SUSAN TYLER JENKINS
American (Pennsylvania, 1968)
Lives and works in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)6 2134 6246 Europe
Email: styler@stjenkins.com | Web: http://www.susantylerjenkins.com
Education
Master of Arts, Fine Art, 2017
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht/University of the Arts, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Bachelor of Arts, Art History 1995-2000 (Honors, cum laude)
Columbia University, New York, NY USA
Thesis: “Installation Art in the Age of Electronic Media” (advisor: Jonathan Crary)
Group Exhibitions/Projects
October 2021, “Bramenproject, year four” Puur Nootzaak, Zutphen/Amsterdam - food art project
October 2020, “Bramenproject, year three” Puur Nootzaak, Zutphen/Amsterdam - food art project
September 2020, “The Way,” Het Huis Utrecht - group project with resident artists Taç Sevinç & Thijs Veerman
September 2019, “Open Studio,” Muntzicht, Utrecht - exhibit of 5 outdoor installations
September 2019, “Bramenproject, year two” Puur Nootzaak, Zutphen - food art project
October 2018, “Bramenproject, year one” Puur Nootzaak, Zutphen - food art project
June 2017, "ABiotic Factors," BAK/Basis voor Actuele Kunst, Utrecht. Master of Arts Fine Art Graduation Show. Curated by Marion von Osten.
April 2017, "Artworks on Commission, Free," BAK/Basis voor Actuele Kunst, Utrecht. With René Francisco and MaHKU.
March 2017, "I'd Rather Laugh (Co-Action Device)," BAK/Basis voor Actuele Kunst, Utrecht. With Inci Eviner and MaHKU.
March 2017, "To Seminar," BAK/Basis voor Actuele Kunst, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Collaboration with Job Koelewijn and MaHKU. Curated by Henk Slager.
January - April 2017, "Waterways of Utrecht: Dialogue 2" outdoor interventions around Utrecht.
February 2016, "Annual Concourse," Phyllis Mason Gallery, New York, NY.
April 2015, "Open Studio" Margaree Harbour House, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
September 2002 "Sound Memorial," Museum of TV & Radio, New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA.
March 2002, "Only Us Down Here" Transom.org (featured artist)
March 2002, “Workers at Ground Zero,” documentary, WNYC’s Morning Edition, New York, NY.
Performance and Lecture
February 2020, “Terminalia - Novomagis ‘Spiegeltijd’” Metropolination/Utrecht Psychogeographic Society
May 2019, “Walking Cabbages (in the footsteps of Han Bing)” (Nightwalk Werkspoor 2019.5) Expodium, Utrecht
May 2019, “Walking East (following the river)," collaboration with Ienke Kastelein, Utrecht
May 2019, “Walking Meditation,” workshop for students at Utrecht University
April 2019, “Waterwalk” (Nightwalk Werkspoor 2019.4) Expodium, Utrecht
February 2019, “Terminalia - Het Luie Eind” Metropolination/Utrecht Psychogeographic Society
November 2018, “Walking with Chairs” collaboration with Ienke Kastelein, Amersfoort
May 2018, “Walking along a river,” curated walk for invited group, with Ienke Kastelein, Utrecht
March 2018, "Walking West (Leidse Rijn)," curated walk for invited group, with Ienke Kastelein, Utrecht
October 2017, “Walking on Waves,” de Blauwe Golven, Arnhem - collaborating performance with Ienke Kastelein
March 2017, “Walking Downstream, to the future,” Utrechtse Vecht - curated walk with invited group
November 2016, "Waterways of Utrecht: Dialogue 1 (Kromme Rijn)," performative site tour and installation, Utrecht.
May 2015, "Untitled," La Baluba Theater, Mas Marvent, France. installation performance with Rudiger Steiner, Herb Elsky, Liesbeth Schoulten.
May 2002, "Egyptian Tricked-out Halls of Faith,” Little Gray Books, New York, NY.
October 2001, "Domestic Flight” The Moth Story Slam, New York, NY.
Workshops & Courses
"wild care, tame neglect" Huize Frankendael April 2018, collaboration/workshop with Edward Clydesdale Thomson, Amsterdam.
Mixed Media, Drawing, Watercolor, various instructors, Oct - Dec 2015, Art Student's League of New York
Collage, Sculpture, Watercolor, various instructors, 2012 - 2013, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Ikebana, with Marcia Shibata-Sensei, 2007-2009, New York, NY
Photography, with Tom Roma, Spring 2000, Columbia University
Photography, various instructors, July 1997 & 1998, Maine Photographic Workshops
Other Training
Contemplative Art (Dharma Art) Teacher Certification, 2015 — Shambhala Dechen Choling Centre, France
Meditation Instructor and Teacher Certification, 2006-2016 -- Shambhala International (various locations)
French and Dutch language courses
Collections
Museum of Television & Radio, 2002, New York, NY
New-York Historical Society, 2002, New York, NY
Awards
Nominated for the HKU Award, 2017
Nominated for the Third Coast Audio Festival newcomer award, 2002
Employment & Volunteering
Garden designer, Stichting Wilde Weelde, 2019-present, Utrecht
Freelance Editor and copywriter, 2018-present, Utrecht
Freelance event photography, 2018-present, Utrecht
Leadership council (volunteer), 2018-2019, Utrecht Shambhala Center
Meditation Teacher & Program Coordinator, 2006-2019 Shambhala International, various US and European locations
Executive Assistant, UBS Investment Bank, 2004-2013, New York, NY
Studio Manager, Joel Meyerowitz, 1997-2002, New York, NY