Susana Solano

Susana Solano (born 1946) is a Spanish sculptor known for her large-scale sculpture, often made of sheet metal and wire mesh. She lives and works in Barcelona.

Education and early life Susana Solano was born in 1946 in Barcelona. She was educated at the Real acadèmia Catalana de bellas artes de San Jorge. Solano has stated that memories of her childhood in Barcelona influence her work.

Work After Solano's transition from painting to sculpture, her earliest sculptures were made of hanging canvas. At this time, Solano also began including additional materials in her sculptures, including glass and wire mesh.

Solano is represented in the United States by Jack Shainman Gallery, in New York City. Her work was first shown there in 2013, with the exhibition A meitat de camí – Halfway there.

Honors and awards Solano represented Spain in the 43rd Venice Biennale, in 1988.

Collections Solano's work is included in public collections including the following: Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain Collezione Gori, Fattoria di Celle, Santomato, Italy Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna, Austria Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands