Sue Gilkey

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

 Growing up, Gilkey studied with a well-known local artist. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BFA in painting, followed by post-graduate work at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Gilkey has exhibited in major shows, receiving awards at Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, American Artist Professional League, and The Guild of Boston Artists. She has been included in ‘Women Painting Women’ and Oil Painter’s of America, National Exhibit. Most recently, Gilkey has been included in shows at The Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville, VT. She is also represented by Gallery Antonia, Chatham, MA, and Cleo, in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland. She is a member of The Salmagundi Club, NY, NY.

Gilkey currently divides her time between her home in Stowe, VT and her seaside home in Southwest Cork, Ireland. Her favorite subjects, farms and farm life, mountains, and sea are in abundance and a constant inspiration on her local walks.



Awards and Honors

  • 2011 - Juror’s Top 50, Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, San Antonio, TX
  • 2010 - Cheap Joe’s Award, The American Artists Professional League, 82nd Grand National Exhibition, NY, NY.
  • 2010 - Honorable Mention,The Guild of Boston Artists, 5th Annual New England Representational Painting Competition, Boston, MA.
  • 2010 - First Place in Oils, Cape Cod Arts Association,National Show, Barnstable, MA
  • 2005 - Honorable Mention, Attleboro Museum, Members Show, Attleboro, MA.
  • 2005 - Honorable Mention, Masters Division, 53rd Annual Central Adirondack Show, Old Forge Art Center, Old Forge, NY
  • 2004 - Jurors Choice, Members Show, Attleboro Museum.
  • 2002 - Honorable Mention, Members show, Attleboro Museum.
  • 2001 - Best Painting, Members Show, Attleboro Museum.

Education

  • 2008- 2010 Studied with Dennis Sheehan
  • 2003- 2010 Workshops with Joanna Harmon,Robert Douglas Hunter, Gregg Kreutz, Ray Roberts, Ron Rencher, George Strickland, and Skip Whitcomb                            
  • 1981-83 Massachusetts College of Art, post graduate work in art education
  • 1980 BFA, Painting, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Memberships/Affiliations

  • The Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
  • The Copley Society of Art, Boston, MA
  • Concord Arts Association, Concord,MA
  • North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA
  • The Sheehan Academy, Manchester, NH
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Exhibitions        
2011   
  • Greenhouse Gallery Salon International 2011, San Antonio, TX
2010 
  • The American Artists Professional League’s 82nd Grand National Exhibition, NY, NY
  • Summer Member’s Show, The Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
  • New England Representational Painting Competition, The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA
  • Wanderlust, Juried Members Show, The Copley Society, Boston, MA
  • National Exhibition, Cape Cod Arts Association, Barnstable, MA
  • Members Juried l, Concord Arts Association, Concord, MA
  • Academic Artists Association, 60th Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, Springfield, MA.
2009  
  • Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
  • National Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, MA
  • New England Representational Painting Competition, The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA
  • The Banks of The Hudson, Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY
  • 57th Annual Central Adirondack Show, Old Forge Art Center, Old Forge, NY
2008
  • New England Representational Painting Competition, The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA
  • Vision:20/20, twenty artists from twenty years, Zullo Gallery, Medfield, MA
  • National Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, MA
2006
  • The Best and The Brightest, Scottsdale Artist’s - Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 95th Exhibition, Mystic, CT
  • 54th Annual Central Adirondack Show, Old Forge Art Center, Old Forge, NY
  • 13th Annual Juried Show, Zullo Gallery, Medfield, MA
2005
  • The Best and The Brightest, Scottsdale Artists School, Twentieth Annual Juried show, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 94th Exhibition, Mystic, CT
  • Annual New England Exhibition, Cape Cod Arts Association, Barnstable, MA
  • 53rd Annual Central Adirondack Show, Old Forge Art Center, Old Forge, NY
  • 12th Annual Juried show, Zullo Gallery, Medfield, MA