Susan Ahearn

Biography

Susan Ahearn is an oil painter based south of Boston, Massachusetts. Her work spans large-scale, nature-inspired abstracts as well as intimate, poetic still lifes. Her abstract works may incorporate recognizable objects or simply offer an expressive use of paint, conveying a feeling sparked by the scene she observes. In the studio, she draws upon sketches and memory, responding to the relationships between color, shape, and line. Ahearn embraces the challenges and risks that abstract art offers.

In spring of 2025, she completed a two-week residency at The Truro Center for the Arts at Edgewood Farm on Cape Cod, where she explored the dunes and created small sketches for later use in larger abstract works. Her paintings have been featured in numerous juried exhibitions, many of which have earned her awards. In fall of 2024, she held a solo exhibition at the Dolphin Gallery at the Hingham Public Library. Ahearn refined her artistic skills at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, in addition to various masterclass workshops. She holds a BA in Advertising Design from the College of New Jersey and a Decorative Arts Certificate from the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University.