AbouT SUZANNE

Suzanne Metz’ work is an established abstract artist who’s work is marked by unique mixed media and graffiti techniques. Her original works have been placed in numerous important collections and countless exhibitions. Her authority on the subject has allowed her to instruct painting to over 1000 students through the last 40 years.

Suzanne immigrated to Toronto in 1986. With a strong academic background including a Bachelor of Fine Arts honours degree from the University of Witwatersrand, and a Diploma in Interior Design from the College of Art and Design (Johannesburg). This background is complemented by over 40 years of practical experience, making Suzanne a well-known name in the abstract art community.

Suzanne’s collectors appreciate her vast range of changing palettes and the evolution of the use of graffiti and text-based elements that reference deeper significance to the world around us.

Artist Statement

I paint to explore the intersection of personal authenticity and its interaction in the world. For me, painting is a mystery which flows intuitively from inspiration that links my mind and heart together. Informed by my love of words and text and the ability to use them with  minimal simplicity,  my paintings honour beauty and forms which integrate in and out of raw, wild and powerful markmaking that throw the original peaceful subtlety into a graffiti -like contemporary world. My intention is to provide evocative art that changes the energy of its surroundings and enables observers to form their own relationship with the work. My practice is complete when I leave nothing off of the canvas, but the tension between the spaces, the paint and the marks
that feel entirely profound.