Susie Marcroft

Susie Marcroft is an Australian artist who mainly works as an installation artist and sculptor. She opened her own gallery, Mudwood Studio, initially in Kyogle, New South Wales, before relocating to Heathcote, Victoria. Her works have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, with research associated with her solo exhibition leading to a peer-reviewed publication.

Biography Marcroft grew up in Mt Macedon, Victoria. She had a long career in graphic design before completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours at Southern Cross University, and then focusing on her sculptural practice, using clay as her primary medium. The work of Beth Cavener has been a source of inspiration for her own practice, which Marcroft says is driven by "perceptual responses to the natural world, memories and being with animals".

In 2016, Marcroft established her first gallery, Mudwood Studio, in Kyogle, in northern New South Wales. The magazine was initially founded by Marcroft in 2016 in conjunction with members of the local Chamber of Commerce. Together, they published the first three issues.

In 2024, Marcroft produced and edited Creative Heathcote, a book profiling thirty-six artists associated with the Heathcote region, including community groups and venues that support local arts initiatives. Marcroft was commissioned by the City of Greater Bendigo's Creative Communities team to produce this book, which profiled visual artists, writers, poets, musicians, performers and film creatives.

Select Exhibitions Solo November 2014 - Arts Northern Rivers, Travelling Popup Exhibition (Kyogle) December 2013 - Vice Chancellor's Exhibition, Southern Cross University November 2013 - Women's Work(s), The Channon Gallery, The Channon, New South Wales

Publications

Creative Heathcote: showcasing Heathcote creatives living in the heartland of Victoria, July 2024. Marcroft, Susie. “Strange Little Attractors.” Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies Volume 3, No. 1, 2017.