Cleo Manuel Krueger

After years as a medical artist producing anatomical illustrations, I am now a fine artist. I create sensitively nuanced paintings and drawings in a semi-abstract, semi-realistic style with vivid unexpected color. My paintings celebrate subtle shifts in light and emotion often overlooked in our busy lives.

I do not follow art trends, nor a singular style because I am constantly experimenting. I feel experimentation is essential to my creativity. This way my paintings are unique and one of a kind.

Raised in New Jersey, I live near Chicago.

MS (Medical Illustration) Medical College of Georgia 1981
BA (Art and Biology) Cornell University 1978

*"Landscapes" SquareFootShow.com (sold out) 2024
*International SquareFootShow.com "Julia Veenstra & Friends 2023
*116 Gallery St Charles IL, "Environment" 2023
International SquareFootShow.com "Autumn Glory" 2023
*116 Gallery St Charles IL "Rhythm and Movement" 2023
*International SquareFootShow.com "Gardens" 2023
*Naperville Art Center IL-"Art at the Promenade" 2022
*Naperville Art Center "Selfie" Award of Merit, 2022
•International SquareFootShow.com "Life's A Beach" (sold out in minutes) 2022
*International SquareFootShow.com "In Bloom" 2022. (sold out in minutes)
*116 Gallery St Charles IL 2021
•DeKalb IL- Northern IL Univ. Museum “Art as Healing” 2021
•Palos Park IL-McCord Gallery “Drawn to Water” 2020
•Highland Park IL-“Impact Color” Center the Arts 2019
•Aurora IL- “Art Talk“ Jake's 2019
•Wheaton IL- Merit Awards 2019 DuPage Art League
•International-Jury's Favorite 5%-Bold Brush Competition, Fine Art Studios Online 2018
•Fox Valley Arts Ramble
St Charles Arts Council 2018
•Wheaton IL-Merit Awards-DuPage Art League 2018, 2017
•Wheaton IL-Special Merit Award-DuPage Art League 2017
•St. Charles IL-Fox Valley Arts Ramble-St Charles Art Council 2018
•Mineral Point WI -Feature-Jane Wilcoxson Studios
and Gallery 2017
•Au...