Susan Hensel is a multidisciplinary artist, with a 50+ year career. She combines a mixed media practice with embroidery across digital and manual platforms. She also makes sculptures and wall art using the colors and techniques of commercial embroidery. Additionally, these artworks are designed in the computer and stitched out on the computer-aided embroidery machine. Susan is also a member of multiple professional art organizations for women artists and women artists in Minnesota.

In her 50+ year career, Susan Hensel has been a member of numerous arts organizations. These organizations are for textile artists, women artists, and artists based in Minnesota.