Cultural Engagement Through Art at Susan Eley Fine Art

“Although 75% of our artists are women, I did not set out to do that.” Known as “Susie” to her staff, Eley encourages an informal, relaxed approach between herself, her artists, and her clients. She goes on to explain that she has hired an all-female staff as “they are less ego driven. Women are team players.” 

She also speaks about her childhood connection to the abstract expressionist painter James Moore (1938-2013), who she has featured in two posthumous exhibitions, the most recent in August 2024, titled Something Beautiful Happened. 

“I first became aware of James’ paintings as a teenager. As schoolgirls do, I spent every waking moment with my childhood best friend, Robbyn. Jim, as we called him, was a kind and caring stepfather to Robbyn and her sister, Jill.