Born and raised in Brooklyn, Susan Cagen has lived in Manhattan for 18 years. In high school, Susan was enrolled in an art department that challenged her notions of art and gave her a thorough grounding in art history and a variety of other school of thought.
She experimented in many styles including surrealism and cubism as well as realism.
After graduation, Susan was accepted in New York’s reknown schools, Fashion Institute of Technology. While at FIT, she learned to channel and focus her artistic energy to create wearable art - combining her creativity with form and function - designing women & children’s wear. With the encouragement of her father, Susan went into the family real estate business. [PLUS...]