Susan Chen (b. 1992, Hong Kong SAR) 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. Last year, 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. Her latest series of Purell Bottles explores the concept of purification in a time of post-pandemic reflection and global tragedy. The artist currently lives and works in New York City.