Susan Chen

B. 1992

Selected Works

Kettle Pond

2026 · oil on linen

Just Do VII

2024 · acrylic on panel

The Perils of Modern Dating

2024 · oil on linen

Purell Super Tower

2024 · oil on linen

Tussie Mussie II

2023 · oil on linen panel

Miracle Purell

2024 · ceramic

Plan B: A Discussion

2024 · oil on linen

An Assembly of After-Care Kits

2024 · oil on linen

Purell Morning, Afternoon, Night

2023 · oil on linen

Rooms by the Sea

2026 · Oil on linen

Rooms by the Sea, Sketch

2026 · Gouache on Paper

(An Ode to Josephine Hopper) Flowers of Days Gone By

2026 · oil on linen

Stormy Seas at Bay

2026 · oil on linen

Coneflower in the Dunes

2026 · oil on linen

House by the Sea

2026 · oil on linen

Provincetown

2026 · oil on linen

The Sun Fell into the Sea, Again

2026 · oil on linen

Beach Flowers

2026 · oil on linen

Bayside on Bayberry Lane

2025 · oil on linen

Hydrangeas

2025 · Oil on linen

Fort Hill Lookout

2025 · oil on linen

Night Bay

2026 · oil on linen

Dunes at First Encounter

2025 · oil on linen

The Great Pond

2025 · oil on linen

Pitch Pines

2025 · oil on linen

Bay Flowers

2025 · oil on linen

Napping Coton

2025 · oil on linen

Highland Light

2025 · oil on linen

Oxeye Daisies

2025 · oil on linen

Seashells

2025 · oil on linen

Night Daisies

2025 · oil on linen

Seaweed

2025 · Oil on linen

Salt Pond Boat

2025 · oil on linen

Lamppost & Rose Hips

2025 · oil on linen

Low Tide

2025 · oil on linen

Barbara's Hydrangeas

2025 · oil on linen

Biography

Susan Chen (b. 1992, Hong Kong, China) is a 2022 Forbes Under 30 North America Honoree, 2022 Artsy Vanguard Artist, and 2020 Hopper Prize Winner. She received her MFA from Columbia University in 2020 and her BA Hons from Brown University in 2015. In 2022, Chen was an Artist-in-Residence at Silver Art Projects, where she participated in their Social Justice & Activism program at the World Trade Center. Her work has been featured on the cover of New York Magazine, multiple issues of New American Paintings, and covered by The New York Times, CNN, Hyperallergic, Artnet, Artsy, Observer, Galerie Magazine, PBS, and more. Chen presented her debut New York solo exhibition, On Longing, at Meredith Rosen Gallery in 2020, and her debut Los Angeles solo exhibition, I Am Not A Virus, at Night Gallery in 2021.

In recent years, Chen has dedicated herself to the art of portraiture within her community, collaborating with over a hundred individuals since her time in graduate school. This year, the artist has chosen to prioritize exploring new mediums in her studio. This exhibition marks the first time she presents works of soft pastels, installations, three-dimensional impasto oil paintings, and charcoal drawings. The artist currently lives and works in New York City.