BIOGRAPHY
Sarah Peterson is a contemporary artist, born in 1974. Her career began in classical portraiture and has evolved into a deeper realm of the human body. Her latest series of the past two years takes human anatomy to the microscopic level, resulting in dynamic and abstract works….making the microscopic macroscopic. By scaling up canvas size, Peterson now works directly un-stretched canvas creating flexibility and mobility for installation. Working on both large-scale and smaller canvases, her large paintings can top 15-feet and be installed vertically or horizontally.
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After receiving a BA in Fine Arts from David Lipscomb University in 1996, Peterson moved to NYC to attend Parsons School of Design. It was there she discovered her passion for oil painting. Next, she trained in classical portraiture at the Art Students League under the guidance of Ronald Sherr, Frank Mason, and Jack Ferragasso. Workshops with internationally renowned portrait artists, Everrett Raymond Kinstler and Daniel Greene, further honed her skills. While in New York, Peterson also taught art for the Archdiocese’s Patron’s Art Program. She has studios in Winter Park, Florida and Birmingham, Alabama.
2023
“Of Integration”, group exhibition, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY All Art+ By Van Der Plas, 3/3/23-3/12/23
“A Whiter Shade of Pale”, group exhibition, Lichtundfire, New York, NY, 1/06/23-1/28/23
2022
“Found Voice”, group exhibition, Van Der Plas Gallery, 10/28/22-11/06/22
https://www.artland.com/exhibitions/found-voice
“Out of Bounds”, group exhibition, Lichtundfire, New York, NY, 10/08/22-10/29/22
2020
“Endangered”, solo exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Mountain Brook, AL
2019
“Diminishing Habitats”, solo exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Orlando, FL
2019
“Habitats”, solo exhibition, DoveCote, Orlando, FL
2018
“Going Native”, group exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Orlando, FL
2018
“Seen & Be Seen”, solo exhibition, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Orlando, FL
STATEMENT
Roughly 3 years ago, Alabama orthopedist, Dr. Brad Goodman, introduced me to his best friend, Dr Zen Hrynkiw, a local neurosurgeon. He afforded me the opportunity to scrub in and observe him preforming a brain surgery among other procedures. During the surgeries, I became fascinated by the imagery being used to navigate human anatomy. These beautiful images projected on large screens inspired me to view the human body at a microscopic level…bringing art to life and life to art…making the microscopic macroscopic. Big thank you to Brad and Zen for sparking my new artistic journey. Stay tuned as I reveal each new piece in the medical series.
