Museum exhibition
Don Suggs
One Man Group Show
Don Suggs / 
Eryry, 1986 / 
oil on canvas / 
80 x 54 in. (203.2 x 137.2 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Venice Walk, 1999 / 
compound photograph / 
63 1/2 x 73 1/2 in. (161.3 x 186.7 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Physics of Light, 1996 / 
compound photograph / 
41 x 34 in. (104.1 x 86.4 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Odd Man, 1996 / 
compound photograph / 
24 x 84 in. (61 x 213.4 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Corona, 1972 / 
ink on paper / 
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Popeye and Mae West, 2004 / 
acrylic on panel / 
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Collector, 2004 / 
acrylic on panel / 
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Pieta, 1970 / 
ink on paper / 
18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Rigger, 2004 / 
acrylic on panel / 
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Fly Catcher, 1972 / 
ink on paper / 
18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Flaming Pig Head and Pickle, 1972 / 
ink on paper / 
11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Font for Giotto, 1972 / 
ink on paper / 
11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Mao, 1972 / 
        ink on paper / 
        11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)  / 
        Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Hunter, 2004 / 
        acrylic on panel / 
        16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Swastika, 1972 / 
        ink on paper / 
        11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
American Feast Pole #2 (Cocky), 2002 / 
        plastic objects and oil paint / 
        158 x 18 x 18 in. (401.3 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Feast Pole of an Ideal, 2003 - 2007 / 
plastic objects and oil paint / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Beast Pole, / 
2003 - 2007 / 
plastic objects and oil paint / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Dieter's Feast Pole, 2002 / 
        plastic objects and oil paint / 
        120 x 6 x 6 in. (304.8 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Table Top Feast Pole, 2002 / 
        plastic objects and oil paint / 
        72 x 12 x 8 in. (182.9 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm)
Don Suggs / 
American Feast Pole #1 (Corny), 2002 / 
        plastic objects and oil paint / 
        125 x 12 x 12 in.  / 
        (317.5 x 30.5 x 30.5
        cm) / 
        Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Cone, 2003 - 2007 / 
        plastic objects and oil paint
Don Suggs / 
Fleurs du Mall #5, 2005 / 
plastic objects and acrylic paint / 
16 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 14 in. (41.9 x 41.9 x 35.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Fleurs du Mall #1, 2004 / 
plastic objects and acrylic paint / 
11 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 29.2 x 22.9 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Fleurs du Mall #2, 2004 / 
plastic objects and acrylic paint / 
12 1.2 x 12 1/2 x 7 in. (307.8 x 31.8 x 17.8 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Fleurs du Mall #3, 2004 / 
plastic objects and acrylic paint / 
13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 11 in. (34.3 x 34.3 x 27.9 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Fernando's Field, 1999 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
72 x 96 in. (182.9 x 243.8 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Miracle Painting, 2004 / 
      acrylic on canvas / 
      2 canvases / 
      72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm) 66 x 54 in. (167.6 x 137.2 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Annunciation, 1995 - 1996 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
96 x 78 in. (243.8 x 198.1 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Progress in Birdland, 1994 - 1995 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
72 x 95 in. (182.9 x 241.3 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Conditional View (Tuolumne Meadows), 1993 / 
ink on gelatin silver print / 
Framed: 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (24.1 x 29.8 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Core (Cedar Breaks), 1991 / 
gelatin silver print composite / 
24 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (62.2 x 62.2 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Archestoon, 1995 / 
acrylic on gelatin silver print / 
Framed: 8 1/2 x 10 in. (21.6 x 25.4 cm)  / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Greens, 1996 / 
gelatin silver print with metal objects  / 
Framed: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (24.1 x 24.1 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Valentine, 1995 / 
photograph on wood with acrylic / 
Framed: 13 1/4 x 13 in. (33.7 x 33 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Glimpse, 1996  / 
gelatin silver print with metal object  / 
Framed: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (24.1 x 24.1 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Bad Day at Spider Rock, 1992 / 
      gelatin silver print / 
      13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm) / 
      Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Bones of the Hand, 1992 / 
        ink on gelatin silver print / 
        Framed: 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Goblin, 1996 / 
gelatin silver print with metal object / 
Framed: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (24.1 x 24.1 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Yab-Yum, 1992 / 
gelatin silverprint photograph w/ ink / 
10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (27 x 27 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Shadombra, 1997 / 
ink on gelatin silver print / 
Framed: 11 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (28.9 x 24.1 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Trine (2x2/4x4), 1992 / 
gelatin silver print / 
Framed: 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Order (Big Beans/Little Beans), 1992 / 
beans on gelatin silver prints / 
9 5/8 x 9 in. (24.4 x 22.9 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Lunatoon, 1995 / 
      acrylic on gelatin silver print / 
      Framed: 9 1/2 x 9 in. (24.1 x 22.9 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Big Tree Little Tree / Little Tree Big Tree, 1992 / 
2 gelatin silverprint photographs  / 
Each framed: 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Pacifier I-4, 1998 - 2004 / 
acrylic on gelatin silver print on board / 
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Pacifier II-4, 1998 - 2004 / 
acrylic on gelatin silver print on panel / 
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)  / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Pacifier III-4, 1998 - 2004 / 
acrylic on gelatin silver print on panel / 
9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (24.1 x 19.7 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Beans (Five Mountains), 1987 / 
beans, found photographs, display frame / 
4 x 13 in. (10.2 x 33 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Paint On (Erratics), 1981 / 
acrylic on found print with frame / 
26 x 53 in. (66 x 134.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Decode Key, 1972 / 
acrylic paint on 9 postcards / 
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Selected Decodes, 1972 - 1985 / 
acrylic, ink, pencil on found images / 
Assorted dimensions
Don Suggs / 
Asuncion, 1981 / 
acrylic on canvas / 
78 x 78 in. (198.1 x 198.1 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Citizens: a Japanese/a Bangladeshi, 1987 - 1988 / 
oil and alkyd on panels / 
Framed: 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Citizens: an Ivorian/a Belgian/a Chadian, 1987 - 1988 / 
oil and alkyd on panels / 
Framed: 16 x 35 in. (40.6 x 88.9 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Disappearance: Adolf Hitler, 1989 / 
oil & alkyd on panel / 
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Disappearances: Jimmy Hoffa, 1988 / 
oil on concrete / 
15 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (40 x 39.4 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Disappearance: Anne Frank, 1986 / 
oil & alkyd on panel / 
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Red Mountain/Green Mountain, 1985 - 88 / 
oil on wood / 
63 x 56 in (160 x 142.2 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Picture Machine, 1993 / 
mixed media construction with 2 slide projectors / 
78 x 39 x 56 in. (198.1 x 99.1 x 142.2 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Tondototem I (patent culture power dread), 2001 - 2002 / 
oil and acrylic on panel / 
102 1/2 x 25 in. (260 x 63.5 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Tondototem II (sundog moondog mondo menace), 2002 - 2003 / 
oil and acrylic on panel  / 
100 x 24 in. (254 x 61 cm)
Don Suggs / 
Idol II / 
oil and acrylic on panel
Don Suggs / 
Lady, 1975 / 
oil, acrylic, graphite on panel with collage  / 
32 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (82.6 x 62.2 cm) / 
Private collection
Don Suggs / 
Yorrick's Gaze (Vanity), 2004 / 
oil on panel on canvas and optics / 
29 x 19 in. (73.7 x 48.3 cm)
Ben Maltz Gallery
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
14 Apr - 23 Jun 2007

artist profile

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Selected articles

Pagel, David. "'It's always an adventure: A diverse and conundrum-filled exhibit by Don Suggs at Otis College fosters a sense of discovery." Los Angeles Times, 18 April 2007.
full article, PDF

Meyers, Holly. "Disruptive Influences - Don Suggs is all over the place - in a good way. "
LA Weekly, 27 April 2007.
full article, PDF
Don Suggs' One Man Group Show is a survey exhibition spanning 38 years of the work the Los Angeles-based artist. It represents the continuity of a singular vision in multiple forms and will include: drawing, painting, photography and sculpture.

A fully illustrated catalogue will be published on the occasion of One Man Group Show, with an essay by exhibition co-curator Doug Harvey, artist and art critic, and a foreword by co-curator Meg Linton, Director of the Ben Maltz Gallery. The catalogue also includes text by Nevin Shriner, writer and critic, and an original poem by Paul Vangelisti, chair, Otis graduate studies: Writing.


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