Suzi Linden

Suzi Linden

As a child, Suzi taught herself to draw in dreams and attempted formal artistic training in college but preferred to learn “the hard way.” Her countless handmade “baubles, doodads, puppets and fairies” financed her travels across the country until she landed in Haines, Alaska, and began painting in earnest. After ten years living in an off-the-grid paradise, Suzi traded her backyard wildlife from bears to the birds of Atlanta, which she says “are every bit as inspiring.”

In her former Alaskan life, Suzi worked at Alaska Indian Arts, a nonprofit arts center where native carvers make totem poles and where Northwest coast art and culture are taught and shared with the public. 

At Alaska Indian Arts, Suzi managed the gallery, taught workshops and found inspiration in the dedication of the traditional artists. Eventually, she began making and selling her own Alaska-inspired artwork at the gallery. 

In the Fall of 2008, the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center board awarded her a solo spotlight show at the Center.

Suzi was a founding member of Haines, Alaska’s Lilliputian Puppet Theatre, where her handmade marionettes performed in outlandish sideshows at the Southeast Alaska State Fair and a yearly “Too Late for Halloween, Too Early for Christmas” show, which explored the darker side of puppetry.

Her artistic philosophy: “Color follows light and a line always knows where its going, though I never know where I’ll end up."

Currently she resides outside of Atlanta after spending ten years “outside” and off the grid in Alaska.

Her current show “For the Birds” can be seen at Crepe-Ology in Safety Harbor, Florida through the end of 2011

Her Kokeshi wedding dolls and Buddha Mamas can be found on Etsy or Artfire. “Little We Wedding Dolls”

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