A graduate of Barnard College, Susan Jacobson has worked in the art world for over 25 years, starting her career as a research assistant. She has worked in major NYC based art galleries, including Mary Boone and Barbara Mathes, written art criticism, and was the Curator & Director of the Judaica Museum at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale for 13 years where she curated numerous exhibitions and oversaw a collection of 4,000 pieces of art. She has been married to Steven Jacobson for nearly ten years, and they have been collecting contemporary and cutting edge art together. Their collection includes many women and African American artists and includes work by Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker, Josephine Meckseper, El Anastui, and Theater Gates. Susan Jacobson is on the Board of Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY, is a member of the Director’s Circle of the Grey Gallery of NYU, and enjoys supporting many cultural institutions with her husband.