Inspired by her personal experiences with nature, Sue Lovegrove’s paintings portray both the strength and fragility of the natural world.  Painting is much more than a visual exercise for Sue, and she spends time absorbing the surrounding landscapes through other senses, such as smell and touch.  She immerses herself in remote and isolated environments, allowing herself to be ‘changed’ by her experiences of places before painting.  Recently, Sue has been influenced by the wild Tasmanian landscape at her backdoor, discovering the beauty within nature, such as the chaotic patterning of grasses shaped by the wind, tidal movements of water, or the remnant passage of an animal travelling through undergrowth.

Born in Adelaide, Sue Lovegrove completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1990, and a PhD in 2002 from the National Institute of the Arts at the Australian National University.  She spent several years lecturing in Visual Arts at the Australian National University and the University of Wollongong.  In 2003, Sue was awarded the Australian Antarctic Division Arts Fellowship, followed by the Arts Tasmania Natural and Cultural Heritage Grant in 2006.  Sue’s work is represented in collections across Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Parliament House, Artbank and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.