Artist Profile: Kimberly Suttell
Overview
Kimberly Suttell is a New York-based collage artist whose intricate paper compositions explore the layered textures of place, memory, and urban change. Working exclusively with cut and torn paper, Suttell constructs richly detailed landscapes that blur the boundary between realism and abstraction. Her work is a meditation on perception—how we piece together the world from fragments, how the familiar becomes new through rhythm, repetition, and unexpected juxtapositions.
In I See these Sights on the Earth, Suttell renders a dynamic cityscape where towering red structures echo both fencing and foliage. Hand-cut slivers of printed media become bricks, shadows, graffiti, and skyline—transforming paper into architecture. A tree leans in with vibrant yellow leaves, softening the industrial sprawl in the distance. The piece reflects the beauty and contradiction of human-made spaces and our role in shaping and witnessing them.
Featured Artwork
Bushwick Gallery
Artwork Title: I See these Sights on the Earth
Year of Creation: 2024
Medium: Paper collage
Dimensions: 19 x 21 inches
Location: New York New York
Price: Available upon request