Hudson, NY

About Susan Eley Fine Art

Susan Eley Fine Art was founded in 2006 by Susan Eisner Eley, who continues her tenure as owner and director of the space. Conceived as a salon-style gallery, SEFA NYC was initially situated in an Upper West Side townhouse in Manhattan. Currently, SEFA operates its main gallery in Hudson in Upstate New York.

Our space offers intimate viewing experiences—differentiating our environment from more formal presentations characteristic of the “white cube” gallery model, ubiquitous within dominant contemporary art circles. SEFA hosts a dynamic roster of American and international artists. The program focuses on contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists, who work in a range of media—encompassing painting, printmaking, sculpture and photography.

Throughout the years, solo and group exhibitions at all NY venues showcase abstract and figurative work, created by a diverse body of artists from the US, Latin America, Asia and Europe. In addition to its regular exhibition programming, SEFA has hosted artist talks, political fundraisers, literary and poetry salons and panel discussions on a variety of cultural and political topics—as well as participated in art fairs in Miami, Houston, San Francisco, New York City and Toronto.

The current primary gallery, SEFA Hudson was established in Summer 2020, initially as a “pandemic pop-up.” Soon after its opening, this satellite space became a principal gallery within the Hudson Valley art scene—integral in welcoming and expanding both local Upstate art communities and visitors to this burgeoning arts region. The expansive windows open onto Hudson's main street, Warren Street, and the gallery seeks to create a convivial energy and a place for visitors to look and learn.

Additionally, in Fall 2022, SEFA moved its city location to downtown, engaging with the dynamic community of the LES art scene. Through Fall 2024, SEFA experimented on the Lower East Side with a two story gallery featuring exhibitions with both mainstay and new artists. SEFA NYC remains as a viewing room on the Upper West Side open by appointment to interested clients.

The success of these three spaces represents owner Susan Eley’s commitment to adapt to these unprecedented and ever-changing global conditions while continuing to share art with broad audiences.

SEFA is a small business that is female-owned and operated, and that supports feminist and BIPOC artists and principles.

Staff

Susan Eisner Eley
Owner & Director
susie@susaneleyfineart.com

Liz Lorenz
Assistant Director
SEFA Hudson
liz@susaneleyfineart.com

Director Biography

Before establishing the Gallery, Susan Eisner Eley was an editor and writer for national and regional publications featuring articles on fine art, dance and travel. Eley worked in public relations and education at the Morgan Library & Museum, NY, the Mayor's Art Commission of the City of New York and interned at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. She is also a former professional ballet dancer with the Feld Ballet, NY. Eley has a BA in Art History from Brown University and an MA in Visual Arts Administration from New York University.

Accessibility Statement

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