In Grenada you can find Susan's work at Art and Soul at Spiceland Mall, Grand Anse.  Phone 473-439-3450

 

In Barbados you can find her work at Gallery of Caribbean Art, Speightstown,

and at  A Gallery at Royal Westmoreland in St James.

In Miami, Diaspora Vibe Gallery in the Design District www.diasporavibe.net

 

Past Exhibition at www.artingrenada.com

 

A self-taught artist, for more than 20 years Susan Mains has been pursuing the mystery of the Caribbean in her painting, writing, and now mixed media works. Her work has been exhibited in the Caribbean, Canada, USA, Germany, and most recently, Australia. The paintings are much sought after, and are collected internationally.

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Born in the USA in 1958. Dual Citizen, USA/Grenada 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

Self -Taught artist. Strong colours and contrasts characterize the paintings.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1987

Roseau, Dominica ,Dominica Artists Guild Group Exhibit 1987 Aquarella Gallery, T'dad

1991

Solo show, Roseau Dominica

1993-2007

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" Manhatten, 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

Grenada Arts Council Annual Exhibit

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, Trinidiad, Group from Grenada

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, Melbourn Australia, "Jouvert"

2007

"Between" Benoit, Froehlich, Mains and Mains, Group at the Rex Grenadian in Grenada

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

Various Personal Collections in the Caribbean, North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

PUBLICATIONS

Spicy, Discover Grenada, Catalogue of 3rd Bienal of Museo de Arte, Santo Domingo,

Greetings Magazine , Review Miami New Times, Mar 1, 2001

"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

Carib Beat Magazine, 2005 " Art after Ivan"

"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

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-

Curated Grenada Exhibit for the V Bienal of Caribbean Art Santo Domingo 2003