13 Facts About Susan Philipsz

Susan Mary Philipsz OBE was born on 1965 and is a Scottish artist who won the 2010 Turner Prize.

Susan Philipsz's father is half-Burmese and grew up in Burma as a child.

Susan Philipsz later earned a master's degree in Fine Arts degree from the University of Ulster, where she studied from 1993 to 1994.

Susan Philipsz was the Director of Catalyst Arts in Belfast for several years.

Susan Philipsz used a vibraphone for her 2009 piece, "You are not alone", commissioned for the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford.

Susan Philipsz has exhibited at the Melbourne International Biennial 1999, Manifesta 3 in Ljubljana in 2000, the Tirana Biennial in 2001, at Triennal of British Art at Tate Britain in 2003, the 16th Biennale of Sydney in 2008, and at the 55th Carnegie International in 2009.

Susan Philipsz gave a solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 2008.

Susan Philipsz was commissioned to create a work for the rotunda at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 2010.

In 2011, Susan Philipsz was commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago to create a sound installation.

In 2013 Susan Philipsz was included in Soundings: A Contemporary Score, the first-ever major exhibition of sound art at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

In 2003, Susan Philipsz was nominated for the Beck's Futures award.

Susan Philipsz was shortlisted for a Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award that same year.

Susan Philipsz was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British art.