Suellen Rocca was one of the six founding members of the Hairy Who, a Chicago-based artist group with a mutual desire to exhibit art in playful and exciting ways—including creating comic books to accompany shows, displaying paintings on flower-patterned linoleum walls, and hanging price tags directly on the art. Rocca’s paintings feature a symbolic, almost hieroglyphic language with repeated symbols and images pervading many of her canvases. She was inspired by images from picture books, popular culture, and consumerism—especially advertisements targeting women.

–Andrea DesJardins, from the Glenstone Field Guide