Sarah Anderson

Artist Statement

            The most satisfying way of reacting to life is drawing the figure.  I use line and intense color to reveal the individuality of each subject.

The essence of my figurative work is to capture mood and character.

           The women I paint are not intended to be perfect. They are ordinary  women in everyday situations. They depict humor, sadness, moments of reflection or a crossroads in their life. They are an extension of me and people I know. The implied narrative behind each of them establishes  a connection with the viewer’s personal experience and observations of others.

       The spontaneity of monotypes enables me to portray not only the

            individual  and mood of each subject, but it also allows me to capture a

                particular moment. Vibrant color sets the mood, while line and contour establish a rhythm to bring shapes together. I create an intimate setting  which invites to viewer into the picture.

Biography

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico

Additional Art Education: Watercolor workshops with Alex Powers, Katherine Chiang-Liu, Gerald Brommer, Dorothy Voorhees

Awards: Best of Show, Southwest Arts Festival, 2002

Published: New Grounds Print Workshop in 2001

Juror: New Mexico Watercolor Spring Exhibition, Santa Fe, 2000

Major Collections:

Proyecto Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Wolverhampton College, Wolverhampton, U.K.

Albuquerque Museum

Museo de la Estampa, Mexico City

Western University, Silver City, NM

UNM Law School, Albuquerque, NM

UNM Hospital, Albuquerque, NM

Loyola College, Baltimore, MD

University of Texas at Austin

University of North Carolina at Fayetteville

Major Exhibitions:

2010- Body Language, Solo Show, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2008-  Inside Out, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

           Made in New Mexico, Proyecto Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina        

           Made in New Mexico, Wolverhampton College, Wolverhampton, U.K. 

2007- Local Color, group exhibition, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

         - Occasions, group exhibition, Scottsdale, Arizona

         - Weyrich Gallery, group exhibition, Albuquerque, NM

2006 - Everyday Gals, solo show, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2005 - Contemplations/Conversations; solo show, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

            Euro Estampe Bienniale de Gravure, Lorient, France

2003 - The Figure, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

           Euro Estampe Bienniale de Gravure, Lorient, France

2002 - About Monotypes, Blair Carnahan Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2001 - Amigos, Corrales Bosque Gallery,  Corrales, NM

2000 - Sisters, solo exhibition, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1998 - 2002 - Southwest Arts Festival, Albuquerque, NM

1997 - 99 - Gallery Artist, Sandra Humphries Fine Art, Albuquerque, NM

1998 - Magnifico, juried exhibition, Albuquerque, NM