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. Foell excels at painting portraits, landscapes and still lifes. 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 2017, 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 - 2017Fifth Place - Portrait Society of America, 2015 Members Only CompetitionFirst Place – 2015 Memphis Germantown Art League National Show Figurative Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America 2015 National Juried Exhibition, St. Augustine, FLHonorable Mention - Salon International 2013 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TXJury's Top 60 Award - Salon International 2013 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TXSecond Place - Memphis Germantown Art League National Show 2011Best of Show - Memphis Germantown Art League Spring Show 2009Two Honorable Mentions - Salon International 2009 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TXJury's Top 50 Award - Salon International 2007 Show, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TXBest of Show & Third Place - Memphis Germantown Art League Autumn Show 2007Affiliations:Oil Painters of America, Signature Member (OPA)Portrait Society of America (PSA) National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) American Impressionist Society (AIS)