Susan Hagen on missionCREEP.com

"I have a deep interest in the human condition, and in all of the subtle manifestations of its beauty and peculiarity. Over the past few years my work has evolved to include a level of discourse on political and social issues in contemporary society. My recent work has involved studying the unique attributes of individuals and defining features of a community. I’m interested in everyone from in the most heroic to the most troubling representatives of humanity, including soldiers, office workers, prison inmates, kids, the homeless and other marginalized people."

Susan Hagen is a sculptor who resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received an MFA in sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA in sculpture and drawing from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her work is has been featured in exhibitions at museums and galleries throughout the United States, such as the World Tattoo Gallery in Chicago, del Mano Gallery in Los Angeles, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Boulder, CO, Miami Basel, and Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Ms. Hagen has received fellowships from the George Sugarman Foundation, the Leeway Foundation, and the Independence Fellowships in the Arts. She teaches at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA, at Penland School of Craft in Penland, NC, and at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, CO, and has written hundreds of reviews and articles for the Philadelphia City Paper, Woodwork, Hand Papermaking, and many other publications.

Gallery affiliations:
Schmidt Dean Gallery, 1710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 215-569-9433
Center of the Earth Gallery, 3204 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC. 704-375-5756

"I have a deep interest in the human condition, and in all of the subtle manifestations of its beauty and peculiarity. Over the past few years my work has evolved to include a level of discourse on political and social issues in contemporary society. My recent work has involved studying the unique attributes of individuals and defining features of a community. I’m interested in everyone from in the most heroic to the most troubling representatives of humanity, including soldiers, office workers, prison inmates, kids, the homeless and other marginalized people." Susan Hagen is a sculptor who resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received an MFA in sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA in sculpture and drawing from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her work is has been featured in exhibitions at museums and galleries throughout the United States, such as the World Tattoo Gallery in Chicago, del Mano Gallery in Los Angeles, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Boulder, CO, Miami Basel, and Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Ms. Hagen has received fellowships from the George Sugarman Foundation, the Leeway Foundation, and the Independence Fellowships in the Arts. She teaches at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA, at Penland School of Craft in Penland, NC, and at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, CO, and has written hundreds of reviews and articles for the Philadelphia City Paper, Woodwork, Hand Papermaking, and many other publications. Gallery affiliations: Schmidt Dean Gallery, 1710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 215-569-9433 Center of the Earth Gallery, 3204 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC. 704-375-5756
	Teenager Project September 11 to October 17, 2009. Schmidt Dean Gallery, 1710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. Opening reception: Friday, September 11, 5:30 to 7:30.
	The Lost Army A series of carved-wood soldiers complete with gear and weapons commemorating soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq. On display at Schmidt Dean Gallery in Philadelphia through October 15, 2005.
	Animalia Rarissima A series of small carved and painted wood monuments for endangered and threatened species.
	Tree Carpet Project Over two dozen carvings out of the 60 created for this project, which was inspired by a Persian carpet in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
	The Personal Vision of Susan Hagen A series of carvings from the mid-90s. Hagen sees her work as "my autobiography as a woman in contemporary urban America."
	Fourteen Stations The Stations of the Cross reinterpreted. These fourteen wood carvings and stories are the result of a collaboration between artist Susan Hagen and writer Mike Walsh.