Among today’s emerging abstract painters, Susannah Hightower stands out for her minimalist yet emotionally charged approach to material and surface. Working in muted, neutral palettes inspired by wabi-sabi and soft brutalism, her textured paintings evoke restraint, ritual, and quiet introspection.

With a background in fiber arts—a medium rooted in precision, she now embraces spontaneity and imperfection. Each piece is created instinctively, often incorporating materials like plaster and latex to explore tension between permanence and vulnerability. The result is abstract work that feels architectural yet deeply human.

Her art has found resonance with collectors and designers drawn to minimalism, concrete textures, and tonal balance. Hightower’s pieces align with modern interior aesthetics while maintaining a strong conceptual core—an exploration of control, release, and transformation.