SUZIE MARTY

Suzie Marty believes in buying local and shopping local. She has held various positions over the years that promote local artists and tourism, including as an art buyer for Love from Minnesota Company, artisan manager at St. Croix Promotions and Retail, and docent at MIA. She is the owner of Everett & Charlie, a Linden Hills art gallery where art meets experience. It features only Minnesota artists. The gallery at 2720 W. 43rd Street is named for her grandsons, who were two and four the year she opened in 2018. In 2021, Everett & Charlie was voted “Minnesota’s Best Art Gallery” by readers of Star Tribune. The gallery includes paintings, screen-printing, photography, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles and leather, sculpture and woodwork, and it offers a calendar of openings, trunk shows, artists’ talks and workshops, demonstrations and live music.
Marty has been known to proudly display a “sold to a forever home” sign on spoken-for pieces, demonstrating her thoughtful approach and pride in finding a good home for her “art babies.” She said, “I can oftentimes predict which colors and forms people will be drawn to. I look for signals that connect people to their colors.”
She earned her bachelor of science in art education at St. Cloud State University. She sold advertising for the Southwest Journal, and is a sales representative for the Southwest Connector. She will be writing a regular arts column. Contact her at 612-345-9998 or ads@SWconnector.com.