Susanna B. Speirs is a visual artist born and raised in  Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Since 1993 Susanna has made her home on the West Coast, where she pursues the exploration of new ideas through creating objects, teaching and travelling.

For nine years, Susanna has been on faculty at California State University, Long Beach. She has chaired the Metals Program in the School of Art for the past five years, during which time she led an ambitious re-design of the Metals facility.Susanna teaches classes in Sculptural Metal Work, Jewelry, Metalsmithing, Enameling and Casting.

Susanna holds a M.F.A. (1996) from The University Of Washington in Seattle, and a B.F.A. (1993) from Syracuse University. She has also studied at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Pilchuck Glass School. 

Susanna's work has been published in Metalsmith Magazine she exhibits her work nationally.