Clearwater, FL
About Sue Graef:
Sue Graef (b. 1957, Philadelphia, PA) is a figurative landscape artist who creates vibrant and imaginative work. Graef was educated at Philadelphia College of Art, Tyler School of Art and Clemson University. The artist has participated in exhibitions at the Chihuly Collection Museum, St. Petersburg, FL; Imagine Museum St. Petersburg, FL; IDEA Museum, Mesa, AZ; District Arts Gallery, Frederick, MD; Art Miami Context, Miami, FL; The Palm Beach Show, FL; Twisted Track Gallery, Sacramento, CA; Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa, FL; Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY; Affordable Art Fair, Austin, TX; Art Wynwood Miami, FL and the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, NY. In 2025, Graef had her second solo exhibition, Urban Visions, at The Artspace Gallery in the College of Southern Nevada. This opened with a talk to art students. Early in 2026 one of her larger works was acquired by the Rosewood Residences of Lido Key, FL. Graef currently lives and works 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