Susan Allbert is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley.
Born in the UK, she studied at the Royal College of Art in London. Her work seeks to untangle how we know ourselves and our surroundings, mapping how the past marks the present and strands of connection meet to create new meaning.
Allbert often works with found or discarded materials, not just as an aesthetic choice but also as part of a larger inquiry into how we tend to one another and to the planet we share. Her practice, rooted in motifs of repair and care, asks us to imagine how intimate understandings can serve to create social reflections and help connect us back to each other and the planet.
EDUCATION
Royal College of Art, London, England. Master of Arts.
University of Central England, Bachelor of Arts with Honors.
RESIDENCIES
2027 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont.
2025 Open Studio Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine.
2024 Gees Bend Quilting Retreat. Jackson, Mississippi.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair, Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn, NY. 2026
Lean In, Old Stone House, Brooklyn, NY. 2026
Talk/shop, Verse, Red Hook, NY.. 2025
New Work by Sue Allbert, M PATMOS, Brooklyn, NY. 2024
Littoral Light, Ramsgate, United Kingdom. 2017
False Dichotomy. Print/Technology curated by Libby Clarke.Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY. 2016
Roots: Revealing Origins, Exploring New Territory, Artbridge, Brooklyn, NY. 2016
“Creative Climate Awards”, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, NY. 2015
Hands On: The Illusion of Movement, Pocket Utopia Gallery, NY. 2014
10 Days of Climate Action. Human Impacts Institute, Brooklyn, NY. 2012
Winner 2013 Climate Action Award.
10 Days Of Climate Action, Bryant Park, NY. 2012
Represent Brooklyn, TRA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. 2012
What You Love, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY. 2012
30 Artists 30 years, Phyllis Harriman Gallery, Art Students League, New York, NY. 2011
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cover Magazine, “Message On A Cushion”. Autumn 2013.
Salon Magazine, 2-page profile. November 2013.
Daily Candy. “Start A Conversation”. September 2013.
New York Magazine. “ The House That Pops.” October 2013.
ARTIST TALKS
Climate Action Through Artwork, Eco Warrior Podcast interview with Barbara Lee, 2018
Wasted- Presentation at Taipei Economic and Cultural Center, NY. 2015
Nothing is Disposable, artist talk for New York Climate Week, Bryant Park, NY. 2012