| Sue Benner:
While pursuing a degree in molecular biology and masters
in biomedical illustration, Sue Benner created her vision
of the microscopic universe in painted and quilted textile
constructions. Her early work propelled her to become a studio
artist in 1980, working primarily in the medium which later
became known as the Art Quilt.
Sue is an innovator in her field, creating original dyed
and painted fabrics which she combines with recycled textiles
to form fields of structured pattern, vivid beauty, and riotous
variation.
Sue’s artwork is in many private, corporate, and institutional
collections. She also lectures and teaches workshops nationally
and internationally in the fields of surface design, textile
collage, fused quilt construction, and artistic inspiration.
Her work has been juried into Quilt National seven times,
and she served as a juror in 2009.
Living in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Craig Jett, and
their two sons, Sue works in her studio built in the backyard
of their family home. However, a part of her heart resides
still in her home state of Wisconsin.
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