SUSANNA RUBIN Obituary

RUBIN, Susanna Harwood Susanna Harwood Rubin 1966-2026 Artist, educator, and yoga instructor, Susanna Harwood Rubin died peacefully on March 28, after living for years with metastatic breast cancer. Susanna was born October 28, 1966, in Summit, NJ, to parents, Aline Harwood Rubin and Hal Rubin. She grew up in Andover, MA, where she graduated from the Pike School and Phillips Academy. Susanna received a BA from Middlebury College in Vermont, and an MFA in Sculpture from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She enjoyed an artist residency at Art Omi in Ghent, New York, and was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome. Susanna had an extensive and varied career as an artist, educator, writer, and yoga instructor. She produced art in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, printing, and drawing, and her work is in notable public and private collections, including the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Berkeley Museum of Art, and the UCLA Hammer Museum. Articles written on her work were in publications, including Flash Art, The New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, and Paris Télérama. In addition to her work as an artist, Susanna was also a lifelong teacher and writer. She worked in the education department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where she lectured, shaped public education programs, and co-wrote the book Looking at Matisse and Picasso. She also served as an art teacher at Allen-Stevenson School. Susanna developed a deeply spiritual yoga practice and taught yoga in studios in New York, France, and India and authored the book, Yoga 365: Daily Wisdom for Life On and Off the Mat. She created online writing courses for the yoga community and wrote about her practice and philosophy for publications including The Huffington Post, Mantra Wellness, Yoga Journal, and New York Yoga+Life. Susanna was passionately loyal to friends. She was elegant and brilliant. She was kind, smart, vibrant, creative, and determined. She was incredibly brave and gracious in the face of a terrible disease, and continued to share her talents and optimism, even as her life became difficult. Susanna loved New York, she loved Paris, she loved India. She loved great food and wine, the ocean, museums, and travel. She loved literature, dance, and opera. She loved friends and family. She loved her life, and she fought fiercely for it. She found the great love of her life six years ago, and she loved her husband, Harris; and his son, Gen, deeply. Susanna is survived by her husband, Harris Salat, of Brooklyn, NY; his son, Gen Salat; her parents, Aline and Hal Rubin of Andover, MA; sister Jennifer Britton (Charlie) of Southport, ME; nephew Trevor Britton of Boston, MA; niece Annie Britton (Kyle Shannahan) of Chicago, IL; god-daughter Marissa Walter, and lifelong friends, Michelle Arrington and Harrison Williams. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. A private service has been held. To honor Susanna, contributions can be made to Precision Medicine Against Cancer (PMAC) at the Weill Cornell School of Medicine at http://www.pmacgroup.org/get-involved

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