Artist Elizabeth Sutton Opens A Gallery And Retail Expertise

Artist Elizabeth Sutton is a real trailblazer. Whereas many new artists wrestle to help themselves completely by way of artwork, Sutton’s method and distinctive aesthetic have made her really shine. Whereas her coronary heart has at all times been in portray, she’s additionally made a reputation for herself by way of licensing with the whole lot from kitchen and loo tiles in collaboration with TileBar, rugs with Rugs America, to workplace chairs with The Raynor Group. So, it’s not a shock that she’s just lately opened a solo artist pop-up gallery, studio, and retail expertise in West Chelsea. Sutton believes she is the primary feminine artist to do that.

Situated at 550 West twenty ninth Avenue between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, it’s just some blocks south of Hudson Yards, and simply north of the famed Gagosian Gallery. Measuring roughly 5,200 sq. toes, it’s simply as expansive as it’s stylish.

A Hybrid Workspace

Whereas strolling into an artwork gallery can really feel very intimidating, Sutton’s house was created to really feel the precise reverse of that. “My objective is to set myself aside from the opposite boring and conventional galleries within the Chelsea neighborhood, as I’m the artist and never only a gallery operator,” explains the artist.

Whereas she designed the uncooked house to really feel joyful and cheerful—it’s additionally deliberately accessible. “You possibly can contact, really feel, and store my numerous collections together with style equipment, tabletop, tiles, rugs, prints, wallpaper and wonderful artwork, amongst different issues all whereas watching me in motion. You get a behind the scenes glimpse into each the inventive and enterprise components of my work.”

Whereas Sutton’s unique work doesn’t come low cost (her unique work begin at roughly $5000)—her different choices are extra accessibly priced. The house additionally permits her to indicate one-of-a-kind works corresponding to a Blatt Billiards desk, the primary time the artist has showcased this work to the general public.

Artist in Residence

Sutton is extremely enthusiastic not solely to make use of the house for work, but additionally to attach along with her group. “You possibly can count on me to be within the studio nearly each Monday by way of Friday, portray reside whereas additionally working in real-time with my crew, whether or not doing photoshoots, artwork, and even simply basic administrative points of the enterprise. I’m additionally internet hosting numerous occasions and fundraisers,” she says.

The big sq. footage (particularly for New York Metropolis) provides her the pliability to do no matter she needs with the house absolutely integrating each side of her enterprise. “This can be a absolutely operational working artwork studio that should operate and function in alignment with my must create. That may be a precedence, however it’s additionally what makes the house dynamic and fascinating, past your common retail store or gallery expertise,” says Sutton. “Think about you bought to see Coco Chanel stitching a costume once you walked right into a Chanel retailer?”

That is additionally a full-circle second for the entrepreneur. In 2020, Sutton staged the 4 luxurious penthouses for the residential house above the gallery. “The retail house is the final sq. footage nonetheless accessible for buy. Nevertheless, it’s sadly past my funds. However, it’s really my joyful place and I’m deeply grateful for the chance to be right here in the intervening time. It marks a way of accomplishment and achievement that’s one thing past my wildest creativeness coming from the place I used to be a mere eight years in the past once I began.”

What’s Subsequent

Sutton just lately launched her first tabletop assortment, which incorporates melamine dishes, faux-linen napkins, and vinyl placemats. Whereas not a nasty factor, it offered out quicker than she anticipated. Nevertheless, she is making an attempt to make these merchandise accessible once more quickly.

The artist additionally just lately launched one other tile assortment with TileBar referred to as the Meta Assortment, which is at the moment displaying on the gallery, and has a brand new assortment launching in 2024, alongside along with her first self-importance assortment.

2024 will certainly be a serious yr for Sutton. Her tile collections are set to be put in in main hospitality initiatives, together with the brand new Fairmont Lodge in Lengthy Seaside, Essex Home New York, CapitalOne Cafe, El Conquistador in Puerto Rico, and Kissaki Miami.

Along with all of this, the long-lasting Malliouhana Resort in Anguilla which just lately transferred administration to the Storey Lodge Group, shall be collaborating with Sutton to create distinctive art work, merchandise, and artwork programming for the lodge’s company this coming spring in honor of their fortieth anniversary.