The Williamson County Art Guild - s u e n o s l e r g r a y

Artist Sue Nosler Gray

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"Storm3"
24" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas

"waterfall4"
20" x 16" Acrylic on Canvas

"Waterfall"
30" x 40" Mixed Media on Canvas

"When Pigs Fly"
44" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas

"pincushion perspective"
18" x 24" Watermedia on Paper

"A Kool Place"
12" x 18" Watercolor on Paper

s u e n o s l e r g r a y

Sue's current style – reflective of Abstract Expressionism – currently moves in two directions: one boldly projects swathes of bright, contrasting colors to divide her canvases into irregular shapes and sections; the other floats quiet soft-edged pastels to define forms. Sue is drawn to abstract art because, for her, it simplifies this complex world.

When inspiration emerges from a deep emotional level, her soft colors and edges may evoke quiet places filled with positive energy, or upon occasion, darker regions fraught with heaviness and peril. Sometimes her work is less emotional, it reflects abstract impressions of shapes, things, landscapes, cups and apples -- whatever strikes her as a worthwhile subject at the moment. But every painting is inspired by something deeper, something just beneath the surface.

Occasionally, Sue returns to her love of more traditional landscapes which she paints in all mediums. "I seem to always end up painting water of some sort, I guess it's difficult to take the web feet away from someone who was born and raised in Oregon"

All of Sue's work emphasizes good composition and design. Her trained knowledge of color garnered from many years of studying and teaching shows the sophistication of a seasoned painter. Like so many artists, she has alked the road of realism, landscapes, and portraits (which she still does on commission occasionally), and beyond.

Sue has received many awards, participated in juried exhibitions, as well as one- and two-artist shows. She has sold her work at galleries in Taos, Scottsdale and most recently, Arte-Misia in Sedona, Arizona.

EDUCATION

University of Oregon, Studies Fine Art, Foreign Languages: Arizona State University, Studies BFA Fine Art

WORKSHOPS

Millard Sheets 1979, Tom Hill 1983, Glen Bradshaw 1986, Robert Wood 1995

TEACHING

Central Arizona College, Beginning and Intermediate Oil and Watercolor: Private Classes and Workshops in Composition and Color

JURIED EXHIBITIONS, SHOWS & AWARDS

Oregon Watercolor Society 1978 2nd Place, Tombstone Art Exhibition 1981, 1st Place Oil, 2nd place watercolor, Tombstone Art Exhibition 1982 "Best of Show", Tombstone Art Exhibition 1983 "Best of Show", Rocky Mountain National Water media 1999, Arizona Watercolor Association 1986 Spring Show, 1987 Winter Show, 1985 Spring Show, 1987 Winter Show, 1989 Spring Show, 1996 Spring Show, 2000 Spring Show, Arizona Watercolor Association, 1987 Merit Award, 1988 Fall Show, Honorable Mention, Arizona State Fair 1991, 2nd Place Oil, Arizona State Fair, 1 oil, 1 watercolor 1992, 2nd place watercolor, Casa Grande Art Museum Juried Exhibition 1993 "Best of Show", Chosen to provide cover for Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce Community Book 1991, "Seven Man Show", The Seven 1992, Two Man show, "Recent Works, Phyllis Wagonner and Sue Nosler Gray" Arizona Watercolor Association National Show 2000, "Merchants Award", Traveling Exhibition Arizona Commission on the Arts, Central Arizona College, Northern Arizona Watercolor Association 2002, "Award of Excellence" juried by Pat Dews, Sedona Art Center 2003 Member Exhibition, 1st place mixed media, 2004 Arizona Artist Guild, 2 oils, 2004 Arizona Watercolor Association, 2 entries. 2005, Arizona Artist Guild, 1 Oil. One-Man Exhibit, Common Grounds, Round Rock, TX Sept 2007

CORPORATE COMMISSIONS AND SALES ON REQUEST

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