Susie Hodge is a prolific author, artist and art historian. She writes books, articles and web resources on a range of related subjects. Several of her books are bestsellers and several have won awards and prizes. She often appears in documentaries, arts programmes and news channels, and she gives talks, lectures and workshops to many different audiences all over the world. She also paints, has two grown up children - and four cats!

Her work appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of a joint publishing agreement with the publisher of 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, where the work originally appeared.