Sarah Faux
American visual artist
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Sarah Faux (b. 1986) is an American painter.[1] Her works combine abstract and figurative elements, and deal with desire, the self, and the body.[2] She is the winner of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and received an Institute Residential Fellowship from the Clyfford Still Museum.[3][4]
Sarah Faux | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) Boston, MA |
| Education | Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University |
| Known for | Visual Art |
| Awards | Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Clyfford Still Institute Residential Fellowship Program |
| Website | sarahfaux |
Early life and education
Career
Faux is represented by Hales Gallery and Capsule Shanghai. [6]
Artistic practice
Faux’s work is both representational and abstract, and has been compared to Amy Sillman and Charline von Heyl.[2] Her paintings feature motifs of mirrored bodies and hardware, which she uses to explore intimacy, illness, and fragmented or ambiguous identities.[1][2][7] Faux also makes cut-out canvas collages, which she sometimes pairs directly with her paintings.[7]
Faux frequently produces zines to accompany her exhibitions, which have included contributions from authors and artists including Ling Ma, Chitra Ganesh, and Doron Langberg.[8][9]
Awards and residencies
Selected exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Autofriction, 2025, Hales Gallery, New York, NY[7]
- Sweetbitter, 2023, Hales Gallery, New York, NY[6]
- Whatever I see I swallow, 2021, M+B, Los Angeles, CA [13]
- Perfect for Her, 2020, Capsule, Shanghai, China[14]
- Clench and Release, 2019, M+B, Los Angeles, CA[15]
- 11 AM Mirror Hole, 2018, Cuevas Tilleard, New York, NY[16]
- Seether, 2017, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY[16]