Sue Mooney: Where Passion and Art Intersect

For over two decades, my world was defined by the raw, human realities of social services and HIV advocacy. I worked in the spaces where life is most intense—where words often fail and only feelings remain.

When I picked up a palette knife, I found a different way to speak.

My art is a reflection of that journey. Living and painting out of a converted camper van, I learned to embrace the beauty of the 'unfinished' and the power of bold, unapologetic color. My work doesn't seek to replicate a landscape; it seeks to capture a vibration. Whether it’s a heavy impasto texture or a thin, ethereal wash of acrylic, each piece is an invitation to find calm in the chaos.

Today, from my studio in the historic Northrup King Building in Minneapolis, I create for the collector who isn't afraid of a little texture—and who believes that a home should feel as vibrant as the life lived within it.