Susan Grabel

Artist Statement

I am a feminist, multimedia artist, curator and arts community organizer. My work reflects the social and political narratives of the world around me. I take to heart Alice Walker’s affirmation that “Activism is my rent for living on this planet.”
My work has evolved organically from early clay urban vignettes to clay and wood environments exploring consumerism, homelessness, alienation and war, to handmade paper sculptures and collagraph prints on aging women’s bodies, to my work on Confluence – people coming together, embracing differences, moving forward on a path to a better world.