SUSAN KRIEG – Bio and Artist Statement

Mixed media artist, Susan Krieg, is internationally known for her neo-classical figurative series titled ‘Archetypes of the Feminine’. Born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1952, her journey has taken her from Fargo to Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Phoenix, New York City, Los Angeles, Coos Bay Oregon, South Lake Tahoe and most recently to Ventura, CA. Since 1989, when she established her business as Krieg Art Studio, Susan has painted more than 400 large-scale paintings from her Archetypes Series. She is equally prolific creating florals, still lifes, commissions, landscapes and trompe-l’oeil. During her 6 year period in Los Angeles, Susan completed a couple dozen large scale mural and façade improvement projects including a tribute to Bob Barker at CBS and celebrity images on 40 roll-up security doors along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She painted two 6’ fiberglass angels for LA (one for the Staples Center and one for the Wilshire Grand Hotel) and a 6’ bear for South Lake Tahoe. Susan was selected to facilitate the painting portion of Judy Chicago’s ‘Envisioning the Future’ project and as an educator has taught workshops in Montreal and Los Angeles.

Krieg’s work is included in the 2007 ‘Best Of America Mixed Media Artists Vol 1. from Kennedy Publishing.

Susan Krieg’s works are on permanent public display at the Taj Mahal casino and at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her works have been utilized in several television productions including The Young and the Restless, Pacific Blue and Time of Your Life. She has two poster images available, published by Grand Image/Winn-Devon Publishing.

Artist Statement

The process of painting is a constant questioning, a conversation between the artist and the art. Creating is the continuous decision making of what feels good and what feels right. When I look at something, I see the lines and shapes that give the subject its energy. I try to match these flowing lines of energy to some internal pattern that feels right. Scientists have said we are only using 10% of our brains. I like to put as much of the rest of it to good use. I look to this subconscious arena of archetypes to give form to my experience as a human being. Because we’re a complex species, I believe it is best expressed using mixed-media and assemblage. The artistic journey is a transformational experience. You always accomplish a much greater goal than the one you started with.

Susan Krieg

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