Don Suggs
Don Suggs was an American artist based in Los Angeles, California. His paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures are notable for their use of color.
Biography
Suggs was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in San Diego. He received a B.A. in 1969 from University of California, Los Angeles, having studied psychology, film, and art. He received both an M.A. in 1971 and an M.F.A. in Art in 1972 from UCLA.Suggs taught drawing, painting, sculpture and color theory from 1972-1984 at Florida State University at Tallahassee, Franconia College in New Hampshire, University of Southern California, and Otis Art Institute. From 1983-2014, he taught painting and drawing at UCLA. Over the years, he has been co-editor with Paul Vangelisti of several non-profit art and literature publications: Boxcar, Forehead, and Ribot. He published four art and poetry books, collaborating with Paul Vangelisti and Martha Ronk.
Suggs lived and worked in Los Angeles. He died on July 30, 2019, after being struck by a vehicle while walking.