Susan Mains
P.O.Box 3633, St George's Grenada' Telephone: 473-440-9772 email mains@spiceisle.com
Born in the USA in 1958. Dual Citizen, USA/Grenada www.susanmains.com
Lived in The Caribbean since 1970 Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, and settled permanently in Grenada in 1992
EDUCATION
Cedarville College, OHIO, USA BA., Biology, 1979
Freedom University FLORIDA, USA M.Ed., 1985, D.Ed., 1987
ART
Auto-didactic. Strong colours and contrasts characterize paintings, photography and mixed media.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1987 Roseau, Dominica ,Dominica Artists Guild Group Exhibit 1987 Aquarella Gallery, T’dad
1991 Solo show, Roseau Dominica
1993-2009 St. George's, Grenada, Annual Art Council Show
1996 Solo show, Art Grenada, Fine Art Gallery St George's, Grenada
1996 Queen's Park Gallery, National Cultural Foundation Barbados, Group show Grenadian Artists
1996 Museo de Arte, 3rd Bienal, Dominican Republic
1997 Organization of American States Gallery, Washington D.C Group show Grenadian artists
1997 Exhibit with Oliver Benoit at Art Grenada, Fine Arts Gallery, Grenada
1999 Organization of American States Gallery, Washington D.C., Group Grenadian
2000 Solo Exhibit at NCB House, St. George’s, Grenada online at www.spiceisle.com/mains/art
2000 Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami Fl USA “Sierra Leone Series” and Residency
2000 Aalan City Gallery, Germany Group Show from Grenada Arts Council
2001- Group of 4—Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami FL USA--”Immigration and Boundaries”
2001 Group Show, DVG, Miami Herald--Black History Month"
2001 Miami-Dade Com. College, Miami FL USA "Sierra Leone Series"
2001 DVG "Africanado" Exhibit at Port of Miami, FL USA
2001 LaCrit Law Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA "Sierra Leone Series"
2001 Spice Jazz Festival, Grenada, "Art of Jazz" Susan/Asher Mains
2001 IV Bienal Del Arte Caribe, Museo de Art Moderno, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
2002 University of the West Indies Country Conference, Grenada, “Beyond Walls”
2002 Washington DC, OAS Gallery-28th Anniversary of Grenada’s Independence
2002 "Rude Awakening" Manhattan, New York; Group Show Diaspora Vibe Gallery
2002 Grenada Spice Jazz Festival “The Art of Jazz” Group Show Caribbean Art Exchange
2002 Art Basel Miami, Group Show “Inter/Sections” Diaspora Vibe Gallery
2003 Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados, Two Person show with Oliver Benoit “Parallel Disparity”
2003 Diasporavibe Group Exhibit “Parallel Horizons” , Institute of Culture, Aruba
2003 V Caribbean Bienal, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 Art Basel Miami, Group Show “Strata” Diaspora Vibe Gallery
2004 “Exit Inside Out” University of the West Indies, Grenada—Group
2004 “Habitat” Solo Exhibit Barbados
2004 “Visages” Solo Exhibit, Alliance Francais, Grenada
2004 “Off The Main” Group Exhibit with Diasporavibe Gallery, New York
2005 “Art After Ivan” With Oliver Benoit at Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados
2005 Galerie Nader, Coral Gables, FL USA, Group from Grenada
2005 Art Creators, Trinidad, Group from Grenada
2006 1st Caribbean Artist Bienale, Bahamas
2006 “Ties that Bind” Group of 4 from Grenada at Brooklyn Public Library, USA
2006 CLICO Gallery “Women Arts of the Caribbean”, Trinidad, CLICO Calendar 2006
2006 Museo Arte Morderno, Dominican Republic, 1st ACP Countries Festival
2007 Caribbean Studies Conference, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia, “Jouvert”
2007 “Between” Benoit, Froelich, Mains and Mains, Group at the Rex Grenadian in Grenada
2007 Salon de Dibujo, Fundacion de Arte Arwak, Inc., Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo DR
2008 Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados, Two person show with Asher Mains Caribbean Collage
2008 Best of Grenada, Group Exhibit Caribbean Art Project
2008 Caribbean Studies conference, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
2008 Artist Residency, Babayan House of Culture, Cappadocia, Turkey
2008 2nd International Caribbean Art Fair, Chelsea New York USA
2009 Runaway Reaction Diasporavibe Gallery Miami USA
2009 4th International Conference on Society & Arts, Venice, Italy
2009 3rd International Caribbean Art Fair Washington DC USA «Art in Grenada»
2010 Solo Exhibit Gallery of Caribbean Art Barbados
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Barclays Bank Plc, Dominica
National Commercial Bank, Grenada
Cable & Wireless, Grenada
Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada
Coyaba Beach Resort, Grenada
Flamboyant Hotel, Grenada
Young Sounds FM Radio, Grenada
Colombian Emeralds, Int’l, Grenada
Government of China on Taiwan
Texaco West Indies Ltd.
Bel Air Plantation Resort, Grenada
Blue Horizons Cottages, Grenada
Coral Sands Hotel, Barbados
AT & T Wireless Grenada
The Beach House Restaurant Grenada
CLICO Trinidad Headquarters
Grenada Representation at CARICOM Headquarters in Guyana
De Savary Investments in Grenada, Mt. Cinnamon
Paradise Beach Resort, Grenada
Various Personal Collections in the Caribbean, North America, South America, Europe, and Asia
PUBLICATIONS by Susan Mains
“Visual Art As a Sustainable Resource”, Paper Presented at University of the West Indies Country Conference, Jan 2002
Cariforum Magazine, “Contemporary Art in Grenada” Article, Mar 2002
The Discover Magazine, “Drawing on the Spirit of the Kalinago” Article Nov 2003
“Small Island Art—Potential Untapped”, Paper presented at University of Vienna, Austria, Caribbean Conference, December 2005
“Vienna Actionist, Caribbean Jouvert” Paper presented at Victoria University, Melbourne Australia, February 2007
“The Justice Series” Small Axe Magazine, February 2007
Publications About Susan Mains
Greetings Magazine , Review Miami New Times, Mar 1, 2001
Spicy, Discover Grenada, Catalogue of 3rd Bienal of Museo de Arte, Santo Domingo 2003G
Carib Beat Magazine, 2005 “ Art after Ivan”
CLICO Calendar—Women Artists of the Caribbean 2006
Truly Discover Grenada—Cover Art 2007-2008
Island Life Magazine No. 33 “Colour & Contrast” Richard Thomas 2008
Living Barbados , Catherine Forter Chee-a-tow March 2008
Sky Writings, Air Jamaica Inflight Magazine, Sarah Venable May-June 2008
Organizing committee group shows from Grenada to Barbados, Dominican Republic, Washington D.C., USA
President of Grenada Arts Council 1997-1999
Founder and Director of Caribbean Art Exchange, 2000—
Opened personal gallery, Art and Soul at Spiceland Mall in Grenada 2002
Curated Grenada Exhibit for the V Bienal of Caribbean Art Santo Domingo 2003
Curator Exhibition of Drawing, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, DR 2007
Instructor of Studio Art At St. George’s University, Grenada, 2007-present
Curator for Republic Bank Collection, St. George’s, Grenada 2008