Susan Krueger-Barber occupies alter-egos to inflate, expand, and pop tension inherent in discussions of gender fluidity, urban planning, and the status quo. Krueger-Barber aims to theatrically induce pursuits of expanding political frameworks, utilizing empathetic theory and erratically constructed installations that borrow their meaning from the origin stories of their respective lineages, namely: DIY, Feminist, and Mormon. Krueger-Barber ignites action by fueling memory, connection, and self-reflection in atmospheres that create inclusion and an undeniably energized mode of seeing, resulting in laughter, tears, and a common humility. 

 

Krueger-Barber has produced films premiering in festivals such as Slamdance and the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, collaborated on States of America, currently available on PBS, given input on the redesign of Chicago’s Milwaukee Avenue (working with aldermen, engineers, city planners, neighbors, and businesses) during an art residency at Corner, played in the Parc Park Residency, attended the Yale and Kenyon Writers Workshops, and been featured in Streetsblog and Strong Towns. They belong to the cooperative Mother Art-Revisited, an international collective of women re-embodying the social-political group Mother Art. Krueger-Barber will participate in the POOR FARM: Living In The Play: nido V residency this summer in Italy.  

 

She is hell-bent on fostering a face-to-face, creative, and engaged community in her classroom at Utah Valley University.