Biography

Sue’s artwork is inspired by her love of the natural world: close to her home in
Upstate New York and from far afield. A birder for over 30 years, Sue is an avid
naturalist who draws her inspiration and reference material directly from
observations made in nature. She features detailed subjects with simple, sometimes even stylized, backgrounds. Sue draws in various combinations of graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor.

Sue grew up near Syracuse in central New York State and discovered birds and
birding in that area when she was in her mid-twenties. It wasn’t until nearly two
decades later she combined her latent artistic ability with her love of birds and
began to produce wildlife art.

Today Sue splits her time between homes in Schenectady, New York and Stony Point
on Lake Ontario. From these locations she explores many wonderful natural areas,
but most especially the shoreline of Lake Ontario. She spends many hours in the field observing and photographing wildlife. She has traveled extensively in North America and has made several trips to the neo-tropics.

Sue’s work has been included in many prestigious national and international exhibits including Birds in Art (Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum), Art and the Animal (the Society of Animal Artists annual exhibition) and many international miniature exhibitions. Her work has received numerous awards including the Society of Animal Artists highest honor, the Award of Excellence, and two miniature Best in Show awards. Sue is a Distinguished Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists, and a Signature Member of the Miniature Artists of America and the Colored Pencil Society of America.

Exhibition Highlights
Art and the Animal, Society of Animal Artist’s Annual Exhibition, Various Venues
(2010-2026)
Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI (2012-2013,
2015, 2019-2020, 2024)
Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit (biannual – 2010-2024)
Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD (2014-2026)

Selected Awards
2026 Excellence in All Entries, Miniature Art Society of Florida’s annual exhibition 2024 Rotary Club of Henderson Award, Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit
2022, 2013 Award of Excellence, Society of Animal Artists
2022 Charles Stagg Award, Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit
2022 Theo Williamson, Edward Jones Award, Kentucky National Wildlife Art
Exhibit