SULO BEE is a nonbinary interdisciplinary metalsmith and maker based in Central Texas. They recieved a BFA in Metals and Jewelry from Texas State University in 2018 and an MFA from SUNY New Paltz in 2022. SULO has exhibited their work nationally and internationally with various galleries, and Jewelry Weeks in Budapest, Milan, and New York. SULO is a co-founder of Queer Metalsmiths where they seek to uplift queer voices in the field of metalsmithing and craft. During NYC Jewelry Week 2022 they served as a panelist on “Identity Adorned: The Intersection of Jewelry and Queerness” at the Museum of Art and Design while exhibiting their work with Sienna Patti Contemporary at R&Company. They were named one of ten artists in the nation for the 2022 Emerging Artist Cohort with American Craft Council and later received the esteemed Marzee Graduate Prize at the International Graduate Show with Galerie Marzee. They are currently a participant in the GEMz talent programme with Current Obsession Magazine, developing a body of work for exhibition in the Netherlands. SULO recently gained representation with Sifuentes Metalsmith in San Antonio, Texas, becoming a member of their Equinox Collection.
