Whilst in Edinburgh I became deeply interested in all things theatrical and started designing and making costumes for Bedlam Theatre. Working closely with the directors and actors there, I began to study at close hand the mechanics of story-telling. I saw a direct correlation between the stage and the canvas and how both could be used as platforms for narrative.

Narrative is something that has became central to my practice, whether within a still life, landscape or portrait. I am particularly inspired by old toys, both for their aesthetic qualities and their versatility as objects which can tell a story.

I work mainly in oil on canvas or in etching and monoprint. My aim is to create new worlds within my work where a mixture of ideas that are familiar, imagined, seen and felt, play out; portrayed by characters that evoke a sense of wonder and beauty.

Susannah Nathanson

Education

2003-2008: MA in Fine Art from the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art.

Studied under: John Mooney, Gordon Brennan, John Brown, Prof Richard Thompson, Michael Bury, Prof David Howarth, Prof Elizabeth Cowling (Edinburgh); Simon Lawson, Chris Roantree, Adele Wagstaff (London).

Selected Exhibitions

2019

• The Summer Exhibition, group show, Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle
• The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, group show, Mall Galleries, London
• An Exhibition of Etchings, Restaurant 109, Richmond, London

2018

• Summer Exhibition, group show, The Studio Gallery’s, Denmark
• The Summer Exhibition, group show, Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle
• Affordable Art Fair, New York, USA

2017

• The Spring Exhibition, group show, Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle
• Affordable Art Fair, New York, USA
• There's No Place Like Home, Will's Art Warehouse, Putney, London. 
• Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
• Winter Exhibition, Biscuit Factory, Newcastle.

2016

• Vintage Toy Box Exhibition, solo show, Falla & Mocaer, Camden, London
• Treasures Untold, group show, Will’s Art Warehouse, Putney, London
• Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London.
• Society of Women Artists Summer Show, group show, Mall Galleries, London

2015

• Wandworth Artists at Putney Exchange, group show, Putney Exchange, London
• Putney Artists Exhibition, group show,  Putney Exchange, London
• Wandsworth Open House, Putney, London

2014

• Wonderful Wandsworth Exhibition, group show, The Oil & Water Gallery, Wandsworth
• Summer Art Exhibition, group show, Putney Art’s Theatre, London
• Etching Exhibtion, group show, Putney School of Art, London
• Wandsworth Open House, Putney, London

2013

• Putney and the River, solo show, Putney Library, London
• The Silent Auction, group show, Coutts, Strand, London (in aid of The Connection at St. Martin in the Fields)
• Wandsworth Open House, Putney, London
• Christmas Exhibition, group show, Ballon Rouge Art, Oxfordshire

2012

• An Artist’s Exhibition, group show, Luckington, Wiltshire

2011

• Contemporary Art Exhibition, group show, Dolphin Square, Pimlico, London
• Wandsworth Open House, Putney, London

2010

•  ‘Be inspired by…’ Exhibition, group show, V&A, London
• Wandsworth Open House, Putney, London

2009

• Art Exhibition, group show, Red Barn Gallery, Penrith
• In the Thorneycroft Tradition, The Gallery at Manor Farm, Wiltshire
• Wandsworth Open House, Putney, London

2008

• Black Tie Exhibition, Understudy events, St. George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh
• Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show, Edinburgh
• Swan Song Exhibition, Mathew Gallery, Edinburgh
• RSA Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

2007

• Situation Exhibition, group show, Mathew Gallery, Edinburgh

2006

• Student Art Exhibition, group show Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
• Minto Sugar Free Art Exhibition, group show, Mathew Gallery, Edimburgh