sarah sanford
Issues of Human Complexity

My work combines drawing, printmaking, photography and installation to create works of art that explore internal structural systems. I am intrigued by the scientific process in which intense investigation of minute subunits is integral to understanding the whole picture. Transitioning between macro- and microcosmic worlds, I use the contrast between darkness and light to create abstractions of space reminiscent of both natural and human landscapes.

Recent Work

  More recent work
  
Primitive Streak, 2007   Lightscope, 2008
Still Light Series

My multi-layered screenprints explore the ephemeral qualities of light and glass. I enjoy the unpredictability that comes when creating images whose subject matter embodies an elusive physical nature. In one simple movement a new image can appear then in a split second it can disappear again. The interaction of darknessand light is intrinsic to my work and undoubtedly reflects the impact Scotland's northern light has had on my perceptions.

News and Updates

Current Exhibitions
Sept. 24- Oct. 17, 2009
Under Pressure
96th Annual CSP Members Show
Sun Gallery
Hayward, CA


Recent Exhibitions
Solo Show

July 2008
Lightscape
ALCHEMY: art + aesthetics gallery

Indianapolis, IN
Press
NUVO gives Lightscape 5 Stars
*Read a review of the show here
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Group Shows

August 31- Sept 25, 2009
Printed; A Juried Exhibition
Cabrillo Gallery
Aptos, CA

April 1-29, 2009
The Dimension of Dreams
Academy of Art Gallery
San Francisco, CA

Wrexham Print International Biennale Exhibition 2007
Wrexham, Wales and UK (Tour 2007-09)


Teaching Appointme
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UCSC Summer Session
2009
Course: Intro to Waterbased Screenprinting
Sessions 1 & 2

Visiting Artist
November 2008
Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA


Links
Fresh Surface
California Society of Printmakers
LAPS (Los Angeles Printmaking Society)
Edinburgh Printmakers

 

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