Susan Baird
Born 1964, Sydney, Australia
Lives & Works – Hill End (Wiradjuri)
Susan Baird creates poetic paintings that capture the essence of Australian environments. Often created en plein air, her works canvass the vicissitudes of the natural world, springing as much from physical topographies as they do from psychological, emotional and spiritual affiliations. Vibrant strokes of colour, swift brushwork and suggested forms conjure a kind of optic memory, evoking the sensations of form, shape, light and colour that have inspired generations of artists. Consciously harnessing liminal or ‘in between’ moments – when the sun retreats behind a cloud, the wind caressing the trees or the pool of light that gushes in at the day’s end – Baird’s paintings channel the artist’s harmonic awareness of the rhythms of nature.
Baird has been the recipient of various residencies including Bull Bay, Bruny Island (2015), Murray’s Cottage, Hill End, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (2012) and a finalist in numerous awards including the Calleen Art Award (2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016), Paddington Art Prize (2023, 2019, 2018, 2011, 2010, 2009), Mosman Art Prize (2016, 2015, 2010), Colville Lloyd Rees Art Prize (2013) and the Blake Prize (2011). Her work is held in major national and international collections such as Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Cowra Regional Art gallery, Artbank, J.B.Were & Son, London, Le Meridien, Vanuatu and Magic Works Miami, Florida, as well as private and corporate collections in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
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Arthouse Group Show
Summer – Part 1 9 - 27 January 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to begin 2024 with 'Summer' featuring a selection of new and exciting works from our stable of artists. This coming year features solo shows by newly–represented,...Read more -
Off–Site Exhibition
George Place 19 December 2023 - 29 February 2024George Place is an outstanding office precinct in the thriving hub of Sydney’s CBD. George Place hosts a series of inclusive events and activities to enhance the workday experience for...Read more -
Group Show
Paper 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more -
Susan Baird
Where the Light Falls 5 - 26 June 2021A decade ago Susan Baird first made the artists pilgrimage to the remote community of Hill End in Central New South Wales. This former gold mining town is an infinitely...Read more
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Susan Baird
Sense of Place 21 July - 6 August 2016Susan Baird’s new suite of paintings capture the evolving sense of place that the artist has developed from immersing herself in different landscapes throughout her long career. Largely created en...Read more -
Susan Baird
Being in Landscape 22 May - 8 June 2013Baird’s fluency with pigment and skilful handling of form and tone evoke a convincing, yet poetic description of ‘being in landscape’. The fine tonal modulation and surface quality in Susan...Read more
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Susan BairdField and Dam, 2019oil on linen137 x 137 cm, 140 x 140 cm (framed)$14,000
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Susan BairdSummer Moon, 2021oil on linen110 x 150 cm, 114.5 x 155.5 cm (framed)$11,000
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Susan BairdSummer Blues, 2021oil on linen100 x 100 cm, 104.5 x 104.5 cm (framed)$9,000
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Susan BairdAutumnal Shimmer, 2021oil on linen77 x 77 cm, 79.5 x 79.5 cm (framed)$7,500
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Susan BairdHomage, 2021oil on linen76 x 77 cm, 79.5 x 79.5 cm (framed)$7,500
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Susan BairdInterior World, 2021oil on linen77 x 77 cm, 79.5 x 79.5 cm (framed)$7,500
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Susan BairdKitchen Garden, 2021oil on linen77 x 77 cm, 79.5 x 79.5 cm (framed)$7,500
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Susan BairdStudio Window With Hawthorn, 2021oil on linen77 x 77 cm, 79.5 x 79.5 cm (framed)$7,500
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Susan BairdBlue Shimmer, 2023acrylic on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Susan BairdGated Blue Gums, 2023acrylic on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Susan BairdTowards Pink Skies, 2023acrylic on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Susan BairdSilvery Light Fence Lines – Hill End, 2023acrylic on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$3,200
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Susan BairdAfternoon Delight, 2021oil on linen25.5 x 30 cm, 30 x 35 cm (framed)$3,000
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Susan BairdColliding Worlds, 2021oil on linen25.5 x 30 cm, 30 x 35 cm (framed)$3,000
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Susan BairdLooking Back, 2021oil on linen31 x 25 cm, 35 x 30 cm (framed)$3,000
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Susan BairdReaching Over, 2021oil on linen25.5 x 30 cm, 29 x 34 cm (framed)$3,000
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Susan BairdWinter Blue, 2021oil on linen25.5 x 30.5 cm, 30 x 35 cm (framed)$3,000
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Susan BairdKitchen Window, 2021oil on linen13 x 17 cm, 15 x 20 cm (framed)$1,500
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Susan BairdWinter Elms, 2021oil on linen13 x 17 cm, 15 x 20 cm (framed)$1,500
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Arthouse Gallery artists part of Women for Change
Sibyl Centre, Womens College at the University of Sydney. 6 February 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to be participating in a major fundraising event for Women for Change. The inaugural IGNITE Art Show is a silent auction...Read more -
Susan Baird announced as a finalist in the Calleen Art Award 2023
Cowra Regional Art Gallery 12 October 2023Susan Baird has been announced as a finalist in the Calleen Art Award 2023. The Calleen Art Award encourages originality, creativity and excellence in the...Read more -
The Fishers Ghost Award selects multiple Arthouse Gallery artists as finalists
Susan Baird, Jo Bertini, Kate Dorrough, Nicole Kelly and Amelia Lynch 23 September 2023The prestigious Fishers Ghost Award has announced its finalists for 2023 with five Arthouse Gallery artists announced in the selection. Susan Baird, Jo Bertini, Kate...Read more -
Multiple Arthouse Gallery artists announced as finalists in the Paddington Art Prize
Susan Baird, Jo Bertini, Jo Davenport, Lauren O'Connor and Robyn Sweaney 14 September 2023October 12-22, 2023 Cooee Art Leven 17 Thurlow Street Redfern NSW. We are delighted to announce that Susan Baird, Jo Bertini, Jo Davenport, Lauren O'Connor...Read more