Suzanne Tevlin
Artist member since 2024
ProToronto, Ontario
Suzanne Tevlin is a well known artist and lecturer in Toronto. Author of “The Conspiracy of Silence; Gericault’s ‘Raft of the Medusa’ and the Abolitionist Movement” and “The Invisible Woman: Searching for The Black Female in Western Art,” she was, recently, the only Canadian artist to be invited to take part in the exhibition “GOLD” at the Musée Belvedere in Vienna.
As an international lecturer and artist she spent 12 years in Europe where she lectured at Le Musée Ephrussi de Rothschild and La Villa Kerylos in France. While in France she founded “The Tevlin Perspective: Art History from the Artist’s Point of View”. Suzanne has lectured in major museums in Europe and North America, as well as the University of Toronto, University of St Michael’s College, OCAD, TPL, Parsons-Paris, Ghost Ranch, WAAC, Campbell House, Arts & Letters, and HotDocs/Curious Minds.
Suzanne Tevlin has been associated with a Paris gallery for over 30 years, and has had numerous exhibitions in Paris, Monaco, along the Cote d’Azur and in London, as well as in Canada. She is represented in collections throughout Europe and North America.
Work
Loves of The Gods 2024
Ganymedes in The Eagle's Nest - Throwing a Tantrum, and Screaming Blue Murder
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 48" x 48" x 2"
- $7000 buy — $400 try
Known Gang of Irritable Canada Geese Save Leda from an agressive swan claiming to be Zeus
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 48" x 48" x 2"
- $7500 buy — $400 try
Small Landscapes
Till we reach the light: Dante, Virgil, and Homer have a chat
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 10" x 8" x 1"
- $500 buy — $55 try
Pythia Sets Out To Save The World
Miss Pythia in Paris as The Seine Breaches Its Banks
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 60" x 60" x 2"
- $12000 buy — $700 try
Notre Dame Burning: Pythia & The Great Red Dragon
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 60" x 72" x 2"
- $14000 buy — $700 try
Small drawings & watercolours
Large Mixed Media Works
Crow Paintings
Small birds & animals
Nudes
Messengers During a Time of Pestilence
Great Bear Sky - Messengers During A Time of Pestilence
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 60" x 72" x 2"
- $12500 buy — $725 try
Messengers During A Time of Pestilence: Moose Man Spirit
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 60" x 72" x 2"
- $11000 buy — $700 try
Large Drawings
Tornado Drawings
Large Bowls of Fruit with Crows
The Topic of Cancer
Canada 150: Wild Animals After My Heart
The Polar Bear's Farewell: If You're Skating on Thin Ice You might as Well Dance
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 120" x 60" x 2"
- $15000 buy — $750 try
Large Landscapes
Meteorite, February 15, 2013, Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Suzanne Tevlin
- 77" x 36" x 2"
- $12000 buy — $700 try
Ghost Ranch Small Paintings
Ghost Ranch Large Paintings
Encaustic Works
The Darwin Series
People
Flowers
Faroe Islands Series
Inside the Studio
Q+A
Describe your home in 3 words
A working studio.
Favourite musical artist / band right now
Today it's Mozart, because I've just found out that l will be part of a group of singers venturing to Vienna to sing his Requiem, on the anniversary of his death. It gives me shivers. I am so incredibly lucky.
Your favourite spot in Toronto right now
I love Christie Pits Park. I practice my arias there. The children love the high notes.
During my breaks, I tend to ...
Watch the international news. I prefer the British and French news casts. They're more circumspect.
When I'm not making art, I'm (a) ...
Singing arias by Mr Handel, Mr Mozart, and Mr Bach. I'm also crazy about Mahler.
I'm really good at making (a) ...
The bed right after my coffee. My Dad always insisted. It's a good habit. Of course, I didn't drink coffee in those days.
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