Susannah Israel is an American contemporary artist and writer living in east Oakland, California. Her sculptures reveal a gritty yet passionate view of humanity, drawn from city life. She was born in New York and raised by a painter and a writer; as a young student she received a scholarship to Pratt Art Institute. Israel attended San Francisco State University earning her B.A in Art and Chemistry, 1987 and M.F.A. in 2000. A teaching artist (2002-2018), she was Professor of Sculpture & Ceramics at Laney College, Oakland and engaged with diverse communities throughout the western states, giving lectures, workshops and masterclasses.

Israel’s expressive work is widely exhibited, appearing in the collections of the American Museum of Ceramics, Archie Bray Foundation, Auckland Memorial Museum, New Zealand, Mint Museum’s American Ceramics Collection, the Yingge Ceramics Museum, parks and libraries, and many other sites around the world.