Sue Kyllonen

I am a graduate of the University of Minnesota and a local film school, Film in the Cities.  My degree is in photography and filmmaking.

My work has been exhibited and collected throughout the Midwest and in Europe. Subject material includes the Elderly, Horses, Minnesota Farm Families, and People living with Aids. 

I have received grants and awards from the McKnight Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota Historical Association, and the St.Paul Companies.

I am a retired professional horse trainer and photographer now living in Ocala.  I consider myself a black and white photographer who misses the darkroom but enjoys the immediacy of digital images. The two pieces submitted here are part of my lifelong love story with horses. I love to tell the story of my dad asking us kids if we wanted a "pony" that came with its own saddle.  He read the want ads religously.  I was 5 years old and Keno started me on the path that lead to a career as a professional horse trainer and a college degree in photography.  Making images of horses is an obvious way for me to show my gratitude to the animals who made me the person I am today.  

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