Susan Clinard’s sculptures reflect her strong desire to honor nature’s pure form.  When asked to exhibit at River Street Gallery she was taken back by what seemed to be a “perfect fit.”

“Walking into River Street Gallery at Fairhaven Furniture, I was immediately struck by how much the beautiful hand-crafted furniture and functional objects connected with my creative spirit and to the overall organic purity that I strive to reveal in my own work. And having owners, Kerry, Elizabeth, and Kate’s warm presence around just puts the icing on the cake,” says Clinard.

Whether she is sculpting from life or carving wood, Susan strives to reveal nature’s truths, distorted or with perfect symmetry.  She also finds inspiration in humanity’s constant cycle of tearing down and rebuilding.  Her work explores that duality between the ugly and the beautiful: she cannot see one without the other: they are one and the same.
Critics have referred to her work as deeply moving, haunting and unnerving

Susan Clinard began her sculpture career over sixteen years ago.  She works in wood, clay, bronze, stone and mixed media. Susan has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Palette and Chisel Academy of Art, and Gallery 37 and Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, to name a few.  She has been awarded substantial public commissions and her sculptures can be found in many private collections worldwide. To see more of Susan’s work please visit www.clinard.org