Suzie Buchholz

Suzie Buchholz is a Bay Area-based abstract painter bringing a playful and rebellious approach to the tradition of Abstract Expressionism. Her process is highly physical, building and scraping layers of paint, while driven by an instinct for harmony of color and form. Inspired by the tangled and fragile moments of daily life, her work combines a painterly process and street-wise sensibility with an uncanny tenderness. Buchholz holds a B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute (2004) and Certificat from the Aterlier du Soliel, Aix en Provence, France (1998). She is the recipient of several residencies, including Djerassi Artists Program (2015), the Bay Area Discovery Museum (2014), and Sant Anna, Camprena Pienza, Italy (2004). She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including di Rosa Museum (Napa, CA), the Headlands Center for the Arts (Sausalito, CA), and Catherine Clark Gallery (San Francisco, CA) and the Zero1 biennial.