About Me
THE
COASTAL COLLECTION
a photography series
by
SUSAN FAIRGRIEVE
A life-long resident of the Jersey Shore, this graphic designer and photographer resides in the village of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey with her husband Scott.
Now alumni of The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fairgrieve majored in Visual Communications. Today, with over twenty years experience in graphic design, advertising and marketing, learned skills as well as a trained eye come through in her work as a photographer. Advertising layout and photography are both composed of design elements blended to achieve one goal—a visual creation for the eye to behold.
Possessing a broad spectrum of design sense from a graphic design background, this photographer designs through the lens. With treasures from the sea and nautical elements in her surroundings, her love for texture and shape come through in “The Coastal Collection” series. A very unique and exquisite collection of sepia tone photographs from the New England shores of Block Island, RI and Martha’s Vineyard, MA to the Jersey Shore, Florida coastline and the Nassau beaches of the Bahamas. The collected treasures from the sea and nautical elements for this series are natural, raw and beautiful—a guaranteed delight to a lover of the sea or the homeowner with a passion for coastal living.
With coastal Monmouth County, New Jersey being her home, Fairgrieve spends her leisure time on or near the water. She embraces her love for the ocean and the beauty of nature in her surrounding environment on the coast. Fairgrieve is a collector of moonsnails and colorful beach cruisers.
Style of Work
Photography
Themes in Work
A very unique and exquisite collection of sepia tone photographs from the New England shores of Block Island, RI and Martha’s Vineyard, MA to the Jersey Shore, Florida coastline and the Nassau beaches of the Bahamas. The collected treasures from the sea and nautical elements for this series are natural, raw and beautiful—a guaranteed delight to a lover of the sea or the homeowner with a passion for coastal living.
Where Work is Displayed
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS:
Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“16th Annual Juried Art Show”
October 5 through October 30, 2008
Crust and Crumble. Asbury Park, New Jersey
Exhibiting through present.
Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“Eyesights 2009” 6th Annual Photography Show
March 8 through April 1, 2009
“Surf & Skate Art Exhibit”. Lightly Salted. Asbury Park, NJ
July 2009
ARTSCAP, Arts Coalition of Asbury Park, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Solo Exhibition: August 2010
“Wall Ride” Skateboard Art Exhibit. Asbury Park, New Jersey
August 25, 2010
Salon du Monde. Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Solo Exhibition: January 19 through March 19, 2011
Via 45. Red Bank, New Jersey
Solo Exhibition: March 19 through June 2011
Salon du Monde. Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
“Beauty Collection Art Exhibit”
April 2011
Middletown Arts Center. Middletown, New Jersey
“Middletown Community Art Show Series: Adult Photography Exhibit”
May 7 through May 22, 2011
AtlantiCare Foundation. Somers Point, New Jersey
Permanent Collection (“call for artists” award-winner). May 2011 through present
Gallery 13. Asbury Park, New Jersey
Solo Exhibition: August 6 through August 31, 2011
Professional Affiliations
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod,
Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce. Vice President. Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Atlantic Highlands Council for the Arts. Atlantic Highlands, NJ
ARTSCAP: Arts Coalition of Asbury Park. Asbury Park, NJ
The Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, NJ
Monmouth County Arts Council. Red Bank, NJ
The Monmouth Museum. Lincroft, NJ
NESMA: North East Surf Music Alliance, Connecticut
Surfrider Foundation. Jersey Shore Chapter, NJ
Clean Ocean Action. Sandy Hook, NJ
