Suzanne Skaar
Multidisciplinary Artist/ Writer
Tacoma, Washington
Education
Master of Arts in International Studies: University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Russian Eastern Europe Central Asian Studies (REECAS)
- Thesis – “Guerrilla Art and Protest in Modern Russia”
• Presenter at the April 2013 Northwest REECAS Conference, University of Washington – Seattle
Bachelor of Arts: The Evergreen State College – Olympia, WA
• Traditional and Literary Journalism, Photography, and Digital Media
• Eastern European art, culture, and history, and the Russian language
Projects
Writer: “The Biopsy.”
Creative Colloquy Print Anthology. Tacoma, Washington.
GeekGirlCon Panelist: “Chronic and Creative”
As a Certified Disability Management and artist, I have been invited two years in a row to participate on a panel which addresses maintaining creative practices for individuals with chronic conditions and disabilities. October 2018, November 2019
Jet City Comic Show Panelist Moderator: “Making Space: Accessibility and Diversity in Geek Culture”
Panelists: Alease Frieson, Anna Nepomuceno, Naarah McDonald, and Stephanie Anne Johnson. Tacoma, Washington, October 26, 2019.
Writer/ Presenter: “Controlling the Narrative: Gatekeeping, Secret Societies, and Good Ol’ Boys Networks”
Portland Drunken Discourse, October 2019.
Host/ Researcher: South End Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Moment
Tacoma City TV, May 2019
Writer/ Presenter: “Immigration and Tacoma: Past and Present”
Tripod Series, April 19. 2019
Writer/ Costumes/ Props/ Set Design: “Terrorium”
253 Film Festival 72 Hour Film Competition Entry, April 25-28, 2019.
Editor/ Design Consultation/ Slide Show Layout: Tacoma’s Drunk History
October 2018 – January 2019.
Co-Writer/ Researcher: “Cannabis Crime Resolution“
I co-wrote the 2017 resolution to address racial and economic inequities in cannabis arrests and criminal records, endorsed by local Democratic LD’s including the 28th and 29th.
Host/ Producer: “Tacoma LNG” Episode
Amplify Tacoma, Radio Tacoma, 2016.
Visual Art Shows
Anacortes Arts Festival: Working Studios, Outdoor Installation
Anacortes, WA, August 1-3, 2014
No Mine! Studios Collective Art Show
Metro Coffee: Tacoma, WA, January – February 2014
Co-Founder/ Artistic Director/ Designer/ Live Projections: Grit City Fest
September 2009 – June 2010
Collective Member
Artist Spotlight: Me and My Pet Ulcer (2009)
Art/ Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA 2008 – 2009
Live Painter: Mechanismus Industrial Shows
Re-Bar: Seattle, WA 2008
Co-Founder/ Artist: Equilibrium Collective Group Shows
- Curator/ Artist: Sinsational Valentine (2008)
Mad Hat Tea: Tacoma, WA
- Artist/ Organizer: Midsummer Soiree (2007)
The Warehouse, Ct. C: Tacoma, WA
- Artist/ Organizer/ Performer: Eyefull (2006)
Opera Alley: Tacoma, WA
Solo: Paintings, Moped Guy Series
Metro Coffee: Tacoma, WA 2007
Solo: Paintings
Commencement Bay Coffee: Tacoma, WA 2007
RampArt Collective Member
Tacoma, WA, 2006
Artist: Panamonica’s Speakeasy
Tacoma, WA
Group Shows
- Valentine’s Show (2006)
- Artists Painting Artists (2006)
- Artist Spotlight (2005)
Solo – Paintings
Kickstand Cafe, Tacoma, WA, 2004
Solo: Olympia ArtsWalk
Midnight Sun Theater, Olympia, WA, 2000
Group Show: Digital Media/ Black & White Photography
Capitol Theater: Olympia, WA, 2000
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