About this episode

Susan Weiss discusses her artistic projects and experiences at the 2026 Chico Review.

Susan Weiss speaks about Hello Susan and Black Tulip at the 2026 Chico Review https://www.susanweissart.com/portfolio-3 https://www.instagram.com/susanweissart/ Susan Weiss works in the visual arts in many mediums, including photography, film, painting and drawing. Her work explores the issues of personal identity and the psycho-social landscape. She also teaches drawing and student artist portfolio preparation both live and in zoom consultation. Susan's projects include the ongoing series Humanity in the Modern World, documenting humanitarian work in other countries, most recently the immigration story at the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez border with a Washington D.C, based NGO. Her short documentary films explore the experiences of womanhood, have played on the festival circuit and won many awards. THE ORCHARD, seasonal photographs of a Vermont apple orchard, tell the story of hope and faith during the years of the pandemic. Susan photographs with both digital and film cameras depending on the project, including Mamiya 7II, Leica M9P and Leica M10, Polaroid SX70 and 680, Iphone 17 Pro Max, and plastic toy cameras. “Exploring and photographing the human condition is the major theme in…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Chovan-Dalton

Guest: Susan Weiss

Topics covered

• visual arts
• photography
• personal identity
• humanitarian work
• womanhood
• documentary film

Keywords

• Susan Weiss
• Hello Susan
• Black Tulip
• photography
• humanitarian work
• documentary film
• personal identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington D.C, based NGO

Books & works: Hello Susan, Black Tulip, THE ORCHARD

Places: Chico

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