Sue Williams is an American artist born in 1954. She came to prominence in the early 1980s, with works that echoed and argued with the dominant postmodern feminist aesthetic of the time. In the years since, her focus has never waned yet her aesthetic interests have moved toward abstraction along with her subject matter and memories. She lives and works in New York.
Early life and education
Sue Williams was born in 1954 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Williams started her education at Cooper Union in 1973. She later transferred to
California Institute of the Arts and graduated with a B.F.A in 1976.[1]
Work
In the 1990s violence against women was one of the main themes of Sue Williams' work. She often represents women as sex objects, frequently adding sarcastic texts. In later work text is usually absent.[2]
Exhibitions
Sue Williams is represented by
303 Gallery, New York; Regen Projects, Los Angeles;
Skarstedt, New York; and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich.
Sue Williams is an American artist born in 1954. She came to prominence in the early 1980s, with works that echoed and argued with the dominant postmodern feminist aesthetic of the time. In the years since, her focus has never waned yet her aesthetic interests have moved toward abstraction along with her subject matter and memories. She lives and works in New York.
Early life and education
Sue Williams was born in 1954 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Williams started her education at Cooper Union in 1973. She later transferred to
California Institute of the Arts and graduated with a B.F.A in 1976.[1]
Work
In the 1990s violence against women was one of the main themes of Sue Williams' work. She often represents women as sex objects, frequently adding sarcastic texts. In later work text is usually absent.[2]
Exhibitions
Sue Williams is represented by
303 Gallery, New York; Regen Projects, Los Angeles;
Skarstedt, New York; and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich.