RESUME
SUSAN LYNN CARMAN-VIAN
418 East Third St.
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
248-414-5246
e-mail: suecarmanvian@gmail.com www.suecarmanvian.com
Director, The Catharctic Circle
Co-Director, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94.
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 1984
B.Sc. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. 1971
TRIPS ABROAD:
Italy 2013, 2010, 2006
Central Europe, 2003
Italy, 2001
Central Europe, 1972, 1987, 1990
Italy - Wayne State University, 1979 MFA Summer Studies, Performance “The Roaming Angel,” Rome, Italy
USSR and Middle East, St. John’s Youth Culture Study Program 1976
AWARDS:
2018 Invitational from Signal-Return Press Detroit, Connecting Artists With non-profits, Detroit, MI.
2009 Commission for Patterson Elementary School media center, Holly, Mi.
1992 Second Prize Merit Award, Plymouth Art Council, State Wide Exhibition, Plymouth, MI
1991 Marvin Felheim, Best Local Film Maker, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
1990 Funding for performance “Greenhouse” from Detroit Institute of Arts, Friends of Modern Art, Detroit, MI
1988 Howard Plaggemars - Painting, Holland, MI
1986 Michigan Council for the Arts Creative Artists Grant ( Billboard Project) Detroit, MI
FILMS AND VIDEOS: (Self directed, written, produced and performed)
2011 “Occupy Wallstreet Mom” Youtube
2004 “Off The Radar” (Video) Co Produced Carman Vian/Bruner
2004 “The Candy Store” (16 mm)
2000 “Tableze” (16 mm shown at Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI)
1997 “Haven’t I Always Been a Problem?” (video)
1995 “Hugging” (16 mm)
1995 “Comfort Buns” (16 mm)
1995 “Mirrored Date” (16 mm, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI)
1993 “Sex and Math” (video)
1989 “Cross Dressing” (16 mm, Best Local Film Maker, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
1986 “Out of the Blue” and “To Give Is To Receive” (16 mm, Shown at Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTIONS: (Self directed, written, produced and performed
2014 "Pastry Embarrassment" Good Cakes and Bakes with Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
2013 "The Sea" The Performance Lab at Popp's Packing, Hamtramck, MI.
2013 "Marilyn Artist as Icon" Wayne State University Community Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2012 "The Apocalypse Show" The Performance Laboratory, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2011 “Women Image Culture” (Crone’s Event) Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2010 “Short and Sweet” an evening of performance art, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
2010 “Crone’s Celebration” Scarab Club Detroit, MI
2009 “Green Art Performance,” Living Green Event/Banquet, Arkitektura in-situ, Birmingham, MI.
2008 “The Eve of St. Agnes,” Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
2003 “Sue Carman-Vian Shorts” including the performance “The Art That Painting Made”, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
2000 “It Takes One to Be One” Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
1995 “Heaven” Marygrove College”, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
1990 “Greenhouse”, Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Detroit, MI
1987 “Out of the Blue”, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
1985 “Welcome to the Moulin Rouge”, Old St. John’s Church, Detroit, MI
1984 “You Say Tomato”, St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
1984 “Adoration of Breakfast”, Atlas Studio, Detroit, MI
PERFORMANCES (Other Productions)
2017 “See Me See You,” Wayne State University Detroit, MI. Humanities Center Symposium, “Civility/Incivility
2007 “Superiorbelly,” Detroit Fringe Festival, Music Hall, Detroit, MI.
1998 “Mexterminator”, by Gullermo Gomez-Pena and Roberto Sifuentes, DIA, Detroit M
1993 “Psycho Gravity”, by Nelson Smith, Detroit Artist Market. Detroit, MI
1989 “Annual Fall Show”, by Michigan Producers Association, Farmington, MI
1989 “Michigan Thanksgiving Day Parade”, Detroit, MI
1987 “The Second Serenade” by Lucio Pozzi, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit,MI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 “Warm Wednesdays in July,” Motor City Brewing Works, Detroit, MI.
2003 “Ladies of the Lakes”, one person show, Copper Country Community Arts Council, Hancock, MI.
1993 “Sex and Math”, One person show, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 "Small Works Exhibition" Marygrove Gallery Detroit, MI
- 2019 "Paper Works" Janice Charach Gallery W. Bloomfield, MI
2019 “25 Years Hanging Out” Cass Café Detroit, MI
2018 “Biennial All Media Exhibition:Terrain” Detroit Artist Market Detroit,MI
2017 “Lounge of Saturn” Popp’s Packing Hamtramck, MI
2016 “Drawn Together” Detroit Scarab Club
2015 "Women's Mixed Media Exhibition" Ellen Kayrod Gallery Detroit, MI
2015 “The Actual Size Biennial” Detroit Culture Club Detroit, MI
2014 Detroit Artist Market Christmas Exhibition Detroit, MI
2013 "75th Membership Show" Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
2013 "Edge Show" Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI.
2013 "The Contemporary American Authors Special Exhibition" Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
2013 "11th Annual All Media Sight Fest" Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2013 "Detroit Artist Market Annual Scholarship Awards Exhibition" Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI.
2013 "Art Endures" Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
2012 "Your Carman Miranda Rites" ( S. Carman Vian and J. Eliyas) Ferndale Public Arts Billboard Project, Ferndale, MI.
2012 "One Night Only" ( S. Carman Vian, R. DeSloover and L. Teicher) Motor City Brewery, Detroit, MI.
2012 "Detroit + Brooklyn Collaboration", Auction and Benefit for Tzveta Viednov, Brooklyn, NY
2012 "80 Bucks Show" The Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI.
2012 "First 80 Years" The Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI.
2012 "Artist as Icon" Arc Gallery and Education Foundation, Chicago, Ill
2011 “Unmentionables” The Underwear Show, Det. Artists Market, Detroit, MI.
2011 “The Small Show” Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI.
2010 7th Intergenerational Community Show Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2009 “Actual Size Biennial,” Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI
2009 Exhibition of films, “3X3 Artistspace time,” Det. Inst. of Arts, Detroit, MI.
2009 “Terra Constellate, ”Alley Culture Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2009 “5 Warm Wednesdays,” Motor City Brewing, Detroit, MI.
2009 “Denim, design for life,” Museum of Modern Art, Detroit, MI.
2009 “Self Portrait Exhibition,” Copper Country Art Center, Hancock, MI.
2008 “Our Rivers, Our Lakes,” Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI.
2008 “Ideas, Stories and Visions,” Cass Cafe, Detroit, MI.
2007 “Actual Size Biennial,” Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI.
2007 “Head of Class,” 2007 WSU Faculty Exhibition, Wayne State University Community Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2007 “Driven: Motor City Art ,” Copper Country Art Center, Hancock, MI.
2007 “Venus of Willendorf, Redefining the Goddess,” Duderstadt Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
2007 “Women Image Women,” The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI.
2007 75th Anniversary Exhibition, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI.
2006 Real/Surreal, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
2006 “75 Paintings- 75 Years,” St. John Armenian Church Fine Arts Exhibition, St. John Armenian Church, Southfield, MI.
2006 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI.
2006 “Member Invitational,” Detroit Artist Market, Detroit MI.
2006 Gender[f] Westnorth Studio, Baltimore, MD
2005 “Drawing Exhibition,” District Arts Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2004 WWW.markszine.com (Archives)
2004 WWW.gender-f.com
2004 “Femmes de Detroit’,” Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2003 “Works for Us,” Two person show, Cass Cafe, Detroit, MI
2003 “Link - The Frequency”, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
2003 “Ceres at 20: Birthday Duet”, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2002 “Imitations”, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI/ Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI and Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2001 “Catharctic Circle”, Meadow Brook Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester, MI
2000 “Actual Size”, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
2000 “Alumni Exhibition”, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1999 “Documenta U.S.A.”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Pontiac, MI
1999 “Making Remarks”, The Gallery, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
1998 “Telling Stories” Web site http://lmstudio.com/gallery-html
1998 “Tributes-Women Honoring Women” group show, Mill Pond House, St. James, NY
1998 “Vian-Vian, Hamrick-Magsig, Parish-Parish” Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
1992 “Perceptions of Women”, Creative Arts Center of North Oakland, Pontiac, MI.
1992 “7th Annual Florida National”, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1988 “2nd Annual Michigan Art Competition”, Holland Art Council, Holland, MI
1987 “New Visions Exhibit” Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
1986 “New Bodies Exhibit”, four person show, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
1986 “Michigan Council for the Arts Grant Recipient Exhibit”, Pontiac Art Center, Pontiac, MI
1986 “Branstner / Carman” two person show, Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2014 Performance Art Practice, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
2010 Performance Art Course, Department of Art and Art History, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
2008 Masters Class, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
2007 Performance Art Course, Department of Art and Art History, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
2005 Arts Infused Education Teacher Training Sub Committee, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
1988-2003 Birmingham Public Schools, Greenfield Elementary, Birmingham, MI
Developmental Kindergarten (1988-90)
Kindergarten (1988-92)
Grade One (1992- 2003)
Kindergarten/Grade One Multi-Age (1995-97)
1973-1988 Holly Area Schools Patterson Elementary Holly, MI, Art First -Sixth Grade (1973-1981), Kindergarten (1981-1988)
1971-1973 A.G.B.U. Alex Manoogian School Southfield, MI, Art and Physical Education Kindergarten-Sixth Grade
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Artist Studio Visitation Rick and Sue Vian Royal Oak, MI. Sponsored by Detroit Artist Market May 3, 2017
Master of Ceremonies, The Crone's Celebration, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI. Mar. 2012
Arts Infused Curriculum In Service, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI. 2008
Presentation of Films and Talk, The Scarab Club, Detroit, Mi. 13 Apr. 2007
Lecture: Performance Art, Department of Fine Arts, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, 22 Mar. 2007
Studio Talk for Wayne State University M.F.A. Seminar, Royal Oak, MI. 2007
Film Presentation and Talk: “Moving Media-2005: “The Myth of Detroit”. Wayne State University Film and Media Festival, Detroit Mi. , 20 May 2005
Lecture: Multi-Sensory Techniques For Teaching Academic Concepts To preschool “.Holly Area Schools, Holly, MI. 12 Apr. 2005
Lecture: “Implementing Art Into the Everyday Classroom,”Oakland University, Rochester,MI. 23 Sept. 2004
Lecture: “Ladies of the Lake”. Copper Country Community Arts Council, 8 July 2003 (MCA Grant Lecture)
Lecture: “Generating Ideas for Advanced Drawing”. University of Michigan, 6 Oct. 2003
Lecture: “Masters Class”. Marygrove College, 30 Oct. 2003
Video Presentation and Lecture: International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI. 19 Jan 2000
Symposium: “Collaboration: The Artists of the Catharctic Circle”. Meadow Brook Gallery, 31
Lecture: “Artist Lecture Series”. Meadow Brook Art Gallery, 28 Mar.2001
Lecture: “Implementing Multi-Sensory Lessons In The Classroom”. Holly Area Schools, 10 Feb. 1997
Lecture: “Egypt for the Primary Grades”. National Social Studies Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, Spring 1995
JURYING AND CURATING:
2019 “Snowden Exhibition,” Scarab Club, Detroit, MI.
2013 "Food For Thought" Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI.
2011 53rd Annual Robert C. Traub Memorial Scholarship, Bloomfield Hills High Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
2010 “Silver Medal Exhibition” Scarab Club, Detroit, MI.
2010 “Short and Sweet” an evening of performance art Marygrove College, Detroit, MI.
2007 “Driven: Motor City,” Copper Country Community Arts Center, Hancock, MI.
2005 “Moving Media-2005: “The Myth Of Detroit”. Wayne State University Film and Media Festival, Detroit, MI
2004 “Femmes Detroit”. Ceres Gallery, New York, N.Y.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION :
2005 District Arts Gallery, Birmingham, MI
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
2000’s Diversity Training, Birmingham Public Schools
Computer Program Training, Birmingham Public Schools
1990’s Early Childhood Conferences, National Conferences ( various locations)
Music For the Classroom, Detroit, MI
Everyday Math Training, Birmingham, MI
Phonological Zoo Training, Birmingham, MI
New Zealand Literacy Training, Birmingham, MI
Patricia Cunningham’s Word Block Training, Birmingham, MI
Process Writing Training, Birmingham, MI
1980’s High Scope Lab, Yipsilanti, MI
SERVICE WORK:
2014 - 2019 Library Volunteer, Will Rogers Elementary School, Pontiac, MI
2005-2017 Donation of art to Midwest Aides Annual "ArtWorks" Art Auction
2014 "Pastry Embarrassment" Performance Art Presentation with Marygrove College, Good Cakes and Bakes Bakery for the Livernois Ave. Neighborhood Revitalization Project, Detroit, MI
2011-12 Assisted with Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
2011-2013 Detroit Public Schools Volunteer Reading Corps, Detroit, MI.
2006 Art-Infused Curriculum Video Project: El Arte grant, South West Detroit, MI.
2006 Volunteer end of year reviewer: College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
2003-2009 Volunteer Director/Creator: St. John’s Armenian Church School Christmas Play, Southfield, MI
2004-2010 Volunteer Teaching: Taught and Assisted in Grade Two and Kindergarten, Davisburg, MI.
Volunteer Teaching: Tutored Word Strategies to Grade Two Students, Patterson Elementary, Holly, MI.
2003-2004 Volunteer Teaching: Assisted in Grade One at Pembroke Elementary, Birmingham,, MI.
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