North Carolina artist, Sue Foell, was born in 1956 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Growing up near Lake Erie gave her the magical opportunity of spending a great deal of her childhood outdoors with her six siblings. It was her father that offered Foell her first exposure to art at an early age. She worked as a graphic artist for 14 years after college and practiced art forms like pottery and photography before picking up a paint brush in 2002 and falling in love with that medium. While portraits are her main focus of painting, Foell also excels at painting still life and landscapes. She has received numerous awards at various local and national shows over the years, including the Salon International Juried Exhibitions, the Oil Painters of America’s National Juried Exhibitions, and the Oil Painters of America’s Eastern Regional Exhibitions. In 2019, Foell achieved Signature Membership Status in the Oil Painters of America for her outstanding accomplishments in representational oil painting.

Recent Awards:
Finalist - Portrait Society of America, 2020 Members Only Competition 

OPA Signature Membership Status Award - 2017

Fifth Place - Portrait Society of America, 2015 Members Only Competition

First Place – 2015 Memphis Germantown Art League National Show 

Figurative Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America 2015 National Juried Exhibition, St. Augustine, FL

Honorable Mention - Salon International 2013 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX
Jury's Top 60 Award - Salon International 2013 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX
Second Place - Memphis Germantown Art League National Show 2011
Best of Show - Memphis Germantown Art League Spring Show 2009
Two Honorable Mentions - Salon International 2009 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX
Jury's Top 50 Award - Salon International 2007 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX
Best of Show & Third Place - Memphis Germantown Art League Autumn Show 2007

Affiliations:
Oil Painters of America, Signature Member (OPA)

Portrait Society of America (PSA)