Suzy King is a contemporary realist painter based in Sydney, Australia.
She began as a student of renowned artist, Clem Millward, then went on to the Sydney Institute Design Centre to study design, illustration and photography, graduating with a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications. For many years she practised as an award-winning designer in various corporate areas, but she always continued to paint.
Suzy has been painting full-time since 2012 – mainly urban, industrial and coastal subjects. Using photographs taken at various times of day and in different light conditions, Suzy draws on her design background to compose and manipulate the images. These are the reference she uses to create representational oil paintings but with a contemporary edge.
She has had successful exhibitions in Sydney and regional galleries. She is an exhibiting member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). Her paintings are held by collectors in Australia and worldwide.
Biography
Born in Sydney Australia
Education
Diploma of Fine Arts, Northern Institute of TAFE, Hornsby, Sydney
Bachelor of Design, VisComm (Hons), Sydney Institute Design Centre, Randwick, Sydney
Selected exhibitions
2023 Finalist: Waverley Woollahra 9×5 Landscape Prize
2023 Curator’s Choice Award ASMA National Exhibition, Victorian Artists Society Gallery
2022 Facades from Here & There, The Moree Gallery
2022 Finalist: Highly Commended Paddington Art Prize, Defiance Gallery, Paddington
2022 Solo show: Just look Up! New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale
2022 ASMA National Exhibition, Royal Art Society Gallery
2022 Harbour Life, ASMA Marine Art Exhibition (online)
2022 Looking Up, The Moree Gallery
2022 Streets of My Town, Weswal Gallery, Tamworth
2022 Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
2021 Fading Facades, The Moree Gallery
2021 Finalist: Highly Commended ASMA Silver Anniversary Exhibition (Juried)
2021 Finalist: Waverley Woollahra 9×5 Landscape Prize
2021 Finalist: First International Marine Art Exhibition, (USA hosted)
2021 Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
2020 ASMA National Exhibition, Royal Art Society Gallery
2020 Finalist: Highly Commended MTSV Maritime Art Award
2020 A Timeless Moment, The Moree Gallery
2019 ASMA National Exhibition, Maritime Museum of Tasmania
2019 Facades & Power Poles, The Moree Gallery
2019 Finalist: MTSV Maritime Art Award
2018 Finalist: MTSV Maritime Art Award
2018 Facades & Power Poles, The Moree Gallery
2018 Rooftops & Facades, Balmain Art Show
2017 On the Waterfront, Gallery 503
2017 July Group Show, Milk Factory Gallery
2017 Peninsula Rooftops, Balmain Art Show
2016 Where are they now? Milk Factory Gallery
2016 Peninsula Rooftops, Balmain Art Show
2016 Solo show: White Bay Power Station, Gallery 503
2014 Articulate, 4 Women Artists, Walsh Bay
2014 The Bayside Art Exhibition
2013 Transmission, Leichhardt Municipal Council
2013 Finalist: Lethbridge 10000 Small-Scale Art Award
2012 Finalist: MTSV Maritime Art Award
2011 Art by the Sea, Killcare Beach Gallery
2011 Finalist: Prometheus Visual Arts Award
2010 Finalist: Publishers Cup (International) Cricket Art Award
2009 Solo show: Hounds of the Highlands, Milk Factory Gallery
Associations
Marine Artists Australia, Fellow (FASMA) – exhibiting since 2018.
Residencies
2022. New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM)
Collections
Australian National Line (ANL)
CHK Power Quality (Sydney)
Inner West Council (Sydney)
Tattersalls Hotel (Armidale)
The Arcadia Syndicate (Sydney)
The Sackville (Solotel Hotel Group)
Private collections: Australia, Canada, USA, UK and Europe.
Media
Artist Profile Paddington Art Prize and the Defiance Award