EXCITING NEWS!
Susan Falcon-Hargraves has been selected to feature two of her works at The Artrom Gallery in Rome. The "Top Ten" show, comprised of previous winners, will run for two months beginning on November 30, 2011. She will be traveling to Rome to give an artist's talk on Wednesday, January 11th.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susan Falcon-Hargraves is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured in galleries and museums throughout the Phoenix area. She studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from Prescott College in Arizona.
In one previous incarnation she danced professionally, both in New York and Los Angeles; in another she worked as an actress in LA, winning a few small film roles and theater awards before moving to the peaceful Sonoran desert with her husband and family of four-legged loved ones.
In 2008 she presented a one-woman show at the West Valley Art Museum, and participated in (and was credited with inspiring) the “Table Manners” group show at the Arizona Museum for Youth.
Her highly prized commissioned family portraits grace the homes of collectors across the country, and her iconic work “The Elephant in the Room” was purchased by the City of Glendale, AZ for their public collection.
A devout animal-lover and supporter of animal rescue causes, Falcon-Hargraves is also well-known for her vibrant and soulful portraits of companion animals and their people, donating 10% of the proceeds from that vein of work to rescue groups in the Phoenix area. You can view a selection of her companion animal portraits at www.finepetportraitstudio.com
She teaches drawing, painting and Photoshop basics for artists through the BRIO Fine Arts Center based in North Scottsdale.www.briofinearts.com/brio/ and her work is featured at the Easy Street Gallery in Carefree, Arizona. http://easystreetartgallery.co
In one previous incarnation she danced professionally, both in New York and Los Angeles; in another she worked as an actress in LA, winning a few small film roles and theater awards before moving to the peaceful Sonoran desert with her husband and family of four-legged loved ones.
In 2008 she presented a one-woman show at the West Valley Art Museum, and participated in (and was credited with inspiring) the “Table Manners” group show at the Arizona Museum for Youth.
Her highly prized commissioned family portraits grace the homes of collectors across the country, and her iconic work “The Elephant in the Room” was purchased by the City of Glendale, AZ for their public collection.
A devout animal-lover and supporter of animal rescue causes, Falcon-Hargraves is also well-known for her vibrant and soulful portraits of companion animals and their people, donating 10% of the proceeds from that vein of work to rescue groups in the Phoenix area. You can view a selection of her companion animal portraits at www.finepetportraitstudio.com
She teaches drawing, painting and Photoshop basics for artists through the BRIO Fine Arts Center based in North Scottsdale.www.briofinearts.com/brio/ and her work is featured at the Easy Street Gallery in Carefree, Arizona. http://easystreetartgallery.co
