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Suzanne Roff: So Revealing
Suzanne Roff
Subconscious ‘Reveals’: Suzanne Roff’s provocative paintings
Written by Debbie Timmerman; Excerpted from VeroNews.com – May 18, 2023
Suzanne Roff considers herself an island lady. She currently resides on the barrier island, spent many years on the isle of Manhattan, and was raised in the 1950s and 1960s in Key Biscayne.
“When I grew up, there were only 300 families on the island, and I could shimmy up a coconut tree. A magical place, we only had a gas station, church and a drugstore. In many ways this is why I came back to Florida, even though I never thought I would,” says Roff.
“I see the sea grapes, the gardenias, the palm trees, imprinted in my brain since childhood. Those early nature sounds, the trees and images are what is familiar,” she says.
“Vero was a happy surprise. It’s almost unspoken that there is something very powerful here. This is a very magical place; there is some vortex of energy that’s just here, and an artistic energy that draws artists for whatever reason. They just come.”
Roff is now immersed in that vibrant arts community. She shares space downtown at Studio on Sixty, which adjoins Gallery Veritas, where her exhibition – “So Revealing” – is on display through May 31.
