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cnc cut out uv inkjet on acrylic, 35″h x 46″w
Excited and honored that MODEL CITIZEN Suzy has been accepted into “Resilience in Pink”, a special exhibition on view from October 1–31 at the Summa Health Gallery.
From the call to Artists:
“In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Summa Health invites artists from all backgrounds and mediums to submit work for Resilience in Pink, an exhibition honoring the strength, courage, and experiences of individuals impacted by breast cancer.”
I began reconnecting to my roots as an architect 3 years ago using 3d modeling with the apps moi and blender to create Model Citizens. They are hybrid personas, part architecture and part sculpture. They represent something missing in today’s civic discourse, the notion that we are all in this together, that we should be good citizens that respect our differences and care about the common good. It seems that so many citizens are OK with scapegoating the ‘other’ and cruelty directed at them. We need to get back to what it means to be a good citizen. And part of being a good citizen is a responsibility to be caretakers and for society to acknowledge and provide the resources necessary for the citizenry to care for their loved ones with disease or disability including our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends with breast cancer. A Model Citizen has a voice, and demands from those in authority and power to prioritize funding for research into medical advances to cure disease, breast cancer among so many others that our citizenry faces every day. Model Citizens speak out to receive the resources for caretakers to assist the needed with dignity.
This Artist was awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s ADAP (Artists With Disabilities Access Program) Grant for FY 2026