10 Facts About Susanna Heron

Susanna Heron was born on 1949 and hon FRIBA is a British site-specific artist recognised for her work in stone relief.

Susanna Heron's best known works include Stone Drawing for St John's College, Oxford, completed in 2019, and Henslow's Walk at Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, winner of the Stirling Prize 2012.

Susanna Heron's family moved from London to Eagles Nest, Zennor, Cornwall in 1955.

Susanna Heron is the younger daughter of the painter Patrick Heron and Delia Heron and sister of architect Katharine Heron.

Susanna Heron moved to her present studio in Shoreditch in 2006.

In 2003 Susanna Heron installed wall drawings for her exhibition Elements at the Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, which originated in 36 painted drawings in black, made for a commission in Tokyo in 2001.

In 1993 Susanna Heron was awarded her first site specific commission Slate Frieze, 23 rectangular slabs of engraved slate over a 21m length wall, installed at the Council of the European Union, Brussels in 1995.

Susanna Heron was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1999 for her contributions to architecture.

In 2009 Susanna Heron was commissioned to make a new work entitled Henslow's Walk for the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge with Stanton Williams, winner of the Stirling Prize in 2012.

Between 1970 and 1983 Susanna Heron received international recognition as a major presence in British New Jewellery.