Limited edition linocuts by Worthing printmaker Suzy Riot, inspired by animals and the natural world.
Suzy Riot is showing her latest work at Colonnade House from Tuesday 27 October to Sunday 1 November. The exhibition, Resistance, brings together a series of limited edition linocuts inspired by animals and the natural world.
Riot is a Worthing-based printmaker, and the animals that feature so prominently in her work aren't just random subjects. Her anthropomorphic portraits and expressive characters draw on her own pets, and storytelling and folklore run through the whole thing. She trained in illustration and holds a postgraduate diploma in narrative and sequential design from Brighton University, so there's a strong sense of character and story to the prints rather than just a study of nature.
There's more to it than the animals, though. Sociopolitical themes and the challenges of a rapidly changing world run through the series, and she handles them with what she describes as playful humour and rebellious abandon. It's that second part of the title, Resistance, that hints at the more political side of the work.
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If you're interested in the process, Riot also runs private printmaking workshops locally. The exhibition itself runs Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 to 17.00, at Colonnade House, 47 Warwick Street, Worthing, BN11 3DH.
