SueKirchner
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My Artistic Journey


I have been a  wax artist  for a number of years, specializing in both encaustic ( hot wax ) and cold wax and oil paint. More recently I have been working  in acrylics because it affords me the possibility of creating  larger pieces.

ENCAUSTIC PROCESS


Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, is a form of painting that involves a heated wax medium to which colored pigments have been added. The molten mix is applied to a surface—usually prepared wood, 


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12" X 12" encaustic sold










Aqualume

12" X 12"

encaustic

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Cadence Unseen

acrylic

30" X 30"

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River Canyon

10" X 12"

encaustic

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Pink Flower

encaustic

12"X12"

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Maui

cold wax and oil on canvas

30" X 30"

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The Entreaty

cold wax and oil 

30" X 40"

available

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About Sue Kirchner Artist

I was born in New Canaan, Connecticut, and have lived in Cleveland Heights for over fifty years. My art reflects a deep connection to nature, music, and place. Early experiences by the ocean and summers on Cape Cod shaped my sensitivity to landscape, which remains central to my work.  Music has always been a significant influence, inspiring my distinctive abstract style that is marked by intuitive improvisation and layered processes.
I studied art and education at Emmanuel College in Boston and began my career teaching art in Long Island and Milwaukee before settling in Cleveland Heights. While raising three children, I stayed actively involved in local art education and later returned full-time to my studio practice with renewed focus and dedication.

My paintings emerge from spontaneous gestures and an ongoing dialogue between memory, emotion, and natural elements like water and sky. Listening to opera  often accompanies my creative process, reflecting my belief in the inseparability of sound and feeling in art. I constantly experiment with materials and techniques to create dynamic compositions meant to resonate emotionally with viewers.

Throughout my career, I have been honored to receive: 1) the Ohio Buckeye Gold Medal Award in 1991, 2) an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship in 1993, and 3) multiple juried awards across Ohio and Florida. My work has been exhibited nationally and featured in prominent galleries in Cleveland most recently Stillpoint Gallery. In 2024 I participated in the "Prismatic" exhibition at Heights Arts.


Shows and Awards


Juried & Group Exhibitions


    •    New England Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Boston, MA — 1990

    •    Colorado Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO — 1990

    •    Ohio Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition — 1991, 199

    •    Ohio Arts Council Fellowship for collaborative installation “Wrapping It Up” — 1990

    •    Fairmount Center for the Performing Arts, 19th & 20th Annual Russell Art Show,    1994, 1995.                 

    •    40th Annual Newman Religious Art Show, Hallinan Center, Case Western 

                Reserve University — 1995.

    •    Willoughby School of Fine Arts Association Annual Juried Exhibition, Willoughby, OH — 1994

    •    Art at the Powerhouse Gallery: Summer Celebration (Invitational Group Show), Cleveland, 

                 OH — 1993, 1994.     

    •    XIV Annual Invitational Art Festival, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, OH — 1993

    •    Beck Center for the Cultural Arts (Inaugural Show), Lakewood, OH — 1993

    •    East West Alternative Gallery: “Invite a Friend”, Shaker Heights, OH — 1993

   

Solo and Group Shows 

  •  Stillpoint Gallery Cleveland Ohio - Solo Shows - 2015, 2019, 2021


  •  CARTA - Group show - Cleveland Ohio - 2025
  • Heights Arts  group show - Prismatic - 2022
  •  Cuyahoga Community College East - 2010




    •     Frame and Save  Award  Jewish Community Center, Cleveland Heights, OH —1983

    •     Honorable  Mention   Orange Artists and Craftsmen Show, Orange, OH —  1984   Awards

    •    Honorable Mention, 2015  BIG ARTS Juried Exhibition, Sanibel, FL 

    •    Honorable Mention, 2016     Captiva Juried Exhibition, Captiva, FL — 201

    •    Buckeye Gold Medal Award,  Ohio Watercolor Society, Canton, OH — 1991

    •    Ohio Arts Council Fellowship for collaborative installation “Wrapping It Up” — 1992

         Best of Show Fairmount Center for the Performing Arts  Juried show Russell, Ohio 1995

    •     Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH

    •         Honorable Mention, juried show  1993

         •    Juror’s Mention, Painting, 1982

         •    Honorable Mention, Painting, 1983

    •    Best of show MARC Show, Mayfield Heights, OH — Pastels & Mixed Media (Juried), 1988                                                                  

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Sue Kirchner Artist

2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH, USA

Sue Kirchner Artist

2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106 USA

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