Suzanne McDonnell

Sculpture & painting · Canterbury

Suzanne McDonnell

RAKAHURI SKY, FIT FOR DREAMING · 2025

01SOCIAL TECTONICS

2022 — 2024 · EIGHT WORKS · ACRYLIC ON BOARD AND CANVAS

01/08
SOCIAL TECTONICS I, 2024
01 — SOCIAL TECTONICS I2024ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, REPAINTED615 × 910 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS II, 2023
02 — SOCIAL TECTONICS II2023ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, REPAINTED760 × 1020 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS III, 2024
03 — SOCIAL TECTONICS III2024ACRYLIC ON BOARD650 × 910 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS IV, 2023
04 — SOCIAL TECTONICS IV2023ACRYLIC ON BOARD605 × 1035 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS V, 2022
05 — SOCIAL TECTONICS V2022ACRYLIC ON BOARD760 × 760 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS VI, 2023
06 — SOCIAL TECTONICS VI2023ACRYLIC ON BOARD610 × 915 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS VII, 2023
07 — SOCIAL TECTONICS VII2023ACRYLIC ON BOARD610 × 915 MM
SOCIAL TECTONICS VIII, 2023
08 — SOCIAL TECTONICS VIII2023ACRYLIC ON BOARD410 × 625 MM

02DEAR URSULA, WITH REGARDS TO THE RIVER

2025 · FOUR WORKS · OIL ON CANVAS, WIRE, JUTE AND STRING

01/04
RAKAHURI SKY, FIT FOR DREAMING, 2025
01 — RAKAHURI SKY, FIT FOR DREAMING2025OIL ON CANVAS—
RAKAHURI'S TURN, 2025
02 — RAKAHURI'S TURN2025OIL ON CANVAS—
THE RIVER IS ALWAYS, 2025
03 — THE RIVER IS ALWAYS2025OIL ON CANVAS—
DETRITUS, 2025
04 — DETRITUS2025WIRE, JUTE, STRING—

03PATHWAYS

2010 — 2022 · SEVEN WORKS · ACRYLIC ON BOARD, RIMU, MDF AND CANVAS

01/07
EXCAVATING BIOGRAPHICAL STRATA, 2019
01 — EXCAVATING BIOGRAPHICAL STRATA2019ACRYLIC ON BOARD815 × 1225 MM
UNTITLED, 2010—14
02 — UNTITLED2010—14ACRYLIC ON BOARD2500 × 500 MM
UNTITLED, 2015
03 — UNTITLED2015ACRYLIC ON BOARD2500 × 700 MM
UNTITLED, 2015
04 — UNTITLED2015ACRYLIC ON RIMU—
UNTITLED, 2019
05 — UNTITLED2019ACRYLIC ON MDF—
UNTITLED, 2021
06 — UNTITLED2021ACRYLIC ON CANVAS—
UNTITLED, 2022
07 — UNTITLED2022ACRYLIC ON BOARD—

04A NEW MATRIX

2018 — 2023 · FOUR WORKS · ACRYLIC ON PINE, BOARD AND HARDWOOD

01/04
A MATRIX OF BEING I, 2019
01 — A MATRIX OF BEING I2019ACRYLIC ON BOARD1225 × 500 MM
A MATRIX OF BEING II, 2023
02 — A MATRIX OF BEING II2023ACRYLIC ON BOARD900 × 400 MM
A MATRIX OF BEING III, 2018
03 — A MATRIX OF BEING III2018ACRYLIC ON PINE—
A NEW MATRIX V, 2023
04 — A NEW MATRIX V2023ACRYLIC ON PINE AND HARDWOOD—

05THE GEOMETRY OF COMMUNITY

2024 · TWO WORKS · HARDWOOD, BRASS AND ALUMINIUM

01/02
THE GEOMETRY OF BEING, 2024
01 — THE GEOMETRY OF BEING2024HARDWOOD, BRASS, ALUMINIUM535 × 1850 MM
THE GEOMETRY OF BEING (DETAIL), 2024
02 — THE GEOMETRY OF BEING (DETAIL)2024HARDWOOD, BRASS, ALUMINIUM535 × 1850 MM

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Twenty-five works · five series · 2010 — 2025

SOCIAL TECTONICS I, 2024 SOCIAL TECTONICS ISOCIAL TECTONICS · 2024 SOCIAL TECTONICS II, 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS IISOCIAL TECTONICS · 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS III, 2024 SOCIAL TECTONICS IIISOCIAL TECTONICS · 2024 SOCIAL TECTONICS IV, 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS IVSOCIAL TECTONICS · 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS V, 2022 SOCIAL TECTONICS VSOCIAL TECTONICS · 2022 SOCIAL TECTONICS VI, 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS VISOCIAL TECTONICS · 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS VII, 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS VIISOCIAL TECTONICS · 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS VIII, 2023 SOCIAL TECTONICS VIIISOCIAL TECTONICS · 2023 RAKAHURI SKY, FIT FOR DREAMING, 2025 RAKAHURI SKY, FIT FOR DREAMINGDEAR URSULA · 2025 RAKAHURI'S TURN, 2025 RAKAHURI'S TURNDEAR URSULA · 2025 THE RIVER IS ALWAYS, 2025 THE RIVER IS ALWAYSDEAR URSULA · 2025 DETRITUS, 2025 DETRITUSDEAR URSULA · 2025 EXCAVATING BIOGRAPHICAL STRATA, 2019 EXCAVATING BIOGRAPHICAL STRATAPATHWAYS · 2019 UNTITLED, 2010—14 UNTITLEDPATHWAYS · 2010—14 UNTITLED, 2015 UNTITLEDPATHWAYS · 2015 UNTITLED, 2015 UNTITLEDPATHWAYS · 2015 UNTITLED, 2019 UNTITLEDPATHWAYS · 2019 UNTITLED, 2021 UNTITLEDPATHWAYS · 2021 UNTITLED, 2022 UNTITLEDPATHWAYS · 2022 A MATRIX OF BEING I, 2019 A MATRIX OF BEING IA NEW MATRIX · 2019 A MATRIX OF BEING II, 2023 A MATRIX OF BEING IIA NEW MATRIX · 2023 A MATRIX OF BEING III, 2018 A MATRIX OF BEING IIIA NEW MATRIX · 2018 A NEW MATRIX V, 2023 A NEW MATRIX VA NEW MATRIX · 2023 THE GEOMETRY OF BEING, 2024 THE GEOMETRY OF BEINGGEOMETRY OF COMMUNITY · 2024 THE GEOMETRY OF BEING (DETAIL), 2024 THE GEOMETRY OF BEING (DETAIL)GEOMETRY OF COMMUNITY · 2024

Studio

I enjoy the contrast, collision and harmony of the materials that result.

I am interested in the form these curiosities take when expressed through wood, metals, plaster, solder, ceramics, found objects, and paint on canvas and wood.

I wonder about the cumulative knowledge and history formed over generations of connection — what it is to share space whilst negotiating mutual, different, or clashing culture.

Lives
Canterbury, Aotearoa
Member
Arts Canterbury
Viewing
By appointment
Studio portrait · drop photograph

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Selected

Solo exhibitions

YEAREXHIBITION TITLEVenueCity
YEAREXHIBITION TITLEVenueCity

Group exhibitions

2024ZONTA FEMALE ART AWARD — FINALISTVenueCity
YEAREXHIBITION TITLEVenueCity

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