These monotypes came from a painting called Home of the Brave I made in 1998 which paid homage to Betsy Ross, designer of the American flag.  The image of the American flag represents a place that appears to be a potential home but now functions as a barrier on the country's borders.  This work originated in my discovery of a raft on the beach in Florida in 1995.  Each star deserves individual attention and will eventually reflect the inherent diversity of this place.
-Suzanne McClelland

Selected recent exhibitions:

1999	Summer 1999, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York Powder, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado Immediacies of the Hand..., Hunter College, New York Drawn from Artist Collections, The Drawing Center, New York
1998	Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York Painting Language, L.A. Louver Gallery, Venice, California Artists on Line for Acor Gagosian Gallery, New York
1997	Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Galerie Lawrence Rubin, Zurich Galerie Kyoto Chirathivat, Bangkok (catalogue)

Selected public collections
 Museum of Modern Art, New York
St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
New York Public Library
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Orlando Museum of Art, Florida

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