Resume

Susan Toplikar

www.susantoplikar.com

EDUCATION

Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1976
Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture

University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 1974
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 1980-1983
Post graduate studies in Illustration, Animation, Graphic Design

SELECTED ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Stillness and Spirit: Paintings by Susan Toplikar, One Person Show, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 2008

Birds: 1988-1989, One Person Show, HagerSmith Design Community Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 2008

Susan Toplikar, Robert Marsh, Marita Gilliam Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 1989

Drawings of the Landscape, One Person Show, Brooks Hall Gallery, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1986

Susan Toplikar and Tina Bromberg: Recent Drawings and Paintings, Gilliam & Peden Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 1984

A Matter of Latex and Lawn, Two Person Show (with Pat Vecchione), Works Gallery, San Jose, CA, 1978

Whims, Oddities, Memories, One Person Show, Brooks Hall Gallery, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1977

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Wish You Were Here 9, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2010

Generations 7, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2009

Wish You Were Here 8, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2009

Generations 6, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2008

Wish You Were Here 7, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2008

Wish You Were Here 6, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2007

Wish You Were Here 5, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2006

Wish You Were Here 4, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2005

Generations.04, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, 2004

George Bireline & Friends, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 2003

Twenty-Ninth Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC (Merit Award), 2001

Cultural Explorations, Curated by S. Toplikar, Gallery of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2001

Fifty Years in the Making: NC State School of Design, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 1998

Images de Timbres, Curated by Susan Toplikar, National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1997

The Exquisite Corpse, Artspace, Raleigh, NC (Traveling), (Two Honorable Mentions), 1996

Selected Works from the Durham Art Guild 36th Annual Juried Art Show, Glaxo Inc, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1991

The Continuous Process: The Artist as Teacher/The Teacher as Artist, Gallery of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,1990

Annual Wake County Artists’ Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1988

Glaxo Incorporated Presents: Images of North Carolina, Group Invitational Exhibition, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1988

Motion and Gesture, Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, 1987

Annual Wake County Artists’ Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, (First Place Award and Purchase Award), 1986

Annual Wake County Artists’ Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 1985

956142738 Nine from North Carolina: an Exhibition, Sawtooth Center for Visual Design, and Salem College of Fine Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, 1982

National Sculpture 1979, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (Traveling: GA, AL, NC, SC, MS), 1979

American Chairs: Form, Function, Fantasy, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 1978

Herron Chair Show, Herron School of Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, 1978

Artists Biennial, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, 1977

National Drawing Exhibition, The State College, Potsdam, NY, 1977

COMMISSIONS

From Here to There, Permanent Installation, Artworks for State Buildings Program (National Competition), North Carolina Arts Council, McBryde Dormitory, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, NC (with Mike Cindric, Frank Harmon and Judy Harmon), 1996-2000

City Works I-VIII, Permanent Installation, Mural Competition and Commission, Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC, (with Mike Cindric), 1990-1993 (Destroyed 2000)

ARTIST AWARDS

INDIE: The Triangle Arts Award, by The Independent Weekly for City Works I-VIII (with Mike Cindric), 1993

Print Magazine, Print’s Regional Design Annual 1985, Certificate of Excellence, 1985

ARTIST GRANTS

Faculty Travel Grant (France), College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1996

Faculty Research Grant, College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1996

Emerging Artist Grant, City of Raleigh Arts Commission, 1989

BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Intuitive Histories of Susan Toplikar’s Horse Paintings by Greg Lindquist. Brochure essay for Stillness and Spirit: Paintings of Susan Toplikar, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 2008

Notes from North Carolina by Greg Lindquist, artcritical.com, October 2008

An Artist’s Handbook: Materials and Techniques by Margaret Krug, pages from the Bird Sketchbook, p. 63, published in US & UK, 2007

Esopus 9 Magazine, Fall 07, dream published & selected by band Caliphone (“Two/The Machinery in your Stomach), 2007

Creating Place: North Carolina’s Artworks for State Buildings, NC Arts Council publication, p.26-27, illustration, 2003

DoubleTake Magazine, Fall 1997 Issue 3:4, From An Artist’s Sketchbook, p.52-55, 1997

The Independent Weekly, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, NC 6/16/1993, City Works by Melinda Ruley, 1993

The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, 7/26/1990, Civic Center Commissions Murals of City Landmarks, 1990

Leader Magazine, Research Triangle Park, NC, 9/14 Issue, Colorful Painting in Raleigh, Max Halperen, 1989

Durham Morning Herald, Durham, NC, 10/1 Issue, Pictures at 2 Exhibitions, Blue Greenberg, 1989

ARTVU Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC, Summer Issue, Susan Toplikar: After the Windstorm, Max Halperen, 1987

The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, 9/14 Issue, Susan Toplikar’s Drawings Have the Look of Dim Memories, S. Litt, 1986

The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, 8/12 Issue, Process of Change as Stimulating as Artists’ Work, Steven Litt, 1984

McCall’s Magazine, January 1982, illustration, 1982

Review of the exhibition Seven Environmental Works at the University of Georgia Botanical Gardens, Susan Toplikar and Cheryl Goldsleger, published in Atlanta Art Papers, Vol 4, No 4, July/August and in New Arts, Vol II, No 5, 1980

New Lazarus Review, Utica, NY, Issue No. 1, illustrations, 1979

National Sculpture 1979, Exhibition Catalog with statement by Robert Pincus-Whitten, illustration, Southern Association of Sculptors Publication, Huntsville, AL, 1979

The Atlanta Journal, 6/20 Issue, National Sculpture 79: Avante Garde Art Mixes with Establishment, W.C. Burnett, 1979

American Chairs: Form, Function and Fantasy, Exhibition Catalog, The Chair and the Contemporary American Artist, essay by Naomi Gilman, illustration. Kohler Arts Center Publication, Sheboygan, WI, 1978

1977 Artists’ Biennial, Exhibition Catalog with statement by Jack Boulton. New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Biennial Series, 1977

National Drawing Exhibition 1977, Exhibition Catalog, illustration. State University College of Potsdam, NY, 1977

LECTURES

Duke University, Durham, NC, 1997

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1981

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1980

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1979

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1977

COLLECTIONS

The State of North Carolina

The City of Raleigh, NC

The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC

Spectator Publications, Raleigh, NC

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

Bailey and Dixon, Raleigh, NC

Private Collections throughout the United States

EDITORIAL

DoubleTake Magazine, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC, Editorial Advisor, Painting and Drawing, 1997-1999

New Lazarus Review (Literary Arts Magazine), Utica, NY, Contributing Editor, Issues 1-4, 1979

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1976-2010

TEACHING AWARDS/GRANTS

NC State University Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award, 2000-2002

College of Design Recognizing Teaching Excellence Award, 1999

NCSU Outstanding Teacher Award, 1998-1999

Member, Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 1998-present

School of Design Faculty Excellence Award, 1996

Scholarly Leave, Spring Semester, 1996

Faculty Research Grant, 1989

Faculty Research Grant, 1988

Teaching Mini-Grant, 1987

Scholarly Leave, 1982-83 Academic Year