Suzanne Abell

About Suzanne Abell

Although born in Rotterdam in 1964, Suzanne emigrated with her family to Zimbabwe when she was 4. She attended school there until she was 16 when they came to live in the UK. Suzanne trained as a dentist, specialising in oral surgery, and practiced in Oxford until recently.
She came to art later in life after becoming increasingly interested in the human form and especially in the practice of Yoga and its movement. Knowledge of anatomy has helped her to understand the power of muscles and the bone structure within.
Suzanne returns to Africa frequently and her deep love of the continent has prompted sculptures of some of her favourite animals – such as elephants and giraffe, usually in motion.
In 2020, Suzanne was accepted to Heatherley’s School of Fine Art in London where she is currently doing a 2 year diploma in figurative sculpture, which she finishes this summer. She’s has work accepted on to the Oxford Art Society’s Open Exhibition in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and she was also a finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year competition in 2020.
Suzanne continues to push the boundaries to create exciting and original work with either a figurative slant or an environmental bias.