Susan Vecsey

Interviews by Brainard Carey

Susan Vecsey adapts the Color Field technique of pouring paint to create a personal language of abstraction, rooted in the natural world and the human experience of it. In a distinctive process that includes plein-air charcoal drawing, pastel and color studies, and multiple pours of liquefied oil on a surface of raw Belgian linen, she builds compositions in luminous tonal combinations that evoke the optical effects of sea, light, and air. Inspired by the landscapes of eastern Long Island, Vecsey’s paintings evoke not just a place, but it’s very atmosphere. Born in New Jersey in 1971, Vecsey earned her B.A. from Barnard College and her M.F.A. from the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, where she studied with Graham Nickson. She has had solo exhibitions at Greenville County Museum in South Carolina, John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, Tayloe Piggott Gallery in Jackson Hole, and Berry Campbell Gallery in New York, among other venues. She lives and works in Manhattan and East Hampton, Long Island. Susan Vecsey (b. 1971) Untitled (Gray), 2022 Oil on linen 52 x 58 in. (132.1 x 147.3 cm) © Susan VecseyCourtesy Berry Campbell, New York. Susan Vecsey (b. 1971) Untitled (Blue), 2023 Oil on linen 74 x 90 in. (188 x 228.6 cm) © Susan VecseyCourtesy Berry Campbell, New York. Susan Vecsey (b. 1971) Untitled (Blue Nocturne), 2023 Oil on linen 48 x 76 in. (121.9 x 193 cm) © Susan VecseyCourtesy Berry Campbell, New York