ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Sculpture is nonverbal communication between artist and viewer. The shared experience I have used in my marble sculpture, the basis of the language, is the Old Testament. For the forms, the sentence structure of the language, I choose common items or figurative references. Using the Old Testament reference and the poetic placement of contemporary forms, a new idea in form is presented. It uses the well known characters from the ancient text and puts them into a contemporary visual relevance. For this body of work I chose marble. It is directly from nature. It reveals its beauty only after an arduous process of determined effort. It's seriousness is appropriate for my feelings about the subject matter.

Susan Miller has exhibited nationally in one and two person venues as well as invitational and juried competitions over a 25 year period. Her most current exhibition participation is as follows:

1997 Schmidt Gallery, Florida Atlantic University,"Home Show", Boca Raton, FL

1997 Appleton Museum, "Female Form", Ocala, FL

1997 Shacknow Museum, "Model House", Coral Springs, FL

1996 First Award, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, "Combined Talents: The Florida National", Tallahassee, FL

1996 Award of Merit, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, "Multi Media", Boca Raton, FL

COMMISSIONS

Commissioned 1994, completed 1995, "Ruach Panels", Four wall hung sculptural paintings, Temple Sinai, Hollywood, FL, each 7' x 7'.

Commissioned 1994, completed 1994, "Untitled", Three wall hung resin sculptures for ProxyMed Corp., Davie, FL, 4' x 28'.

Commissioned 1990, completed 1990, "Psalms". Seven wall hung resin sculptures for B.J.E.S. Synagogue, Chicago, IL.

Commissioned 1990, completed 1991, "Garden of Memories". Five marble and granite sculptures for Bet Shira Synagogue, Kendall, FL.

Commissioned 1989, completed 1989, garden sculpture for the David Posnack Jewish Community Center, Davie, FL, 4' x 4' x 2'.

Commissioned 1986, completed 1987, garden sculpture for private patron, Hollywood, FL, 8' x 6' x 6', marble and stainless steel.

Commissioned 1984, completed 1985, sculpture for Century Village, Pembroke Pines, FL, 8' x 4' x 4'.