Susan Hall was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has been a Chicago resident since 1993. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States, including shows at Lyonswier Packer Gallery in New York City, Aliya Linstrum Gallery in Atlanta and Butters Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Her honors include a Georgia Council for the Arts grant, a Community Arts Assistance Program grant (Chicago) and Best in Show at the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society's Animal Images exhibition juried by Ed Paschke.

Hall received her MFA from the University of Georgia and her BA from Connecticut College.