Sue Williams
1954–
Introduction
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.
Wikidata identifier
Q2363416
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Introduction
Known for her graffiti-like pornographic paintings that seem abstract and delicate at a distance; they work more to destabilize accepted depictions of women rather than to titilate.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, painter, photographer, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500114754
Names
Sue Williams
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed May 8, 2025.
