Susan Murie at the International Photography Hall of Fame

We are excited to announce that artist Susan Murie has been invited to give a virtual lecture with the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.

Cyanotype Photography with Artist Susan Murie will take place Wednesday, March 9, 2022 virtually from 6-7pm CST (7-8pm EST). To register for the event, please follow this link: https://iphf.org/education/susan_murie/

“Cyanotype is a contact printing photographic process using an ultraviolet light sensitive emulsion. In her lecture Susan will talk about the invention of cyanotype, its uses, the process of making a print as well her own work in this medium” (International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum).

Susan Murie worked for many years as a gardener in both formal public spaces and private settings and this close interaction with nature has informed her artwork, most recently with cyanotypes, inspired by the ephemeral in nature and relationships, the disrupted, overgrown landscape and flowers. She works intuitively on her cyanotypes with images she has photographed. Due to the unpredictable nature of the process, each print has its own outcome; this uncertainty is a welcome part of the work. Each is one of a kind, made by hand in Susan’s studio, on a variety of light sensitized fine art papers. She most recently exhibited In October 2021 in the 22nd Annual Frances N. Roddy Exhibition at Concord Art where her work, The Crossing, received a prize awarded from juror Sam Adams.

Join us for the lecture to hear, Susan detail her process in creating cyanotypes with photographic negatives, often employing her drawing skills to create uniquely detailed and natural compositions.