This exhibit is FREE to the public and will be on display during library hours Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm, starting Friday, July 17th, 2026, through Friday, August 7th, 2026.
"Simplicity to Balance" by Suzanne Mosley
Artist Statement:
“The substitute connections that we seek are not the true connections that we crave." - Marko Radic
Suzanne Mosley has pulled work from different collections to represent the simple things that we often forget in a world intent on drowning us in the false dramas perpetuated by social media. These pieces represent her desire to pull us back to both personal and communal balance,
Walking down a winding path that opens up to a breathtaking canyon.
Opening the cover of a hardbound book to feel the pages as you flip to the next chapter.
Curling up on the sofa with your dog as it looks soulfully into your eyes, hoping your going to share that dinner.
As you walk through the gallery, Mosley hopes that it gives you a feeling of comfort in a world that can feel so overwhelming.
Artist Bio:
Suzanne Mosley draws inspiration for her art mainly from the world that surrounds us. Concerned with both the environment and social justice, Mosley’s art has evolved as a means of raising awareness about important social issues. Many of her most recent works center on current environmental issues, including the impact of climate change on animals and their natural habitats. From paintings of endangered species to visions of these at-risk habitats, Mosley hopes to bring both awareness and beauty to the multiple challenges we face in today’s environment. She engages the deep relaxing colors and tones found in nature, while finding joy in the beauty of the outdoors. Beyond the natural world, Mosley also is motivated by concerns for equality and the humanity that binds us all. With a range of approaches that reaches from contemporary abstract to impressionistic art, she engages colors, textures, and subjects from a variety of surroundings. She draws her vision from people and places that speak to her.
Mosley’s interest in art started as a young child in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she currently resides. She found enjoyment working alongside her father in his wood shop, creating small projects that eventually led to some pieces of furniture that remain in her home today. Mosley began more formal training in painting under the tutelage of William McClanahan, a local accomplished watercolorist, during her teenage years. After high school, she took a break to focus on a career outside of the Arts. Missing a creative outlet to express visually what she saw in the world, Mosley started painting again ten years ago.
Mosley has had work exhibited in multiple galleries and sold many pieces through galleries and her home studio art shows. She also works with local interior designers on commission work. Additionally, two of her pieces of art were showcased in Progressive Insurance Company’s biannual art exhibit, where they were placed on tour throughout its corporate offices.
Mosley’s home studio is a place where she relaxes after her full-time job and escapes into her true passion of painting. She chooses oil as her main medium, but also experiments in mixed media pieces. She is often joined in her studio by one of her muses, her studio sidekick Milkdud, who is her trusted miniature Dachshund.
This is the secondary branch of the William F. Laman Public Library located in the heart of the Argenta Arts District of North Little Rock.
