Sue MacLeod-Beere New Zealand, Australian, b. 1956-
Sue is a Sydney based colourist who finds depth of meaning in the simplest still life or the way light falls across a picket fence, taking the viewer on a path forward to an unknown destination. Sue's work is a reaction to her environment, exploring the subtleties within, beyond the distraction of the conspicuous. The depth and the emotion she finds in her surroundings- be they landscapes, people or interiors, comes to life in a gentle and elegant way.
Her challenge is painting directly from life to get a marker in a moment of time. Out of a flurry of chaos searching for a calm centre. Plein air painting is a particular passion for the immediacy of it.
"I'm constantly intrigued by the depth of the subject not initially observed - a story within. I'm open to be led on the treasure hunt. It can take me down some dark paths at times following threads of consciousness- collectors comment on this mood."
Her preferred medium is oil paint on board and canvas.
Sue has been seleted as a finalilst in nuerous prizes including the Mosman Art Prize and EMSLA Still Life Award. the Gallipoli Art Prize and the Ravenswood Women's Prize.
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A Sydney Summer, 2023 -
Fragment from the Past 1, 2023 -
Fragment from the Past 2, 2023 -
Inner Glow, 2023
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Winter Solstice, 2022 Sold -
After the Rain, Gladesville, 2021 Sold -
Archibald Fountain Sydney, 2021 Sold -
Are you ok?, 2021 Sold
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Kitchen Roses, 2021 -
Melting Reality, 2021 Sold -
Secret Beach Study One, 2021 Sold -
Sumptuous State Theatre, Sydney, 2021 Sold
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Sydney Waratahs, 2021 Sold -
Sydney's Crown Jewels, 2021 Sold -
Sydney's Pearl, 2021 -
Where's the Bin?/Lost in Bronte, 2021 Sold
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Windowsill Theatre, 2021 -
Winter Stroll, Putney, 2021 -
A Sydney Summer, 2020 Sold -
Almost a Car Park QVB, 2020
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Art Gallery Waratahs, 2020 Sold -
Greek Roses, 2020 Sold -
Meditating House, Rozelle, 2020 Sold -
Old School New School, 2020 Sold
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Old School New School Study, 2020 Sold -
Old School, New School and the Empowerment of Women, 2020 Sold -
Secret Beach Study Two, 2020 Sold -
Stranger at the Door, 2020
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Stranger at the Door Study, 2020 Sold -
Stranger at the Door, Study, 2020 -
Succulent Curves, 2020 -
The Quad University of Sydney, 2020 Sold
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The Relatives, Kissing Point Bay, 2020 Sold -
60000 Years Ago, 2019 -
Boy in the Park, 2019 -
Broken, 2019 Sold
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City Oasis Woolloomooloo Gates, 2019 Sold -
Gap in the Wall, 2019 Sold -
Middle Distance, 2019 -
Pathway, 2019
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The Closer You Get the Further Away, 2019 Sold -
Gladesville Garden, 2018 Sold -
Green Glow, 2018 Sold -
Looking Glass Bay, Rose Paterson's Home, 2018 Sold
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Still standing-The Rocks, 2013 Sold -
'Biff" on Observatory Hill Sold -
Birthday Roses Sold -
Foreshore Oasis Kissing Point Bay Sold
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Kitchen Table Sold -
Messages Sold -
Morning Walk Kissing Point Sold -
Succulent Sydney Woolloomooloo Gates
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Winner
2021 Camelback Gallery online exhibition Bronze Award USA
2021 Yosemite Sierra Artists online exhibition Honorary Award USA
2021 American Art Awards, Joint 5th Self Portrait Section USA
2020 Winner Hunters Hill CommunitART Exhibition
2016 Nora Heysen Award, Hunters Hill Art Show
2012 Nora Heysen Award, Hunters Hill Art Show
2012 Philip Muskett Landscape Prize
Finalist
2022 Hornsby Art Show, Sydney NSW
2022 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award online, QLD
2021 Gallipoli Art Prize Exhibition, Sydney NSW
2021 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award online, QLD
2021 Camelback Gallery online exhibition USA
2021 Yosemite Sierra Artists online exhibition USA
2021 American Art Awards, Portrait USA
2020 Hunters Hill CommunitART Exhibition
2020 Ravenswood Women’s Prize
2020 Gallipoli Art Prize
2019 Hunters Hill Art Show
2018 Little Things Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery
2017 Hunters Hill Art Show
2017 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Wollongong
2016 Hunters Hill Art Show
2015 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour
2015 Hunters Hill Art Show
2014 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour
2014 Mosman Art Show
2014 Hunters Hill Art Show
2013 Hunters Hill Art Show
2012 Hunters Hill Art Show
2011 Hunters Hill Art Show
2010 Hunters Hill Art Show
Exhibitions
2021 Solo-Stranger at the Door, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney
2021 No Vacancy Gallery, Garden Of Loss and Triumph, Melbourne VIC
2019 Callan Park Impressions, One +2 Gallery
2018 Solo show,Sydney-centric, One +2 Gallery
2018 Celebrate Painters, One+2 Gallery
2017 Medley II, Gaffa Gallery
2017 Angels, Woodpapersilk
2016 Medley Group Exhibition, Dank Street Gallery
2016 Shades of Reality group show IV, Dank Street Gallery
2016 Ornament, Woodpapersilk
2016 Familiars, One+2 Gallery
2015 YSC Every Boardroom needs an artist portrait project, portrait of CEO
2015 Rock, Paper, Plant, One+2 Gallery
2015 Shades of Reality group show III, Dank Street Gallery
2014 Shades of Reality group show II, Mary Place
2014 Heysenettes, Hunters Hill Art Gallery
2014 The Twelve, The Shop Gallery, Glebe
2013 Shades of Reality group show I, Mary Place
Other
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, AUS
2017 Sketchbook project, Brooklyn Art Library
2016 Ryde Council, Hungry for Art Event, Plein air event co-ordinator
Brenda Colahan Fine Art Gallery also selling cards
Hunters Hill Post Office selling cards and prints
Professional Outline
BA(hons): Ravensbourne College of Art and Design UK
Foundation Course: Epsom School of Art and Design UK
John Olsen Scholarship: Julian Ashton Art School AUS
Diploma of Fine Art: Julian Ashton Art School AUS
Press 2021
Art Edit, Spring Issue Feature;
2021 The Village Observer, article;
2020 Gallipoli Art Prize: Australian Arts Review Private James Martin, 14 years old was chosen to illustrate the review with the comment “...powerful portrait…”; Art Almanac this painting commented on as "...a compelling portrait…”; The Australian commented on this painting 2nd to the winning work.
2021 ABC TV Drama A print of a work was used in the opening indoor scene of Wakefield.
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BCFA @ Affordable Art Fair
Stand C06 2 - 5 Jun 2022We are delighted to announce that Brenda Colahan Fine Art will be exhibiting a very select group of artworks at the inaugural Affordable Art Fair, Sydney, from 2nd -5th June...Read more -
Stranger at the Door
Sue MacLeod-Beere 15 - 31 Jul 2021Sue is a locally based oil painter from Gladesville, Sydney. Her Stranger at the Door exhibition explores worlds within worlds, environments that aren't always what they seem. The title, "Stranger at the Door", comes from the painting of the same name, created in 2020 when anxieties were high, fearing our neighbours or even the groceries left at the door. MacLeod-Beere sets out to capture the unsettling presence in the everyday within moody canvases, mostly executed `en plein air'.Read more