Clearwater, FL
About Sue Graef:
Sue Graef (b. 1957, Philadelphia, PA) is a contemporary figurative painter celebrated for her vibrant, highly stylized interpretations of the modern landscape. Her formal artistic foundation was shaped by formative training at the Tyler School of Art (1975–1978). A prominent fixture on the contemporary circuit, Graef exhibits extensively at premier national platforms, including Art Miami Context, Art Wynwood, and the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, with museum exhibitions at the Chihuly Collection and Imagine Museum. In 2025, she presented her solo exhibition, Urban Visions, at the College of Southern Nevada. Recently, a major large-scale work was acquired for the permanent collection of the Rosewood Residences of Lido Key, FL. Graef currently works from her studio in Florida.
Selected exhibitions
- Affordable Art Fair - New York, NY, 2026
- Context Art Miami - Miami, FL, 2025
- Affordable Art Fair - New York, NY, 2025
- The Palm Beach Show - West Palm Beach, FL, 2025
- College of Southern Nevada Solo Exhibition - Las Vegas, NV, 2025
- Imagine Museum - St. Petersburg, FL, 2024
- The Harding Art Show - Nashville, TN, 2024
- Twisted Track Gallery - Sacramento, Ca, 2024
- Art Wynwood - Miami, FL, 2024
- Chihuly Collection/Morean Arts Center - St Petersburg, FL, 2024
- Art San Diego - San Diego, CA, 2023
- Artclectic - Nashville, TN, 2023
- Hamptons Fine Art Fair - Southampton, NY, 2023
- Artifact Gallery Solo Exhibit - New York, NY, 2023
- Gasparilla Festival of the Arts - Tampa, FL, 2023
- Alliance for the Arts Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition - Ft. Myers, FL, 2023
- Amsterdam Whitney Gallery - New York, NY, 2023
- Superfine Miami - Miami, FL, 2023
- Red Dot Miami - Miami, FL, 2022
- MVA Gallery - Bethlehem, PA, 2022
- IDEA Museum - Mesa, AZ, 2022
- Haegenmgang Museum - South Korea, 2022
- Amsterdam Whitney Gallery - New York, NY, 2022
- District Arts Gallery - Frederick, MD, 2022
- Superfine Miami Beach - Miami Beach, FL, 2022
- Spectrum Miami - Miami, FL, 2021
- Art Center Sarasota - Sarasota, FL, 2021
- District Arts Gallery - Frederick, MD, 2021
- Greenpoint Gallery - Brooklyn, NY, 2021
- Marin Society of Artists - San Rafael, CA, 2021
- Curator's Voice - Miami, FL, 2020
- Gasparilla Festival of the Arts - Tampa, FL, 2019
Education
- Clemson University, Bachelor of Science - Clemson, SC,1983
- Tyler School of Art, Temple University, - Elkins Park, PA,1977
- Philadelphia College of Art, - Philadelphia, PA,1975
Press Accolades
- Spotlight Magazine - March 2021
- WWA Magazine Issue 4 - 2020
- Pigment Online - August 2020
- Visionary Art Collective Honorable Mention - 2021
- Art Center Sarasota Annual Juried Exhibit Honorable Mention - 2021
- 35th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Certificate of Excellence - 2020
- Out of Our Hands Gallery, Dade City, Florida, 2nd Place - 2020
- Summit Art Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art curated exhibit, Honorable Mention - 1984
- Best in Show, "Chromatic" Exhibition, CEV Gallery - July 2026