Susannah Martin, born in1964 in New York, studied art with the focus on painting (graduating with a Bachelor's degree plus distinction and a grant), then worked for four years as a scenic artist and muralist before moving to Berlin in 1991. It was not until 2004, working as a freelance artist and portrait painter, that she could again devote herself to her primary topic of interest, namely man and his social background. As a result of important exhibitions in the USA and Germany, public institutions as well as private collectors grew continually more interested in her creative work.

"The history of the painted nude in landscape documents exactly this eternal longing. Setting aside for a moment, any erotic motivations, the nude has always also been a symbol for man in his purist form, his original form, his primordial form. Stripped of all social indicators; clothing, possessions , etc., he exists independent of identity in a time of pure being ( ein Zeit des Seins). Being is our eternal home. Nature does not possess an identity, it is. The nude in a natural setting has always been associated with our return to a time of pure being, a return home." - Susannah Martin,

SUSANNAH MARTIN- THE BLAIRSDEN MANSION SHOW HOUSE EXHIBITION: THE ATRIUM, SPACE 30 During Mansions in May, 2014 (May 1st through 31st), Susannah Martin's large scale painting "Baltanz" will be displayed as part of the Blairsden Mansion's An Art Collector's Sanctuary exhibition. Please also visit or contact James Yarosh Associates Fine Art Gallery regarding additional works on view by the artist and available through the gallery. MORE MANSIONS IN MAY 2014