By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by American painter Sue Gilkey (born 1958 in New Jersey, USA).
 

The complexities of working in oil infinitely challenge and delight Sue Gilkey. Her work is observational, expressive, and intuitive, bringing together subject and narrative. “The painting process for me, is a meditation on the aesthetics of the subject I’m observing. I am always interested in developing a painting that will connect to the viewer and  evoke a sense of shared experience.”
 

Gilkey began painting as a child, inspired and encouraged by her French Grandfather. Growing up in New Jersey, Gilkey studied with a well-known local artist. She went on to earn her BFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire, USA. There she was classically trained in materials and techniques across all subjects. This was followed by post-graduate work at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has studied Tonalism  and pursues a traditional approach to painting, striving to combine an emotional element along with direct observation.

She divides her time between her home on the Charles River in Massachusetts and her seaside cottage in Ireland. Sue maintains a teaching practice in her Boston area studio and teaches annual workshops in her Irish studio.

 

Gilkey has exhibited in major shows, receiving numerous awards (see below). Her work is found in private collections in the U.S. and Europe.

She is represented by Gallery Antonia, Chatham, MA; Edward Montgomery Fine Art, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA ; Cecil Byrne Gallery, Charleston, SC; The Killarney Art Gallery, Killarney, Ireland, and Cleo, in Kenmare, Ireland.

 

Sue is an artist member of The Salmagundi Club, NY, NY.

Recent Exhibitions
 

2017

 

- Salmagundi Club Centennial Exhibit, NY, NY 

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2016

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- Root to Bloom, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

- The American Artist Professional League 88th Grand National, NY, NY 

- The Guild of Boston Artist’s Regional Painting Competition, Boston, MA

2015

 

- Solo Show, “There and Back Again”, Gallery Antonio, Chatham, MA 

- Oil Painters of America, National Exhibit. Cutter and Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL.

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2014

 

- ‘Women Painting Women’, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC.

- OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

- The Guild of Boston Artists, Regional Painting Competition, Boston, MA

2013

 

- Solo Show, “Ireland: Pubs and Grand Hotels”, Gallery Antonia, Chatham, MA

- Great American Figurative Artists Exhibition, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara CA.

- Boston International Fine Arts Fair, Boston, MA.

- Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, San Antonio TX.

- The American Artist’s Professional League 85th Grand National Exhibition, NY, NY.

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Awards and Honors

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- 2016 - Four paintings projected as Back Drops to an Irish play, “Over the Pub.” Directed by Dolores Mannion, Kenmare, Ireland.

- 2015- Morning Light, Honorable Mention, The Guild of Boston Artist’s, Annual New England Representational Painting Competition, Boston, MA.

- 2013 - Laying The Silver, Jack Richeson Award of Excellence, Juror’s Top 60, Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, San Antonio, TX.

- 2012- Yellow Roses on White Linen, Jury’s Top 50, Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, San Antonio, TX

- Yellow Roses on White Linen, Helen DeCozen Memorial Award, AAPL Grand National Exhibition, NY, NY

- 2011 - Cascade of Dahlia’s, Jury’s Top 50, Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, San Antonio, TX

- 2010 - The Summer Porch, Cheap Joe’s Award, AAPL Grand National Exhibition, NY, NY.

- 2010 - Dennis in his Studio, Honorable Mention, The Guild of Boston Artists, 5th Annual New England Representational Painting Competition, Boston, MA.