Susie Frazier is an American artist who designs by integrating natural materials and organic patterns into her work."Susie Frazier, The Pioneer", Mont Blog, Mont Surfaces By Mont Granite"Her Earth-minded Art Opens Up New Worlds", Douglas J. Guth, Crains Cleveland Her creations are characterized by repeating, irregular contours and slight imperfections in the materials."Cleveland Artist Creates Home Decor Products From Reclaimed Materials", Gina Tabasso, HGR Inc.
Early life and education Frazier was born August in Inglewood, California, and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1993, with a BA in Communications."Susie Frazier Mueller: A Natural: As Artist, Mom and Businesswoman", Debbie Hanson, Cleveland Women In 1992 she moved to Cleveland, Ohio. She was a German Marshall Fund fellow.
Career In 2007, she was selected to design integrated public art elements of a $3.5 million streetscape in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District, which was completed in 2009. and in 2013, Frazier was selected to design a terrazzo floor pattern for a newly-constructed RTA Rapid Transit station in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood."City Architecture's new Little Italy RTA Rapid station could heal one of the ugliest underpasses in Cleveland", Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer
In 2003, she founded a downtown Cleveland marketing program called "Sparx in the City","Action Figure Susie Frazier Mueller Brought Art to Cleveland", Women's Health, May 2006"Sparx in the City ignites new energy in Cleveland", Business & Management Practices, February 2006 which earned the City of Cleveland a City Livability Award by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2005. In 2005 Frazier turned the program over to the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, and it operates today under the name Sparx City Hop."Sparx City Hop", Steven Litt, The Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Since 2016 she has been the brand ambassador for Mont Surfaces."Taking Home Design To A Personal Level", Housetrends Magazine
Awards In 2018, Frazier was awarded a Regional Emmy as producer of a TV pilot she starred in called Movers & Makers With Susie Frazier."2018 Emmy Recipients", Bob Hammer, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter
Books 2018: Designing For Wellness, BookBaby,
References
External links "Gordon Square Arts District" - Cleveland Public Art Earthminded artist