Susan Hirsch

Susan Hirsch:

An artist whose work embodies bold design and clear focus. She holds a B.A. in Painting and Printmaking from Herron School of Art. Her 25 years in Graphic Design has garnered critical acclaim as a Creative Director and Graphic Designer. In 2007 she took a beginning fusing glass and fell in love. She opened Fire Fusion Studio and has been showing, selling and teaching glass classes at her studio in San Marcos Ca. and at Rayzist Photo-mask in Vista Ca. Represented by Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in La Jolla, she is in many private collections in the USA and England. Public installations include The Marriott Downtown San Diego, Kaiser Permanente, Ridgeway Medical Center and Scripps Anderson Cancer Center.

PRESS-

SD Voyager Online Magazine – February 2023

Glass Art Magazine – January/February 2018 Studio Feature

A&E Magazine January 2018 Featured Projects – Memorial Glass

San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles – January 2012 "Stars of San Diego"

Handmade Business – March 2016

San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles – Interior Design Guide 2007

Decor and Style – Studio Feature November 2007

SHOWS-

Mixed Media–1st place - “Cosmic Cactus”

Oceanside –1st place - “Arctic Flow”

Beyond Boundaries Glass Show 2023- Cannon Gallery Carlsbad Ca

Gallery of Excellence - Glass and Craft Expo 2023

Professional Division –3rd place "Crisis- Families in Ukraine”

Glasstek International Trade Show, Germany 2023

Oceanside Glass Display - "Crisis- Families in Ukraine”

Art Glass Assoc 40th Annual Glass Show 2022

Wall Art –3rd place "Blue Horizon”

Art Glass Assoc 40th Annual Glass Show 2021

Sculpture –1st place "Perspective”

Art Glass Assoc 38th Annual Glass Show 2019

Coatings by Sandburg–1st place "Illusions” Mixed Media- 3rd Place “Memories”

Front Porch Gallery ‘She pushes Boundries’ Women’s Show 2019

Galaxy of Glass Juried Glass Show, Fallbrook Center for the Arts 2018

Art Glass Assoc 37th Annual Glass Show 2018

Vessels–1st place "Birds” Sculpture 3nd Place “Flow”

Galaxy of Glass Juried Glass Show, Fallbrook Center for the Arts 2017

Art Glass Assoc 36th Annual Glass Show 2017

Sculpture –1st place "The Wall” 2nd Place “Repitition”

Art Glass Assoc 35th Annual Glass Show 2016

Uroboros –1st place "Questionable" 2nd place "Juxtaposition"

Wall Art – 2nd place “What are Words for”

Galaxy of Glass Juried Glass Show, Fallbrook Center for the Arts 2016

Art Glass Assoc 34th Annual Juried Glass Show 2015

Uroboros –1st place "Passing Through"

Galaxy of Glass Juried Glass Show, Fallbrook Center for the Arts 2015

Front Porch Gallery Group Show for AGASC 2014

Art Glass Assoc 32nd Annual Glass Show 2013

Uroboros – 1st place "Migration" 3rd place "Words"

Glassline – 1st place "Victorian Elegance"

Front Porch Gallery Group Show for AGASC 2013

Art Glass Assoc 31st Annual Glass Show 2012

Uroboros – 1st place "Something is Askew" 2nd place "On the Surface"

Coatings by Sandberg – 2nd place "White Rabbit"

Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla Ca – June 2012 "Ladies Night" Five Women Artists

Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla Ca – August 2011 Featured Artist

Art Glass Assoc 30th Annual Glass Show 2011

Uroboros – 1st place "Millennium l and ll" 2nd place "Suspense ll"

Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla Ca – Nov 2010 Featured Artist La Jolla Annual Gallery Tour

Large and Little Show August 2009

Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla Ca, sponsored by SD Visual Arts.net

Trios Gallery, Solano Beach Ca, sponsored by SD Visual Arts.net

Art Glass Assoc 27th Annual Glass Show 2008

Uroboros – 1st place "Synergy Coatings by Sandberg – 1st place "Timelines" 2nd place "Trio"

Art Glass Assoc 26th Annual Glass Show 2007

Uroboros – Emerging Artist - 1st place "Trinity" 2nd place "Connections"

Uroboros – 3rd place "Balance"

PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS:

Scripps Anderson Cancer Center – San Diego

Marriott – Downtown San Diego, Ca

Kaiser Permanente Hospital – San Diego, Ca

Kaiser Ridgeway Medical Center – San Diego

Dental Center – Sacramento Ca

Kaiser Medical Offices – San Diego, Ca

Fallbrook School of the Arts – Fallbrook Ca

Rayzist Photomask– Vista, Ca

EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS:

Inside the Bubble Workshop: Martin Janecky - Corning Studio -  Aug 2023

Bullseye Glass Workshop: Stacy Smith Harnessing Flow- Pasadena 2018

BeCon Bullseye Workshop: Jeffery Sarmiento- Silkscreen Printing on Glass 2015

GAS Workshop: Brian Usher- Casting Illusive Forms 2012

Ditore Glassworks: Dick Ditore - Introduction to Coldworking 2007

Bullseye Glass Workshop: Catharine Newell - Images in Glass 2006

Bachelor of Fine Arts, John Herron School of Art, Indiana University

Artist Statement

My work tends to be minimal with subtle illusions. I like to create elements or an underlying statement that appear only with closer observation. 

Artist Statement

My work in Fused Glass tends to be minimal with subtle illusions. I like to create elements or an underlying statement that appears only with closer observation. I create narratives and imagery that contain a message, whether a social statement or introspective of dreams. To create hidden illusions I use glow materials or layer text and imagery. One method I use to create text or imagery is Rayzist film and sandblasting and refusing with enamels etched into sheet glass that is then picked up and blown as a layer inside a piece. I also use the films to engrave on the outside after cold working. My desire to create drives me to stretch the limits of what I can do and explore materials. Being able to share ideas and learn techniques in a setting with other artists is essential to growth. I have been blowing glass in a college setting and find working with others very inspiring. My strength is in concept and vision restrained only by my lack of time and experience in this medium. My Fused Glass is also a source for narrative and often contains lyrics, thoughts or poetry and has hints of hidden meaning.

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