{"id":14159,"date":"2016-05-17T17:06:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T21:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/?p=14159"},"modified":"2016-06-07T22:41:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T02:41:03","slug":"instructor-spotlight-sue-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/2016\/05\/17\/instructor-spotlight-sue-willis\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructor Spotlight: Sue Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"IMG_5452\"<\/a>Sue<\/span> Willis<\/span> was born in Chicago and received her MFA from The Tyler School of Art. Her work reflects her deep appreciation for animals and the natural world and the importance of biodiversity to the survival of our planet. She’s exhibited widely, and her current installation project will be exhibited at The New York Public Library this year.
\nwww.suewillis.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Professor Willis Teaches:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

HFA 097 55A \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Basic Sculpture<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"FullSizeRender<\/a>\"FullSizeRender<\/a>Current Project:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Prof. Willis is currently working on an\u00a0installation entitled “The Upper Worlds” for The New York Public Library, mid-Manhattan. Her concept will be installed in the giant display windows on 5th avenue and 40th street, and\u00a0throughout the library’s installation space “The Corner Room”. The\u00a0exhibit will\u00a0consist\u00a0of habitats of\u00a0life-sized wildlife sculptures in porcelain and faux fur, and a few human sculptures. The installation will honor the exquisite beauty of life, and is a testimony to the people’s\u00a0empowerment as a unified force to protect our world.<\/p>\n

Teaching Philosophy:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Making art is one of the true joys of my life. I tell students to immerse themselves in the process without fear, and to experience the clay’s supple plasticity and sheer joyfulness in the process of sculpting. Self expression is one of the keynotes of my class and it’s magical to watch their expressiveness emerge. So many students tell me they didn’t realize how much they would love working with clay or how skilled they would become in modeling form! My students’ opinions are very important to me. Often I ask for their feedback on my own artwork concepts, as I feel it’s important that my work communicates to them, and our discourse teaches them how an artist thinks. I care deeply that they feel happy and fulfilled, and it’s thrilling to share one of the greatest joys of my life with my students.<\/p>\n

Publications:<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Dodo
\nL’Huffington Post Italia
\nOubliette Magazine
\nNHK Tokyo<\/p>\n

Blogs and digital archives:<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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Feminist Art Base: Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth Sackler Center for Feminist Art<\/div>\n
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Digital Archive:\u00a0National 911 Memorial Museum<\/div>\n
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Artist profile; FIT Art and Design Blog: “White Wolf at Brooklyn Waterfront”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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