Melbourne based artist Suzanne Marchant has developed a wide ranging skill set through various art forms since first recognizing her passion for art as a teenager.
Having studied fine art in her formative years and working as an art teacher early in her career she has since turned her skill set to the art of tattooing having established her own private studio in the northern suburbs. Suzanne has also explored creativity through pottery, epoxy resin, charcoal and murals.
Melbourne based artist Suzanne Marchant has developed a wide ranging skill set through various art forms since first recognizing her passion for drawing and painting as a child.
Having studied fine art in her formative years and working as an art teacher in her career she has turned her skill set into to the art of tattooing, having established her own private studio in the northern suburbs.
Suzanne has also explored creativity through oils acrylics drawing and murals.
However her first love has always been painting
A lover of the human figure and life drawing Suzanne has drawn her inspiration from theater performers and the beauty and sensuality of the female figure.
With the use of color, shape, mixed media and mark making to create a unique style of her own,
Exhibitions
The agony and the ecstasy- Monsalvat barn gallery 2021
This series was born out of lockdown accumulating a body of work when time was able to be used to create and practice her craft through painting imagery from her love of stage, theater and burlesque performers.
This exhibition was one of Monsalvat’s most successful exhibitions, Suzanne sold 8 out of 12 pieces, which was an overwhelming success.
City of whittlesea group exhibition 2022
Prize - people’s choice award
City of whittlesea, group exhibition 2022
“In real life”
Mornington rotary club group exhibition 2023
Sold private collections
Constance
The look
Belle
Crying beauty
The look
Just breathe
Miss Maple rose
Paul capsis
IMOGEN Kelly
Honey bea
Miss judgey
Ruby slippers
Rene
Voodoo child
Portrait commission Gaye Gauci
Warrior princess
Sorrow
Suzanne travelled to France in October 2023 to attend her artists residency with Altelier Air fall 2023 collaborating with artists from around the world and worked on her new collection to be exhibited in 2024
However her first love has always been painting.
A lover of theater, burlesque and other performance artists is where Suzanne has drawn the inspiration for her most recent body of work, “The agony and the ecstasy” Her expressive use of colour and capturing these artists background structure come together to compliment her exceptional portraiture ability in capturing these artists.
This series was born out of Melbourne lockdown with fellow artist Rene accumulating a Body of work as a they encouraged each other to paint whilst not being able to work for nearly 2 years.
The result is what you see in her first exhibition at the barn gallery in Melbourne's Monsalvat, showing a very diverse work by both artists providing a feast for the eyes delving into the souls of the artists and their expressive styles. | 
