the Cultch, Vancouver, BC, October 2016

Like the Back of My Hand
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, BC,  October 2015

Like the Back of My Hand
Acrylic paintings on Canvas,
Campbell River Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC, August 2015

Like the Back of My Hand
Acrylic paintings on Canvas,
Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC, June 2015

Rain in the Forecast
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Arnica Artist Run Centre, Kamloops, BC, January 2015 

Simultaneously Drab and Evocative
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, BC, November 2014

Rain in the Forecast
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace, BC, May 2014

Current Conditions
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, BC, November 2013

A 60 Percent Chance of Showers
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
Commercial Street Café Gallery, Vancouver, BC, November, 2012

A 60 Percent Chance of Showers
Acrylic paintings on Canvas, 
The Artiste, Vancouver, BC, October 2012

Cloud Cover
Acrylic paintings on canvas
The Cultch Gallery, Vancouver, BC, December 2011

everything that is in front of me: East Van Landscapes
Acrylic paintings on canvas and wood
The Rhizome Café, Vancouver, BC, May 2011

nothing keeps the same unchanging shape
Acrylic paintings on canvas and wood
The Cultch Gallery, Vancouver, BC, January 2011
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Let Me Go Down in the Mud
12 canvases: acrylic paintings and photocopy transfer
grunt gallery, Vancouver, January 1997
Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC, March 1997
Harry's, Vancouver, BC, August 1997
Public library, Nelson, BC, May 1998


selected collaborations

Arterial, collaboration with Fantastic5point0 artist collective,
(Lynn Cociani, Michelle Gazely, Mo Hamilton,
Suzo Hickey, Sarah Northcott)
Smithers Art Gallery, Smithers, BC, March 2, 2021
Island Mountain Art Gallery, Wells, BC, April 22, 2021
Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC, August 12, 2021

Mirificus
Painting and construction
(collaboration/group show with Persimmon Blackbridge
and Elaine Savoie)
grunt gallery, Vancouver, BC, March 2006

You Fucking Fruit!
Video, acrylic on canvas; interactive installation
(collaboration with Lizard Jones)
Video In/Out On Screen, Vancouver, BC, August 1999


residency

Artist residency with Fantastic5point0 artist collective, 
​Island Mountain Arts, Well, BC, October 7 to 13, 2018

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selected group shows

Water Ways  (Art@YXT)
Acrylic Paintings on canvas 
(group show, with Lynn Cociani, Mark Tworow)
Terrace Airport,  August 2019

Salmon Says
Acrylic painting on wood, mixed-media
(group show, The Skeena Salmon Art Show),
Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace, BC, August 2018

The Campbell River Art Gallery Exhibition
Acrylic painting on canvas (group show, from the permanent collection), Government House, Victoria BC, March 2017

Phone Calls from the Dead
Acrylic paintings on board, mixed media 
(group show, Queer Arts Festival, “Trigger: Drawing the Line in 2015”)
Roundhouse, Vancouver, BC, July 2015

Deer (still life)
Acrylic paintings on wood, (group show fundraiser,
CARFAC BC, Wish You Were Here)
Woodward's Atrium and on-line, Vancouver, BC, June 2012

everything that is in front of me: new addition
Acrylic paintings on Canvas
(group show, The Space in Between)
Atta Glanz Gallery, Vancouver, BC October 2011

Wheel of Certainty
Acrylic paintings on board, mixed media
(group show, Queer Arts Festival, “Games People Play”)
Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BC, August 2011

Renfrew Heights
Acrylic paintings on canvas and wood
(exhibited with Elizabeth Fischer and Ken Gerbrick)
Chapel Arts, Vancouver, BC, June 2009

7 Deadly Sins
Ink and coloured pencil on paper, original art and limited edition artists' playing cards
(group show, Playing with a Full Deck, with 52 artists)
grunt gallery, Vancouver, BC, December 2001

When I was Twelve
Mixed media on suitcases
(group show, Five From the Region, with Darlene Kalynka, Ted Smith, Laura Hargrave and Briana Palmer)
Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC, December 2000

Painting from: Let Me Go Down in the Mud, When I was Twelve,and Artist and Muse
Acrylic paintings on canvas; mixed media on suitcases; acrylic on wood
(group show, Coughing Paint: New Painting and Feminism, with Lucy Hogg and Monique Genton)
Saddleback College Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March 2000

Eating Bread and Honey
12' x 6' triptych: acrylic paint and photocopy transfer
Window Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, January 1995

When I was Twelve
Installation: suitcases, acrylic paint, colour photo copies, collage
(group show, Rednecks & City Slickers, with Marianne Nicolson and Jeanne Rogowski)
Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC, November 1994

Other/Wise
Acrylic paintings
(group show with Nancy Duff and Daniel Ellingsen)
Basic Inquiry Studio, Vancouver, BC, October 1994

Are You My Mother?
Inter-active installation, sculpture and painting
(collaboration with Lizard Jones for Artropolis)
Woodwards Building, Vancouver, BC, October 1993

Vancouver Association for Noncommercial Culture
Participating artist and board member, 1991-1996
collaborations with Lizard Jones

Benchmarks and Bench(re)marks
Four site-specific bus bench installations
Vancouver, February to October 1994
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Time
Print work in West Coast Line, Spring 1993


awards and grants

Project Assistance grant, Bulkley Valley Arts Council, 2019
Project Assistance for Visual Arts, BC Culture, 1999
Don Jarvis Scholarship, 1993
ECCAD Trust Scholarship, 1993
Helen Pitt Award, 1992 


education

Emily Carr College of Art and Design - graduated 1994
Cariboo College, Fine Arts diploma - graduated 1989


professional affiliations

Fantastic5point0 artist collective, member 2018 to present
Board of Directors, Prince Rupert Community Arts Council,
2018 to present
Board of Directors, Queer Arts Festival, 2013 to 2016
Board of Directors, Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture,
​2013 to 2016
Art House in the Field Collective, member 2012 to 2015
Renfrew-Collingwood Multi-cultural Artist Network (RCMAN), member 2012 to 2016
Board of Directors, CARFAC BC, 2011 to 2015
CONTACT
suzohickey@gmail.com
604-831-6064