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Susan E. Tanton - Art & Design
5385 Grand Canyon Rd
RR #1 Port Stanley
Ontario, N5L 1J1
H: 519. 782 .5080
C: 519. 777. 3999
 
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Curriculum Vitae
  Born in London, Ontario in 1966
Taught Art by Kevin Bice   1980 -1985
Ontario College of Art  ( A.O.C.A.) 1985 -1989
Painting, Photography & Design
 
Influential Instructors: Rudolf Bikkers - Printmaking –Intaglio
Jacques Dagenais - Munsell Colour Theory
Morris Wolfe - Canadian Film
Barbra Astman - Photography
 
Exhibitions
"Evolution (to the Power of 2)" Photographs & Paintings
w/ Suzette Terry @ the ARTS Project, London
Oct 2009
19th Annual PSAG Show & Sale Port Stanley Art Guild, Legion Hall, Port Stanley June 2009
"SNAP ! 09" Juried Photography Auction, ACToronto
National Ballet School, Toronto, ON
March 2009
Paint Ontario Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend ON 2009
"Breaking New Ground" Glenhyrst, Gallery of Brant
Brantford, Ontario
Nov – Jan 09
"Capture: The Beauty of Age"
(Solo Shows)  
@ Talbot Centre Gallery, London, ON
@ One London Place, London, ON
July 2008
June 2008
18th Annual PSAG Show & Sale Port Stanley Art Guild, Legion Hall, Port Stanley
June 2008
CONTACT 2008 Photography Festival, Toronto, ON May 2008
LOOK 2008 Gallery Lambton, Sarnia ON May 2008
Paint Ontario Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend ON April 2008
Paint Ontario Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend ON March 2007
17th Annual PSAG Show & Sale Legion Hall, Port Stanley, ON June 2007
Port Stanley Studio Tour Windjammer Inn, Port Stanley ON Sept 2007
Paint Ontario Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend ON
April 2007
16th Annual PSAG Show & Sale Port Stanley Art Guild, Legion Hall Port Stanley 2006
Awards
Juror’s Choice Award "West Coast Beauty", Acrylic on Photograph 2009
Juror’s Choice Award + Patron’s Choice  "Northern Water", Mixed Media 2009
Honorable Mention
"Drive-In", Mixed Media
2008
Juror’s Choice Award "Fog", Gesso on Canvas 2007
Honorable Mention Through the Keyhole", Mixed Media
2007
Patron’s Choice Award "Blue Door", Mixed Media 2007
Juror’s Choice Award  "Still", Photograph 2006
Charitable Donations
YWCA St.Thomas, Fundraiser
"Edge of The Earth", Mixed Media 2009
AIDS Committee of Toronto, ACT Fundraiser
"Last Exit", Photograph
2009
St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre
"OH", Mixed Media 2008
St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre
"Late Day", Mixed Media
2008
St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre Fundraiser
"54 Doors of Port Stanley", Photo Montage
2008
Career
Artist & Designer Interior Design with an artistic approach
Private homes and businesses
Serving the London Ontario region
2002–present
Freelance Photographer Advertising; Real Estate, & Old Car Doors 1985 - present
Scenic Artist / Set Decorator Movie  & Television Industry
Full time, Toronto, ON
Over 50 productions
1988 - 2006
Design Clients
Aldersbrook Cres, London, Ontario Sept 2007
Truman Line, Belmont, Ontario Nov 2006 – Apr 2007
Talbot Line, Shedden, Ontario Oct 2006 & Apr 2007
Molson Canada, London Ontario Dec 2006
Roberts Line, Port Stanley, Ontario July 2006
Front St. Port Stanley, Ontario July 2006
Timber Drive, London, Ontario June 2006
Paisley Place, London, Ontario June –Sept 2006
Salty Pickle Restaurant, St. Thomas Ontario May 2006
Sauve, St. Thomas, Ontario Feb & July 2006
Prespa Court, St. Thomas, Ontario Apr – Nov 2006
Dexter Line, Port Stanley, Ontario 2005
Meadowwood Lane, Union, Ontario Dec 2005
Rosebury Place, St. Thomas, Ontario Sept 2005
Erindale Cres, London, Ontario 2004
Commissioners Road, London, Ontario 2003 & 2004
References Request
Scenic Art
Film & Television Industry, Toronto, Ontario:
Included specialty finishes, murals, backdrops, commissions, etc, have appeared in the following productions (notable productions only)
Silent Hill, Sony Pictures Feature Film 2006
The Perfect Man, Universal Pictures Feature Film 2005
Jake 2.0, Paramount Pictures Pilot for TV 2003
Redemption, Fox Television MOW 2003
Honey, Universal Studios Feature Film 2002
The Music Man, Storyline Entertainment Feature Film 2002
WitchBlade Cycle 1, Warner Bros. TV Series 2001
Blue Murder, 1st Season TV Series 2000
Queer As Folk, Sentinel Hill TV Series (USA) 2000
The Crossing, A & E/ Columbia Tri-Star MOW 2000
X-MEN, 20th Century Fox Feature Film 1999
A House Divided, Amanda Feature for TV 1999
Bruiser, Le Studio Canal Plus Feature Film 1999
Life Before This, Alliance Atlantis Feature Film 1998
Blackheart, Alliance/ Norstar Feature Film 1998
A Sordid Affair, Arto-Pelli Intern’l TV Movie 1998
Prisoner of Love, Lions Gate Films Feature Film 1998
Resurrection, Interlight Pictures Feature Film 1998
Three to Tango, Warner Bros Feature Film 1998
Baby Face, Ego Film Arts Feature Film 1998
Total Recall,Cycle 1, Screenventures TV Series 1997
Storm of the Century, ABC TV Mini-Series 1997
FX,  Cycle 2, Fireworks Entertainment TV Series 1997
The Rescuers, Paramount /Showtime Mini-Series 1997
TigerClaws II, Film One Productions Feature Film 1996
Murder At 1600, Warner Bros. Feature Film 1996
Cube, Canadian Film Centre Feature Film 1996
Goosebumps IV, Protocol Entertainment TV Series 1996
Road to Avonlea, Cycle VII TV Series 1995
CBC, Various Productions TV Series 1993 -1995
Set Decoration
Film & Television Industry, Toronto, Ontario: Including Decorating, Dressing, Prop set-up, Building and Buying  (notable productions only)
Real Kids, Real Adventures, Fireworks TV Series 1997
Witness To Yesterday, Fireworks TV Series 1997
Sears Ad Campaign, Treehouse Productions Commercials 1997
IKEA, Germany Ad Campaign Commercials 1996
Waiting For Michelangelo, Snow Line Pictures Feature Film 1995
It Ain’t All Jazz, Inner City Films TV Documentary 1994
Harrowsmith Country Life, Stone Soup TV Series 1994- 95
Swordsman II, Film One Productions Feature Film 1993
Forever Knight, Paramount Pictures TV Series 1993
Operation Golden Phoenix, Film One Productions Feature Film 1993
Production Dept Commercials 1988 -1993