SUZAN TOKCAN

Suzan Tokcan has been involved in art and design most of her life.  As a Turkish woman of mixed heritage living in London since her teens, she has always been something of an insider-outsider, a stance that underpins and informs her art.

 

Growing up between London and Istanbul provided Suzan with rich, varied and eclectic creative stimulation.  Studying painting and restoration, drawing political cartoons, internship at an Istanbul creative agency, a chance introduction to photography at university, and working as an interior designer in the hospitality industry allowed her to create her own unique layered visual language.

 

In the mid 1990s, Suzan launched Suada Design with her sister Damla to deliver art and design projects for hospitality industry. This evolved into Wild@Art, producing digital art, printed on experimental surfaces, which she exhibited in Istanbul, Ankara, and London.  A long stint as an entrepreneur in event management in London in the 2000s provided fertile ground for her to tailor her creativity to commercial settings. 

 

Over the last five years, Suzan has returned full time to creating digital photomontages, launching the Pixel Pixie line of limited-edition prints.  The Flower Power exhibition at JM Gallery between 21-26th September displays one of Pixel Pixie’s signature collections and is dedicated to the memory of Damla.

 

Flower Power is sponsored by DIFOART, an international digital art curation and customised print, furniture and fit out production platform representing a collective of artists creating works for the hospitality and commercial environments.  Suzan has recently teamed up with DIFOART to launch their London presence.