Susie Rhatigan is a Provincetown-based artist whose signature monochromatic black-and-white painted figures are easily recognizable. Instead of focusing on details, Rhatigan is more interested in emotion and body language, which is brought into focus by working without color.

Susie Rhatigan is an abstract figurative artist who works as both a painter and printmaker. The series of work created for her upcoming solo show The Gathering at Tillies Art & Provisions embraces monoprinting’s unpredictability, favoring expressive distortion over precise realism. Rhatigan chooses this method to capture the raw, unfiltered energy of bar patrons in moments of connection, shared intimacy, and isolation. This work invites the viewer to pull up a stool and to find a familiar face in the crowd. In the artist’s own words, “There is a wonderful, predictable rhythm to a crowded bar, paired with an unpredictable mix of human interaction. I’m drawn to people—their expressions, gestures, and mood”.

Susie Rhatigan, a former New York State art teacher with over 20 years of classroom experience, holds a B.A. in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her deep connection to the Cape Cod art community stems from her childhood, when her grandmother—also an artist—introduced her to local gallery exhibitions in Provincetown and Wellfleet.