A native Californian, Sue was born and raised in the Sacramento Valley. She attended Woodland High School and C.K. McClatchy High School before studying at Sacramento City College and the University of California campuses in San Diego and Davis. Her work is strongly influenced by John Baldessari, Wayne Thiebaud, George Esquibel, and Jaya King. Sue continues to paint, focusing primarily on landscapes, and is always seeking fresh inspiration, growth, and the next road trip. She currently lives in Sacramento, California.
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2026:
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Crocker Art Museum: Big Names Small Art, Sacramento, CA
Dunnigan Spring Art Show-Sacramento, CA
Curtis Fest-Sacramento, CA
2025:
Group Shows:
KVIE Art Auction to benefit Public Television in Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Dunnigan Spring Art Show-Sacramento, CA
Curtis Fest-Sacramento, CA
2024
Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento-November/December 2024
Group Shows:
KVIE Art Auction benefiting Public Television, Sacramento, CA
Art & Agriculture-The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Sept/Oct, Woodland, CA
Crocker Art Museum, “Big Names Small Art”, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Dunnigan Spring Art Show-Sacramento, CA
2023:
Method Framing – “Black & White and Color” with Sandra Cappelletti, November-December, Sacramento, CA
Group Shows:
Crocker Art Museum, “Big Names Small Art”, Sacramento, CA
Art & Agriculture, The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Merit Award, Sept./Oct., Woodland, CA
Dunnigan Spring Art Show-Sacramento, CA
2022:
Group Shows:
Cover Art for “Inside Magazine”, South Sacramento Edition, July, Sacramento, CA
Art & Agriculture, The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Sept./Oct., Woodland, CA
Dunnigan Spring Art Show-Sacramento, CA
2021:
Courtyard Gallery -” at.mos.phere”, June, Sacramento, CA
Group Shows:
Art & Agriculture, The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Sept./Oct., Woodland, CA
Crocker Art Museum, “Big Names Small Art”, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Dunnigan Spring Art Show-Sacramento, CA
Coldwell Banker Art Show – Sacramento, CA
2020:
Gallery 48 at Natoma Street – “Sublime Succulents”, Oct-November, Folsom, CA
University Art – “Space Balls”, August, Sacramento, CA
Group Shows:
Art & Agriculture, The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Sept./Oct., Woodland, CA
Crocker Art Museum, “Big Names Small Art”, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2019:
University Art – “Succulents”, March, Sacramento, CA
Group Shows:
Art & Agriculture, The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Sept./Oct., Woodland, CA
Crocker Art Museum, “Big Names Small Art”, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2018:
Group Shows:
Cover Art for “Inside Magazine”, Land Park Edition, July, Sacramento, CA
Museum of Northern California, “Perseverance,” June/July, Chico, CA
University Art – “Open Studio Artists”, August/September, Sacramento, CA
Art & Agriculture, The Barn Gallery, Yolo County Arts Council, Sept./Oct., Woodland, CA
Crocker Art Museum, “Big Names Small Art”, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Coldwell-Banker Art Show, Sacramento, CA
2017:
Group Shows:
James Harrold Gallery, Tahoe City, CA (2016-2018)
University Art , “Open Studio Artists”, August/September, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Curtis Fest, Sacramento, CA
2016:
Lotus Gallery – “Sweet and Succulent”, April/May, Walnut Grove, CA
Group Shows:
Sacramento Open Studios presented by the Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Archival Gallery – “Gone Fishing” Sacramento, CA
E Street Gallery – “Cardboard”, Sacramento, CA
2015:
Group Shows:
Temporary Contemporary Gallery – “Animal Magnetism” & “Small Works”, Sacramento, CA
E Street Gallery – “Friends of E Street” & “Clay Invitational”, Sacramento, CA
Alpha Fire – “Dog Days of Summer”, Carmichael, CA
Prior to 2015:
Group Shows:
Center for Contemporary Art- “In the Box”; “Urban Landscapes”; “Cigar Box ”; “Out of the Box” shows, Sacramento, CA
Exploding Head Gallery – “Bicycle Show” (two years), Sacramento, CA
Pacifica Center for the Arts – “Bicycle show”, Pacifica, CA
AMGEN tour pop up show – “Bicycles”, Sacramento, CA
City of Rancho Cordova – “Great Scott Bike Fest”, Rancho Cordova, CA
High Hand Nursery – “Succulent Extravanganza”, Loomis, CA
Prior to 2000:
Center for Contemporary Art – ”Barbie on the Boulevard”, Sacramento, CA
Himovitz/Miller Gallery – “The Feisty Little Terrier”, Sacramento, CA
Candy Store Gallery – Folsom, CA
Torngren/Blicker Gallery – “3 Women”, Sacramento, CA
California State University, Sacramento – “Emerging Artists”, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento City College – Kondos Gallery-Student Show, Sacramento, CA
University of Nevada – Peter Stegall & Sue Torngren, Reno, NV
Artist Contemporary Gallery – “Harry Troughton & Sue Torngren”, Sacramento, CA
San Francisco Museum of Art- Artist’s Soap Box Derby (2 years), San Francisco, CA
Open Ring- Artist’s Fashion shows (2 years), Sacramento, CA
City of Sacramento-Bus Bench Show, Sacramento, CA
Sue Torngren, Painter 