Susanna E. Lewis (1938 – July 15, 2021) was an American fiber artist, teacher and author known for her contributions to the Art to Wear movement.
[1][2] The daughter of an Army Air Forces officer,[3] Lewis received a BA from University of Michigan and an MA from the Teachers College of Columbia University.
Inspired by Mary Walker Phillips she bought a knitting machine (the Passap Duomatic 5) in 1971[5] and taught herself, beginning to create hangings and garments in the late 1970s.
She is known for her highly decorated textile wearable pieces, a direction she was encouraged to take by Julie Schafler Dale, her gallerist.
[1] The weight and shape of the piece meant the wearer could share that experience.