Sue Dion was born and raised just outside of Boston, MA, where she remained until her early twenties working alongside her siblings, parents and grandparents operating a wholesale florist business. While the demands of planting, nurturing and bringing flowers to market left little time or inclination for artistic pursuits, it is these very activities which instilled in Dion two traits essential to the life of a successful artist; a strong work ethic and a keen eye for beauty.

Dion’s paintings draw from two great American traditions, abstract expressionism and cubism. Her singular approach to the “lost edges” in abstraction communicates her intense focus on the marginalized and awakens our awareness of what is on the edges and not apparent at first glance. The color scheme in her paintings is equally sophisticated: any immediate sense of sweetness in her pastels or more saturated colors gives way, on a second viewing, to unexpected depths and darkness. 

Sue shares her passion for painting through teaching and mentoring in her Uxbridge, MA studio and as a member of the teaching faculty at the renowned Worcester Art Museum.