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It's All
About Story
Since
2008 my artwork has focused
on family, cultural
and community history.
My journey began with
a series of artwork on
family history that
led to an exploration
of related
topics. On the
left, you will also
find links to my
genealogy site, my
blog and my book, all
ways in which I
explore these topics
on many levels.
Artwork series
include:
The Silence Speaks
Loudly
(Lithuania), an
exploration of how
Holocaust history is
being rewritten in
Lithuania and the
stories of the former
Jewish community that
remain. (2009)
A Hole in Time
(Poland), a visit to
the pre-war Jewish
community of Radom,
Poland (2010)
The Jewish
Identity and Legacy
Project, artwork
developed from oral
histories with elders
at a senior
residential facility.
The work continued
through a book.
(2011-2017)
Dvora's
Story, an
exploration of one
survivor's
experience through
story and
imagery.
This interview
addresses
how I began to
paint stories
related to the
Holocaust.(2014-2015)
The Jewish
Artists' Lab,
a project with
local artists
where we explored
thought-provoking
topics through
study and art
culminating in an
annual exhibition
(2012-2022). After
a brief lull this
resumed under the
Jewish Arts
Collective
in 2024. You will
find the work
related to these
projects under
Artists' Lab.
Memory As
my parents were
aging, I began
to work on a
series that
dealt with
memory,
both loss
of memory and
when they
passed away,
memory of the
significant people
in our lives.
I
became both a
keen observer
and a
participant in
this experience.
(2014-present)
Environment
Most recently
my work has
dealt with the
environment, a
topic initiated
within
the Jewish
Artists Lab in
2020. While
I moved from
painting
people to
elements of
landscape,
my trees continue
to represent
very
figurative
elements.
Story is
central to my
work and I
share them
verbally as
well as
through
artwork, text
and
video.
By combining
imagery and
story, I seek
to embed story
in memory.
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©Susan
Weinberg 2026
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Upcoming
Exhibitions &
Events
We Spoke
Jewish:
A Legacy of Stories
My
book weaves
together the
stories and
artwork
of the Jewish
Identity and
Legacy
series.
Published
in cooperation
with the Jewish
Historical
Society of the
Upper Midwest,
it
tells the
story of the Jewish
immigrants of
the 20th
century.
For more
information on
the and
events,
go to:
wespokejewish.com
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