Susan Malmstrom

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artist statement

Since the late 1980s, my work has consisted of still-life photographs, originally using antique processes, such as Vandyke and salted paper printing, invented during the earliest days of photography, with emulsions mixed in my darkroom.

In 2004, my method shifted dramatically, and now relies entirely on digital technology. The final images are created by combining photographs of found objects and portraits, backdrops, simulated wallpaper, and more.

Although contemporary media present different challenges than those of the 19th century, my work remains faithful to transforming real objects existing in time and space into non-reality based, allegorical imagery.

selected bio

Susan Malmstrom attended California State University, Long Beach where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a Specialization in Printmaking, and was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from the University of California at Irvine.

Malmstrom’s work is digitally-based photography, and it is exhibited and collected in both the United States and Canada, where she has received grants and awards; most recently a Creation Grant for Individual Artists from the Nova Scotia Culture Division. She immigrated to Canada in 2004, and currently works and resides in the rural village of Bear River, Nova Scotia.