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Biography

Susan Hamburger lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She holds a BA in Fine Art from Brandeis University, an MFA in Visual Art from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University and an MA in Art Education from The City College of New York, CUNY. Awards and fellowships include: The 2026 Anita Wetzel Residency at The Women’s Studio Workshop, Dieu Donné Papermill, The Wassaic Project Print Studio, The National Academy Abbey Mural Workshop, and Aljira. Hamburger has participated in residencies at Ucross Foundation, Jentel Foundation, Saltonstall Foundation, The Millay Colony, PS122, Abrons Art Center, and Chashama. Solo exhibitions include: Asya Geisberg Gallery, The Wassaic Project, Roger Smith Hotel, Auxiliary Projects, Schroeder Romero & Shredder, The Gallery at 1GAP, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Tomasulo Gallery at Union County College, Safe-T Gallery and Cheryl McGinnis Gallery. Group exhibitions include: The Brooklyn Museum, Urban Glass, Mixed Greens, Pierogi Gallery, 601Artspace, Pelham Art Center, and No Longer Empty. Her work has been featured in American Craft Magazine and Cultural Politics (Duke University Press) and has been reviewed and/or reproduced in numerous publications: The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Better Homes & Gardens, Apartment Therapy, The James Kalm Report, ArtFCity, and Hyperallergic. Hamburger was a contributing art editor at Waterfront Week, covering Williamsburg’s nascent art scene (1996-2002).