Sue Clayton is an award-winning professional portrait artist and art tutor based in York. Alongside commissioned work, she has created numerous community projects, most recently the YCFC Centenry Fan Portraits.

Sue's work attemps to capture not only the likeness of a person, but their essenence and indivdual stories and she often challenges others perception and captures the socially unseen.

Sue's biggest inspirations are Jenny Saville, William Etty and Rembrant. Her work is expressive and is characterised through its vibrant colours and bold brushstrokes.