Susan Greyling

Susan Greyling
Susan Greyling is a South African artist whose practice is grounded in a sustained exploration of authenticity over more than three decades. Working primarily in oil, she engages the emotional and psychological dimensions of the feminine experience.
Her paintings are defined by a heightened sensitivity to colour and gesture. Figures emerge and dissolve through layered brushwork, where presence and absence exist in quiet tension. Greyling’s visual language resists narration, instead offering atmospheres of feeling—states of becoming, release, and renewal.
Central to her work is an investigation of inner life: vulnerability as strength, and stillness as transformation. Each composition operates as a contemplative space, inviting a deeply personal encounter between viewer and subject.
Greyling has exhibited extensively across South Africa, including a number of solo exhibitions. Her work has been featured in The Best of South Africa and published in Art Times and other national platforms.