​Eileen Raucher Sutton was born in New York City and received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Fine Art from City University of New York. She has shown her work extensively in the United States since 1970, including several solo and museum shows in New York City. In July/August, 1997 her paintings were shown at the Forum Artis Museum of contemporary art in Bologne, Italy. Her work has received acclaim from such prominent critics as Vivienne Raynor of the New York Times; Lawrence Alloway, who juried her painting into the prominent and competitive “Critics Choice” show at the Arsenal Gallery on 5 Ave, NYC; Ann Percy, curator of drawing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and Linda Shearer, assistant curator of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Her paintings were shown at Fordham University “Views of Women Artists”. It has been reviewed in such prestigious publications as Art News and American Artist. Her paintings are included in numerous collections throughout North America, including the corporate collections of Bell Labs, American Bell, General Motors, the University of Alberta McKenzie Health Sciences Centre, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Misericordia Hospital, Northwest Insurance Co., Carlson Construction Co., Reed Stenhouse, and Interprovincial Pipeline.