Sue Kreitzman Explained

Sue Kreitzman is an American-British outsider artist, curator, cookbook author, and television chef.^[1]

Biography

Kreitzman was born in Washington Heights, New York.^[2] She is married to Steve, a research director at the Howard Foundation.^[3] They have one son. She lives in East London and New York.^{[4] [5]}

Career

She was a fourth-grade teacher, chef, and food writer before becoming an artist.^[6] She worked in the Georgia public school system in the late 60s, during integration, and was the first white teacher in an all-black school.^[7] While on maternity leave with her son, Kreitzman began cooking, ultimately choosing to leave her teaching career and become a cook. She wrote 27 cooking books and food articles for major publications.^[8]

Kreitzman joined Britain’s Outsider Art scene when she was 58 years old,^[9] painting with nail polish and using abandoned scraps and items to create her art. She is a member of the Colour Tribe at Spitafields Market, a group of East London artists.^[10] Her own clothing is made from fabrics curated at flea markets and second-hand shops.^[11]

Exhibits and public appearances

She showed at her first exhibit in 2005 at the Raw Arts Festival.^[12] at the Candid Arts Trust in Central London.^[13] In 2008, she curated and formed the Wild Old Woman (WOW) exhibit in Novas Gallery, bringing together 14 self-taught older female artists.^[14]

In 2012, she curated the Dare to Wear exhibit in the Crypt of St Pancras Church in London.

Kreitzman was featured in Fabulous Fashionistas^{[15] [16]} and the Bright Old Things campaign for Selfridges,^[17] with an installation facing Regent’s Street and Oxford Street.^[18] In 2019, she showed her art at the Voices of East London store in Bicester Village in King’s Cross.^[19]

Notes and References

1. News: Sawyer. Miranda. Artist Sue Kreitzman on her colourful style: 'I am the art; the art is me – this is the inside of my head'. 2016-01-03. The Guardian. 2020-04-28. en-GB. 0261-3077.
2. Web site: My Spitalfields: Artist Sue Kreitzman Reveals Her True Colours. Old Spitalfields Market. 2020-04-28.
3. News: Agnew. Interviews by Megan. Relative Values: Sue Kreitzman, a TV personality and "outsider artist", and her husband, Steve, research director at the Howard Foundation. 2020-04-28. en. 0140-0460.
4. News: Watts. Peter. Say no to Marie Kondo: inside the homes that are (stylishly) bursting with clutter. 2019-11-05. The Telegraph. 2020-04-28. en-GB. 0307-1235.
5. Web site: Sue Kreitzman's Style Philosophy. 2017-09-18. Senior Planet. en-US. 2020-04-28.
6. Web site: Sue Kreitzman: Portrait of an Artist. SUITCASE Magazine. en-GB. 2020-04-28.
7. Web site: Dare to Wear by WOW and Sue Kreitzman The Womens Room. www.thewomensroomblog.com. 2020-04-28.
8. Web site: Changing Careers At 50 & Growing Old Fabulously With Artist Sue Kreitzman. Pender. Danielle. www.refinery29.com. en-GB. 2020-04-28.
9. Web site: How to wear your art - A style interview with Sue Kreitzman. 2015-11-25. 40+ Style. en-US. 2020-04-28.
10. Web site: Interview with Outsider Artist and Bow local: Sue Kreitzman. 2018-06-19. Roman Road LDN. en-GB. 2020-04-28.
11. Web site: Sue Kreitzman: 'My house is like entering another universe'. CNN. en. 2020-04-28.
12. Web site: Raw Arts Festival. 13 April 2023.
13. Web site: Sue Kreitzman - Writer, Artist, Curator. WomenRockProject. 2016-02-05. Women Rock Project. en-US. 2020-04-28.
14. Web site: Sue Kreitzman at Selfridges Raw Vision Magazine. rawvision.com. 2020-04-28.
15. Web site: Sue Kreitzman, 74 –. en-GB. 2020-04-28.
16. Book: Jermyn. Deborah. Women, Celebrity and Cultures of Ageing: Freeze Frame. Holmes. Susan. 2015-08-11. Springer. 978-1-137-49512-9. en.
17. Web site: Celebrating the 'retirement renaissance' with Selfridges' Bright Old Things. 2015-01-15. DisneyRollerGirl. en-GB. 2020-04-28.
18. Web site: OUR COLLABORATION WITH SUE KREITZMAN FOR SELFRIDGES. Tatty Devine. en. 2020-04-28.
19. Web site: 10 Style Commandments from Sue Kreitzman. Begum-Hossain. Momtaz. 2019-05-30. Craft and Travel. en-US. 2020-04-28.