CASSANDRA ANNE SUCHE
b. 1994 Calgary AB Canada. Lives and works in Calgary AB Canada.
Cassandra (Cassie) Suche’s work is distinguishable for its delicate balance of structure and spontaneity, expressed through a visual language of linear and modular forms. Suche’s practice is highly experimental, with a focus on process and material research.
The artist’s investigative approach to making has led to the materialization of bodies of work in a diverse range of mediums. She is known for designing her own tools and adopting a systematic, generative approach to production. Her works are both methodical and improvisational, residing in the liminal space between order and disorder. Pattern is at the root of her practice, but within Suche’s work repetition is not just a formal device, it is a transformative process that reveals emergent qualities.
Suche earned a BFA from Leeds Arts University in the UK with a specialization in two and three dimensional surface pattern design. She is currently represented by Ninth Editions (Toronto, ON, Canada) and Paul Kuhn Gallery (Calgary, AB, Canada).
For inquiries please contact studio@cassiesuche.com
REPRESENTATION
Paul Kuhn Gallery Calgary AB Canada
Ninth Editions Toronto ON Canada
EDUCATION
2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts Leeds Arts University First Class Honours Leeds UK
EXHIBITIONS
2024 PADA End-of-Residency Exhibition PADA Gallery Barreiro Setúbal Portugal G
2024 Earth Tilt Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity - Glyde Hall Banff AB Canada G
2023 LOOK Contemporary Calgary Calgary AB Canada G
2023 The Space Between Paul Kuhn Gallery Calgary AB Canada S
2023 Black and White Duran Mashaal Gallery Montreal QC Canada G
2022 Sequencing Gallery 505 Calgary AB Canada S
2021 Process Paul Kuhn Gallery Calgary AB Canada G
2019 Leeds Arts University Graduate Show Leeds Arts University Leeds UK G
2018 Petri Dish Rotunda Gallery Leeds UK G
RESIDENCIES
2024 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Artist in Residence: Early Career Banff AB Canada
2024 PADA Studios Barreiro Setúbal Portugal
2021 Empire of Dirt Artist Run Centre Creston BC Canada
2020 International Avenue Arts & Culture Centre Artist Run Makerspace Calgary AB Canada
2020 The Drake Hotel Drake Artist Loft Toronto ON Canada
2020 Calgary Allied Arts Foundation cSpace King Edward Calgary AB Canada
PUBLIC ART
2023 GROW III Outdoor Installation Ramsay Community Association Calgary AB Canada
2023 Better Not Tell You Now Outdoor Installation City of Calgary Calgary AB Canada
2023 GROW II Outdoor Installation Calgary Downtown Association Calgary AB Canada
2022 Touch Traces Outdoor Installation Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Calgary AB Canada
2021 GROW Outdoor Installation City of Calgary Calgary AB Canada
2020 Rise & Reflect Outdoor Sculpture City of Calgary Calgary AB Canada
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2023 RBC Emerging Artist Award Calgary Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards
2023 Visual Arts & New Media Individual Project Grant Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2023 Individual Artist Project Grant Calgary Arts Development
2023 Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 Avenue Magazine
2023 Prestigious Alumni Achievement Award in the Arts West Island College
2019 The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology First Place Photomoniter Award
2018 Masterpiece Prize Global Wallcoverings Association
2018 Wabi Sabi Design Award First Place Global Wallcoverings Association
2017 Principals International Undergraduate Scholarship Leeds Arts University
2017 Designext Winner Surtex NYC
2014 Trustee Merit Scholar Rhode Island School of Design
AFFILIATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT
2023 Guest Critic University of Calgary School of Architecture Planning and Landscape
2022 Volunteer Workshop Instructor Youth Centres of Calgary
2021 Artist Mentor Beltline Urban Murals Project
2020 Contract Print Designer lululemon Athletica
2020 Workshop Instructor Empire of Dirt Residency
2020 Volunteer Contemporary Calgary
2019 Volunteer Workshop Instructor Calgary Board of Education Open Minds Program
2018 Project Coordinator Beltline Urban Murals Project
2018 Studio Assistant Timorous Beasties
I acknowledge and pay respect to the land I live and work on - the traditional and ancestral territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, and the Métis Nation, Region 3.