Susan Chambers

Garden of Change

Acrylic on canvas

"Odd as I am sure it will appear to some, I can think of no better form of personal involvement in the cure of the environment than that of gardening."

– Wendell Berry

"This series 'Home Garden' began in 2016 when I decided to focus exclusively on my garden as the visual source for my painting. At the same time I also became interested in native plants and their importance to the environment. Weeds that I had previously pulled up were now recognized as beneficial natives and nurtured. As I planted more natives and let plants naturalize by being left to seed, my garden became filled with the constant activity of birds, bees, and pollinators."

– Susan Chambers

About the artist

Susan Chambers

I enjoyed a free-range childhood - digging in the dirt, exploring the woods, hours of unsupervised play. My first studio experience in painting was at the Arkansas Arts Center Museum School at the age of twelve. In 1974, I graduated from Rhodes College with a B.A. in Art and in 1979 received an M.F.A in Painting from the University of Georgia at Athens. My professional experiences in the arts have included residencies for the Arkansas Arts Council and adjunct positions at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Central Arkansas and Hendrix College. Having been exhibited nationally and regionally, my work is in public and corporate collections including Carillon Importers (Absolut), Central Arkansas Library System, University of Arkansas Medical System, Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center, and Systematics. My husband and I live in the Quapaw Quarter historic district, where we operate Chambers Studio.