Susan Jane Walp
Cut-open Cantaloupe in Green Dish with Tangle of Black Thread and a Red Handled Knife, 2022
oil on linen
10 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches
(25.7 x 27 cm)
(Inv. No. 10254)
Susan Jane Walp
Cut-open Pummelo with Knife, Black Walnut, Leaves, and Cork (Patience), 2025
oil on linen
10.125 x 11.25 inches
(25.7 x 28.6 cm)
(Inv. No. 10808)
Susan Jane Walp
Homage to a Cutting Board, 2024-2026
oil on linen
11 x 12 inches
(27.9 x 30.5 cm)
(Inv. No. 11414)
Susan Jane Walp
Apples in a Green Glass Bowl, 2026
oil on linen
10 x 10 3/8 inches
(25.4 x 26.4 cm)
(Inv. No. 11415)
Susan Jane Walp
Cut-open Honeydew in Fluted Tin with Red Handled Knife, 2022
oil on linen
10 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches
(25.7 x 26 cm)
(Inv. No. 10255)
Susan Jane Walp
Cut-open Pummelo in a Green Dish with Autumn Leaves, 2022
oil on linen
8 3/4 x 9 inches
(22.2 x 22.9 cm)
(Inv. No. 10256)
Susan Jane Walp
Honedew Cut-open with Fern and Beans, 2025-26
oil on linen
10 1/2 x 11 inches
(26.7 x 27.9 cm)
(Inv. No. 11413)
Susan Jane Walp
Four Figs in a Green Dish with Red Handled Knife, Bricks, and Photocopy, 2022
oil on linen
10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
(26 x 26 cm)
(Inv. No. 10258)
Susan Jane Walp
Cantaloupe Cut-open with Asparagus Spear (Valle Reale), 2025-26
oil on linen
11 x 11 1/2 inches
(27.9 x 29.2 cm)
(Inv. No. 11412)
Susan Jane Walp
Three Eggs in a Patterned Bowl with French Bay Leaves and Red Handled Knife, 2022
oil on linen
8 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches
(22.2 x 21.6 cm)
(Inv. No. 10259)
Susan Jane Walp
Blueberries in a Red Cup with Twist of Wire and Shadows, 2026
oil on linen
8 x 8 1/8 inches
(20.3 x 20.6 cm)
(Inv. No. 11416)
Susan Jane Walp
Cantaloupe Cut-open (Lieber Gott), 2023-26
oil on linen
9 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches
(24.1 x 24.4 cm)
(Inv. No. 11411)
Susan Jane Walp
Honeydew Cut-open with Gingko Leaf, 2025-26
oil on linen
12 x 12 1/8 inches
(30.5 x 30.8 cm)
(Inv. No. 11410)
Susan Jane Walp
Pummelo Cut-open and Black Etruscan Skyphos (Overlap), 2024-26
oil on linen
11 x 11 1/2 inches
(27.9 x 29.2 cm)
(Inv. No. 11417)
Tibor de Nagy Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Susan Jane Walp, marking the artist’s eighth solo presentation with the gallery.
Walp creates intimate, closely observed still-life paintings centered on shape and texture. Many feature a central spherical form—a cantaloupe, grapefruit, cluster of blueberries, bowl, or cup—set against a tilted plane of squares and rectangles. Each meticulously arranged composition functions as a study in quiet precision.
Like many still-life painters, Walp returns to a familiar repertoire of motifs—among them a yellow glass bowl, ancient Greek shaped vessels, and cut-open melons that expose intricate interior geometries. Revisiting these arrangements is central to her practice; each iteration captures subtle shifts in tone and mark-making, producing meditative and introspective paintings.
Susan Jane Walp earned her BA from Mount Holyoke College and continued her studies at the New York Studio School, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, and Brooklyn College (MFA). She recently had a solo exhibition in 2024 at Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, New York, and was included in the group exhibition Glawr at Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles in 2025. Walp has received numerous honors for her work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
