SideCar Art and Design
Susan Madacsi
www.sidecarartanddesign.com
T: (860) 857-8768
E: sidecarartanddesign@gmail.com
Education
2017-Current Pillchuck Glass School, Penland School of Craft, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Bullseye Resource Center,
NY, Studio glass processes
1999 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Concentration in Blacksmithing
1994 BFA Boise State University, Boise, ID, Emphasis in Sculpture, Dean’s list
1996-2000 Austin Community College, Austin, TX
Public Art Projects
Stewardship of the Creation
Feature wall for Saint Alphonsus Hospital, Nampa, Idaho, 2017
Kiln cast glass, forged and fabricated steel, aerosol enamel paint, wax, LED illumination, 20’ x 16’
Seasons
Kiln cast glass, forged and fabricated steel for McCall, Idaho, 2019
Funded by an NEA Our Town Grant, this project included public outreach components, including demonstrations, presentations and class discussions for high school students, as well as public presentations and public participation in design ideas and concepts. 48” x 16” x 16”
Consultants/Agencies
AECOM Hunt
Art Collections, Inc.
The Art Company
Art Matters, LLC
Art Source LA, Inc.
Artful Home, LLC.
Artist Circle Fine Art
Canvas Art Consultants, HK
Creative Art Services, LLC.
CTA Architects Engineers
Distinctive Art Source
Hammond Art Consulting
Layton Construction, LLC
McCall Studios, LLC
J Crist Art Services, Inc.
JD Thompson and Associates
Neimann Hayden Fine Art
The Quandel Company
Select Art
Silver Chase Design
Skyline Art Services
Tempest Radford Limited
ZGF, LLP
Awards/Grants/Fellowships/Residencies/Finalist
2021 Julia R. Woodman Scholarship Fund, Scholarship to study with Nisha Bandsil, Penland School of Craft
2020 Alexa Rose Foundation Grant
2020 Workshop Scholarship to study with Kalina Banka, Pilchuck Glass School
2020 Finalist: Front Street Garage Public Art, Boise City Department of Arts & History
2017 CODAmagazine Video Award
2017 International CODAawards Merit Award
2017 Finalist: Vista Median Public Art, Boise City Department of Arts & History
2016 Alexa Rose Foundation Grant
Deep Relief Dry Plaster Glass Casting Grant, Penland
2014 Glass, Iron and Wood Residency, Penland
Exhibitions and Shows
2021 International Biennale of Glass, Bulgaria
2021 We Are SNAG: Anthology
2016 Alexa Rose Foundation Grant Recipient Exhibition, Rose Room, Boise, ID
Biennial 2016: Metalmorphosis, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2014 Considering the Kylix, Marywood University, PA
One and Only, Kohler Arts Center, WI
Videography
Bridging The Source, Public Art Commission, Lardo Bridge, McCall, ID: https://vimeo.com/391068834
Stewardship of the Creation, Susan Madacsi, Healing Arts in Healthcare: https://youtu.be/jhZQ82RI_hA
Professional Experience
2021 SideCar Art and Design, Garden City, ID
2009-current Madacsi Studios, Garden City, ID
2000-2009 Madacsi Metalwork, Stonington, CT
1997-2000 Metalsmith, Architects and Artisans, Austin, TX
1997-1998 Metalsmith, Mind Over Metal, Austin, TX
Professional Activities
Juror:
2020-2021 Surel’s Place Grant Review Panel
2017-18, 2021 Alexa Rose Grant Review Committee
2016 Idaho Commission on the Arts Grant Review Panel
2004, 2006 American Craft Council Review Committee
Memberships:
2015-2021 Society of North American Goldsmiths
2020-2021 Glass Art Society
1999-2021 American Craft Council
2015-2017 Crafthaus
2014-2017 Boise Art Museum
2012-2015 Fuller Museum
2010-2013 Society of American Crafts
Special Expertise
Composition and design, kiln cast glass, mold making, deep relief dry plaster casting, murrine glass, power hammer and hand forging, hand forging, fabrication and welding, public outreach, studio management and teaching, public outreach
References
Artful Home, Sally de Broux: (877) 225-3970
Artists Circle Fine Art, Jack Devine: (301) 947-7400, Katie Giganti: (301) 947-7400
ArtMatters, Toni Sikes (608) 467-3040
Canvas Art Consultants, Hong Kong, Sarah Gordon: 852 2542 2022
City of Boise, Karen Bubb: (208) 608-7047, Karl LeClair (208) 608-7044
CODAworx, Nicole Carroll: (845) 657-2439
Distinctive Art Source, Barbara Harriman: (703) 956-1946
Federal Realty, Richard Cataffa: (301) 998-8225
J Crist Art Services, Jacqueline Crist: (208) 867-5189
Jennifer Navva Miliken, (802) 770-2224
Silver Chase Design, Shahnaz Ghafoor: (312) 451-5835
Skyline Art Services, Charles White, Hank Hancock, Melanie Schlossberg: (713) 783-1222
Wit Gallery, Lynda Strauch: (413) 637-8808
Wynn Resort, Steven Roberts: (702) 770-3418