Susan Planalp
Susan Planalp
EDUCATION
MFA University of Denver, Denver, CO
BS Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Pairs, Pattern Shop Studio, Denver, CO 2012
Four Legs, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR 2009
Underneath, CBAA Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2004
New Works, Karen White Gallery, Denver, CO 2003
Susan Planalp: Drawings, Ft. Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, CO 1999
Susan Planalp, CBAA Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 1998
New Paintings, Ricciardi Gallery, Astoria, OR 1997
New Works, Boulder Arts Gallery, Boulder, CO 1994
Susan Planalp: Recent Works, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI 1993
Small Craft Warnings, Gallery 500, Philadelphia, PA 1992
Susan Planalp: New Work, Hibberd McGrath Gallery, Breckenridge, CO 1986
Susan Planalp: Paper Works, Arvada Art Center, Denver, CO 1983
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Spark Mark, Spark Gallery, Denver CO 2013
4 Artists, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR 2009
New Members Show, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR 2004
25th Anniversary Show, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR 2004
Underneath, CBAA Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2004
Facing Off: Alternative Portraits, Arvada Art Center, Denver, CO 2003
New Work, Karen White Gallery, Denver, CO 2003
Flora, Beppu Gallery, Pacific City, OR 2002
Organic Passion, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO 2000
Women’s Art Center Group Show, Denver, CO 1999
Spring, Bennett Gallery, Denver CO 1998
Susan Planalp: Paintings, Jackie Chalkley Gallery, Washington, DC 1997
New Gallery Artists, Brigitte Schluger Gallery, Denver, CO 1997
Art at Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO 1997
Twenty-Twenty, Arvada Art Center, Denver, CO 1996
Coastal Artists, CBAA Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 1996
Year of American Craft, The White House, Washing ton, DC 1994
Small Works, Olson-Larsen Gallery, Des Moines, IA 1993
Colorado Craft, Coburn Gallery, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 1993
Coming Home, Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Detroit MI 1993
New Directions in Contemporary Beadwork, Winchester Gallery, Las Vegas, NV 1993
The Year of American Craft, Hand and Spirit Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 1993
The Art of Paper, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Denver, CO 1993
Gallery Artists, Jackie Chalkley Gallery, Washington, DC 1993
Contemporary Art Forms, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA 1992
Important American Craft, Carole Kraus Gallery, New York, NY 1991
Gallery Artists, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ 1991
Interiors, International Gallery, San Diego, CA 1991
Table/Top, 1/0 Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1990
New Friends, Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI 1990
Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 1990, 1989, 1988
Paper, Stone, Scissors, Interwoven Gallery, St. Louis, MO 1990
Vessels: Expressions Of Form, International Gallery, San Diego, CA 1990
National Paper Invitational, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI 1990
Pulp Pow, Interwoven Designs, St. Louis, MO 1989
Fiber International, Mobilia, Cambridge, MA 1989
Contemporary Paper, International Gallery, San Diego, CA 1989
Containers, Elizabeth Fortner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 1988
In Relief, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA 1988
Contemporary Southwest Art, New York State University, Potsdam, NY 1988
Microcosms, University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, 1987-1989 (two-year traveling US show)
The Bead Goes On, University of Oregon, 1987-1989 (two-year traveling Canada and US show)
The Ubiquitous Bead, Belleview Art Museum, Belleview, WA 1987
Denver Regional Art Exposition, Denver, CO 1986
Found Images/Made Images, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver CO 1986
New Directions, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA 1986
Spectrum 3, The Craftsmen’s Gallery, Scarsdale, NY 1985
Treasures, Fiberworks, Berkeley, CA 1985
Currents ’84, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 1984
Colorado Springs Biennial, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO 1984
Four Colorado Artists, Colorado Governor’s Mansion, Denver, CO 1984
Colorado Artists/Craftsmen, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO 1984
Works in Paper, Hibberd McGrath Gallery, Keystone, CO 1984
Colorado Artists/Craftsmen Invitational, Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge, CO 1983
Invitational Paper Show, Grant Street Art Center, Denver, CO 1983
Miniatures in Fiber, Hibberd McGrath Gallery, Keystone, CO 1983
Layers and Textures, Unicorn Gallery, Aspen, CO 1983
Draw ’82, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO 1982
Innovations in Fiber II, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO 1982
Colorado Artists/Craftsmen, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO 1982
Landscapes and Other Vistas, Horizons Gallery, Fort Collins, CO 1982
Gallery Artists, Inkfish Gallery, Denver, CO 1982
Arts ’81, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO 1981
Colorado Springs Biennial, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO 1981
New Talent, Lopoukhine/Nayduch Gallery, Boston, MA 1981
CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
AMOCO, Denver, CO
AT&T, New York, NY
Biltmore Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ
Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO
Comptroller of the US Currency, Dallas, TX
Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO
Kidder Peabody & Company, San Francisco CA
Mountain Bell, Denver, CO
Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO
The Plaza at Angelfire, Taos, NM
Warner Brothers Records, Aspen, CO
Naomi Watts, Los Angeles, CA
PUBLICATIONS
Calyx: A Journal of Art & Literature by Women, Vol. 25:3, Winter 2010
"Portfolio", Oregon Home Magazine, May, 2003
500 Beaded Objects, Lark Books, Asheville, NC 2003
"Explain Yourself", hipfish, July 2002
Calyx: A Journal of Art & Literature by Women, Vol, 19:30, November 2000
"A Man’s Castle", The Oregonian, October, 1998
The New Beadwork, Harry Abrams, New York, NY, 1992
Fiberarts Design Book Four, Lark Books, Asheville, NC 1991
"Brave New Color", House Beautiful, January, 1990
"The Spirit of Home", Metropolitan Magazine, December 1988
"L.A. Style", House Beautiful, November, 1988
GRANTS
Artist in Residence, Artreach, Denver, CO 1992
Artist in Residence, Daybreak, Denver, CO 1992
Artist in Residence, Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities,
Parachute, CO, 1988, Aurora, CO, 1985, Aurora, CO 1983
Native American Art Project, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Boulder, CO 1991
Art, Music and You, Boulder County Arts Commission, Boulder, CO 1989
Artist in Residence, Clayton Institute, Denver, CO 1986
WORKSHOPS
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 1991, 1989, 1988
Department of Corrections, Northern California Women’s Facility, Stockton CA 1991
Department of Corrections, Deuel Men’s Vocational Institution, Stockton, CA 1991
Vail Summer Artists Series, Vail, CO 1991
University of Colorado Extended Studies, Boulder, CO 1991
St. Thomas Council for the Arts and Humanities, St. Thomas, VI 1990
Santa Barbara Art Museum, Santa Barbara, CA 1988
Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA 1988
Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA 1988
Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA 1988
Barnsdall Art Center, Los Angeles, CA 1987
Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA 1987
Paper Source, Los Angeles, CA 1987
Adams State University, Alamosa, CO, 1985
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 1985
Jefferson County Schools, Golden, CO 1985
Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO 1985
OTHER TEACHING
The International School, Portland, OR 2005-2007
Instructor Fine Arts, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO 1991
Instructor in Drawing, University of Colorado at Denver Extended Studies 1985-1990
The Curtis School, Los Angeles, CA 1987-88
Instructor, Fine Arts, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO 1984
