Vivian Suter

Vivian Suter (born 1949) is an Argentine-Swiss painter.

Early life Suter was born in Buenos Aires. Her mother, Elisabeth Wild, was a noted collage artist. At the age of 12, Suter moved to Basel, Switzerland with her family.

Career In the 1970s she exhibited in a group show at Stampa gallery in Basel, Switzerland. In 1981, she was part of a group exhibition at the Kunsthalle Basel. She has been known to use non-traditional materials in her paintings, such as fish glue, volcanic material, soil, botanical matter, and house paint, some of which are reflective of her local environment. the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, and the Kunstmuseum Luzern.

Exhibitions 2017: Jewish Museum, New York 2017: Documenta 14, Kassel 2019: Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston 2019: Tate Liverpool 2020: TinTin's Garden, Camden Arts Centre 2021: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid 2021: Kunstmuseum Luzern 2023: Secession Building, Vienna 2025: I Am Godzilla at Moderna Museet Malmö 2025: Disco: Vivian Suter, Palais de Tokyo, Paris