Sue Rollins

Sue Rollins (b. 1960, Hollywood, FL) is a painter and printmaker based in Guilford, CT. Her work focuses on the interior and exterior imaginary landscape and is informed by her career as a graphic designer, often utilizing typography, symbols, and odd bits of ephemera. 

 

Rollins' solo and duo shows include LAND WATER SKY at Keyes Gallery, Willoughby Wallace Library in Stony Creek, CT and "Altered Landscapes" with Maria Markham at City Gallery, New Haven, CT. Select group shows include 74th A-1 Exhibit at Silvermine Gallery in New Canaan, the Mattatuck Museum Mixmaster in 2025, 2021, 2019 and 2017 and Small Works Juried Exhibition at Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT.

 

She attended the University of Florida, Gainesville and studied with abstract expressionist Hiram Williams and printmaker Ken Kerslake.

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Statement

My paintings and monotypes are imagined impressionist landscapes/scenes, often combined with abstract expressionist or absurdist elements. These altered landscapes offer a window to the past or future, addressing our current environmental and existential challenges, considering humanity's continuing impact on the natural world.

 

I have always been drawn to antique and vintage printed material and often use fragments of books, maps, or other odd bits to add an historical layer of meaning. After a career in graphic design, I have returned to making art for myself: the act of painting and reworking and refining things inspires me to reflect on impermanence, change, and now, more than ever, the importance of learning from the past.

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