Sue Coe is primarly interested in exploring and revealing realities
that are often concealed from general view. She functions almost like
an investigative journalist, infiltrating closed environments such as slauighterhouses
and
then reporting back to the outside world. She believes that she can effect
social change simply by bearing witness. While the majority of
Coe's work
is descriptive, she also creates pieces that are more overtly
polemical, in
the tradition of such role models as Käthe Kollwtiz and George Grosz.
Like the German artist Max Klinger, Coe believes that color is inimical to
strong content, and so she uses color sparingly. Most of her original works
are executed in a mixture of graphite, gouache and acrylic on paper.
For a full listing of our Sue Coe original drawings and paintings inventory,
contact us at gallery@gseart.com.
Please specify which subject or subjects interest you.
 | Sue Coe Landlord Says No to Children, 1985 Oil on canvas 38" x 52" (96.5 x 132.1 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Traffic Violation, 1986 Oil on canvas 58 3/8" x 30 1/8" (148.3 x 76.5 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe My Mother and I Watch a Pig Escape from the Slaughterhouse, 2006 Oil on canvas 36" x 24" (91.4 x 61 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Slaughterhouse Trenton, 2006 Oil on canvas 42" x 30" (106.7 x 76.2 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Sharpeville, 1982 Graphite, gouache and collage on paper 22 3/8" x 30" (56.9 x 76.2 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe We Come Grinning into Your Paradise, 1982 Graphite, gouache and collage on paper 50 3/4" x 70" (129 x 177.8 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe It's Not Safe, 1983 Mixed media and collage on paper 83 1/2" x 120" (212.1 x 304.8 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Bailiffs, 1993 Graphite, charcoal, ink and gouache on Strathmore Bristol board 30" x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm) |
 | Sue Coe She is a "Retard" and Will Never Tell, 1997 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 10 1/4" x 9 1/2" (26.1 x 24.2 cm) |
 | Sue Coe It's a Wonderful Life, 1992 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Separating the Sick Turkeys and Clubbing Them to Death, 2000 Graphite, gouache, watercolor and pastel on white Strathmore Bristol board` 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Ghost Ship Sheep, 2002 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy textured paper 19 7/8" x 14 1/2" (50.5 x 37 cm) Title page from Ghost Sheep. Reproduced in Blab! No. 13, Autumn 2002, p. 55 ©Sue Coe |
P4.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled(A Fire Started), 2002 Graphite and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board, mounted on heavy wove paper 20 1/4" x 17 3/4" (51.5 x 45.1 cm) Page 4 from Ghost Sheep. Reproduced in Blab! No. 13, Autumn 2002, p. 58 ©Sue Coe |
P6.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled (The 20884 Ton Ship…Sank Below the Waves), 2002 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board, mounted on heavy tan textured paper 20 1/2" x 15 1/2" (52.1 x 39.4 cm) Page 6 from Ghost Sheep. Reproduced in Blab! No. 13, Autumn 2002, p. 60 ©Sue Coe |
P7.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled (The Last Drowning Sheep), 2002 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board, mounted on heavy off-white textured paper 20" x 14 7/8" (50.8 x 37.8 cm) Page 7 from Ghost Sheep. Reproduced in Blab! No. 13, Autumn 2002, p. 61 ©Sue Coe |
P2.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled (Voyage of the Doomed Ship UNICEB), 2002 Graphite, gouache, watercolor and collage on heavy tan textured paper 20" x 14 1/2" (50.8 x 36.8 cm) Page 2 from Ghost Sheep. Reproduced in Blab! No. 13, Autumn 2002, p. 56 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Debeaking, 2003 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Man Kills Stray Dog's Puppies in Compactor, 2003 Gouache and watercolor over etching on white wove paper 8" x 12 1/8" (20.4 x30.9 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Face Branding, 2003 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Factory Farm, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Wheel of War, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Freak Show: "It's Alive", 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Perles Before Swine, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Pin the Tail on the Donkey, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Roller Coaster, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Snake Oil, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe Uncle Sam, 2004 Mixed media drawing on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 1/2" x 12 3/8" (21.5 x 31.5 cm) |
 | Sue Coe CAFO Machinery, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 13 1/2" x 13 1/2" (34.2 x 34.2 cm) Page 3 from Fowl Plague. Reproduced in Blab! No. 15, Autumn 2004, p. 85 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Bird Culling, 2004 Graphite, gouache, watercolor and collage on white Strathmore bristol board 16" x 16 1/8" (40.6 x 41 cm) Page 8 from Fowl Plague. Reproduced in Blab! No. 15, Autumn 2004, p. 90 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Unloading, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy white Strathmore bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, p. 28 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Fleeced, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, p. 11 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Truck Accident, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, p. 15 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe The Man with No Heart, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 11 1/2" x 11 5/8" (29.2 x 29.6 cm) Title page from The Man with No Heart. Reproduced in New & Used Blab!, 2003, p. 35 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Untitled (Visit to Smith Dairy), 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol boad 11 5/8" x 11 1/2" (29.6 x 29.2 cm) Page 2 from The Man with No Heart Reproduced in New & Used Blab!, 2003, p. 36 ©Sue Coe |
P3.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled (The Surprise), 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 11 5/8" x 11 1/2" (29.6 x 29.2 cm) Page 3 from The Man with No Heart. Reproduced in New & Used Blab!, 2003, p. 37 ©Sue Coe |
P4&5.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled (Slow Death at Smith Dairy), 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 10" x 20" (25.4 x 50.9 cm) Pages 4 and 5 from The Man with No Heart. Reproduced in New & Used Blab!, 2003, pp. 38-39 ©Sue Coe |
P6&7.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled (The Barn Next Door), 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 10" x 20" (25.4 x 50.9 cm) Pages 6 and 7 from The Man with No Heart. Reproduce in New & Used Blab!, 2003, pp. 40-41 ©Sue Coe |
P8.jpg) | Sue Coe Untitled ("That's Him, the Man with No Heart"), 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 11 5/8" x 11 1/2" (29.6 x 29.2 cm) Page 8 from The Man with No Heart. Reproduced in New & Used Blab!, 2003, p. 42 ©Sue Coe |
.jpg) | Sue Coe Abandon Ship (Sheep), 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board 40" x 30 1/8" Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, pp. 26-27 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Mulesing: Cutting Off the Vaginal Folds with No Anesthetic, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 23" x 29" (58.4 x 73.7 cm) reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, p. 10 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Karakul (Broadtail) Lamb Fur Coats, 2004 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 23" x 29" (58.4 x 73.7 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, pp. 12-13 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Sheep of Fools, 2005 Gouache, watercolor and collaged lithograph on white Strathmore Bristol board 20 3/4" x 14 1/8" (52.7 x 36 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, title page ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Spinning Wool into Gold, 2005 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, p. 7 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Newborn Lambs Are Put in the Mincer Onboard Ship, 2005 Graphite and gouache on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 23" x 29" (58.4 x 73.7 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, pp. 20-21 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Untitled (Caged Monkey and Dog), 2006 Graphite, watercolor and gouache on white Bristol board 8 1/2" x 8 7/8" (21.6 x 22.5 cm) From the series Hurricane. Reproduced in Blab! No. 17, September 2006 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Baby Killers, 1985 Gouache, graphite and charcoal with acrylic gel glaze 60" x 59 1/2" (152.4 x 151.1 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Lung Disease, Including T.B., Is Rampant in Sweatshops, 1994 Gouache, watercolor and graphite on white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.6 x 58.4 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Miners' Strike and Thatcher (Coal Not Dole), 1987 Graphite and gouache on white paper 57 3/4" x 37" (144.7 x 94 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Union, 1989 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol paper 30" x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Skinheads, 1993 Graphite, charcoal, ink and gouache on white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23 1/8" (73.7 x 58.7 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe The Picket, 1993 Graphite, ink and gouache on white Strathmore Bristol board 29 1/8" x 23 1/8" (74 x 58.7 cm) From the Liverpool series ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Garment Workers Exploited by Fruit of the Loom, 1994 Graphite on heavy wove paper 12" x 9 5/8" (30.5 x 24.3 cm) Illustration for The Progressive ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Workers in the Fashion District, 1994 Sixteen drawings in gouache, watercolor and crayon, mounted on white Strathmore Bristol board 29" x 23" (73.6 x 58.4 cm) From the Sweatshops series ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Scientists Find a Cure for Empathy, 1997 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on paper mounted on canvas Sheet: 53 1/2" x 52 1/4" (135.8 x 132.6 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe The Autopsy, 1999 Graphite, gouache and watercolor on white Strathmore Bristol board Sheet: 29" x 23" (73.7 x 58.4 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe He is on Cell Phone, 2001 Graphite on white Arches France paper 8 5/8" x 11 1/8" (22 x 28.3 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Mad Cows, 2001 Graphite on white Strathmore Bristol board 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" (22.3 x 28.7 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Goats Before Sheep, 2002 Graphite on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 40" x 30 1/4" (101.7 x 76.9 cm) Reproduced in Sheep of Fools, 2005, pp. 24-25 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Big Pits are Dug (Foot & Mouth Disease UK), 2003 Graphite on white wove paper 8 7/8" x 11 3/8" (22.5 x 29 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Breath - Wind Chill 40 Below, 2005 Graphite on heavy white Strathmore Bristol board 23" x 29" (58.4 x 73.7 cm) ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Please Help Us, 2006 Graphite on white Strathmore Bristol board 30" x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm) From the series Hurricane. Reproduced in Blab! No. 17, September 2006 ©Sue Coe |
 | Sue Coe Thousands Try and Escape the Superdome, 2006 Graphite on white Strathmore Bristol board 23" x 29" (58.4 x 73.7 cm) From the series Hurricane. Reproduced in Blab! No. 17, September 2006 ©Sue Coe |