CARTOONS
1985-1989
I had always loved drawing by hand, but favored the ability of cameras to create whole images instantly, and do so again and again from all angles. Then “computer drawing” appeared in the early 1980s, which allowed for not only correcting mistakes, but creating an infinity of variations. In the mid 1980s I partnered with Santa Clara University colleagues in the Engineering and Communications departments to purchase two computer systems for the Dept. of Art and Art History. Many nights I stayed for hours after teaching, experimenting with these magical new machines, which at the time created images under 1MB with 256 colors. The resulting Cartoons playfully explore this new medium, an upending of traditional art-making techniques.
Awards
1987. Arthur Vining Davis Faculty Fellowship, Santa Clara University
1986. First Prize, Art From The Computer, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Publications
1991. Computer Graphics World, printed magazine, p. 82-84, February
Solo Exhibitions
2015. FredFOTOarts Gallery, Susan Felter: Retrospective on Three Screens, Fredericksburg, VA
2010. de Saisset Museum, Working With Dreams: Susan Felter 1978 – 2010, Santa Clara, CA
1989. Monterey Conference Center, Trouble Coming, Monterey, CA
1987. Vision Gallery, Susan Felter: Recent Work, San Francisco
Group Exhibitions
1994-5. Holmes Fine Art Gallery, Action Experimental Art, Part I, and Part II, San Jose, CA
1987. Frames of Time and Context, Security Pacific National Bank’s Gallery at the Plaza, Los Angeles, CA