About Susan Pearson

Susan Pearson is an artist from Whalsay in Shetland. She achieved First-Class Honours in Fine Art at UHI Shetland in 2023 and is currently studying for a Contemporary Art and Archaeology Masters with UHI Orkney. 

 

Susan’s research-led creative practice includes drawing, painting, print, and sculpture. She is interested in the power of making, inspired by place, folklore and identity. She feels a physical and emotional connection to the materials she uses, like second-hand yarn, locally gathered clay and peat. This informs what she creates.

 

There is a merging of narratives that become hybrid figures inspired by the transformative power of materials, (is)landness, and the human body.