Resume

Sculptor Susan Kaden began studying sculpture at UTAS in 1998, specializing in bronze casting. She completed a Master of Contemporary Art from UTAS in 2011.
Since 2009 while completing an outdoor commission of four busts in bronze and sandstone for Brisbane, Susan travelled to Europe and USA, to focus on skills development in creating public art, particularly portrait and figure. Four bronze and sandstone busts were installed in 2012.
In 2013 Susan returned to Italy, to create a monument of two figures, to be installed early 2015 in Brisbane. During time in Italy, she was mentored by Marcello Giorgi, who specializes in Classic Sculpture and in this time learnt many points of reference for creation of figurative sculpture. Susan enjoys sharing skills and love of sculpture.
Susan anticipates her future work to combine historical techniques with contemporary expression, however Susan believes that, if basic skills are not learned then artists risk producing work that will not endure.