Susan Chen

Susan Chen is an oil painter whose works explore themes pertaining to race, community, immigration, prejudice, identity, longing, love, and loss. Since 2020, the artist has invited over one hundred individuals into her studio, where they sit and become subjects in large-scale, community portraits. She additionally creates self-portraits, and other depictions of personal interests. Born in Hong Kong and based in New York City, Chen received a Creative Capital grant in 2025, and has presented solo exhibitions at Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY; Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; and Meredith Rosen Gallery, New York, NY. Additionally, her works can be found in a number of esteemed collections around the world, including the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Palm Beach, FL; and the Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China.