ABOUT
Sarah Balcombe received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and her Master of Arts from Cambridge University, followed by MA (Arch) from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Sarah is interested in memory and absence, particularly how places imprint upon their inhabitants and how landscape emotionally inhabits. She paints configurations of external spaces, carving into a canvas of oil and acrylic, applying, removing and layering material. Her mark-making derives from an interpretation of the natural ruggedness, resilience and yet fragile nature of the environment.
Born in London, England and currently living in coastal Connecticut, landscape has been her singular continuity, providing infinite yet eroding iconography. "I could lose myself for days in the cycle of rhythm of color to monochrome and back again. I see myself as a distiller, condensing and then exploding that narrative."
Sarah is a Guild Member of Silvermine Galleries in New Canaan, CT, where she received the Award of Merit for PAINT2021, and has been included in multiple juried shows. Her work is available through Silvermine Galleries and Artnet. Sarah was Assistant Curator of the Greenwich Arts Council 2018-20 and is founding editor of manhattanmodernist.com.
ARTICLES by SARAH:
Forward.com: At the Age of 95, Alex Katz Finally Gets His Due
Forward.com: How Calder transfixed Albert Einstein and Sartre
UJA JCC GJN: True Colors: Ron Agam Studio Tour
Forward.com: OY! OOF! BLAH! An Artist's Guide to the Three Stages of Grief, April 2020
PRESS:
CT Post: Silvermine Showcases Artists From Across the Globe
WAG Magazine: The "A" Word, October 1, 2019
The Greenwich Sentinel: Make Music Greenwich, June 21, 2019
Greenwich Time: Things to Do In and Around Greenwich: Art Makes a Stop at the Bendheim, May 2nd 2018
Greenwich Time: A Different Kind of Flower at 299, Oct 29, 2017
UJA JCC GJN: Dale Chihuly at The New York Botanical Gardens, June, 2017
ManhattanModernist: New York State of Mind, founding editor of blog since Sept 2017
EXHIBITIONS:
2023 GUILD SUMMER SALON, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT
2023 ABSTRACT VISIONS, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
2022 GUILD SUMMER SALON, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
2022 Future Perfect/Imperfect THE NEXT CENTURY Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
2022 SPECTRUM: Renewal, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan
2021 SHE IS RISING, benefitting LiveGirl, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan
2021 PAINT 2021, Juror/Curator Michelle Y. Loh, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan. Award of Merit for "Crossroads" painting.
2021 Embody, Curated by Krista Scenna, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven (see Yale Daily News)
2020 What Now? Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2020 USPS Art Project Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven
2019 Art to the Avenue, Miku, Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT
2019 Permanent Collection, Mitchells, Westport, CT
2018 Deconstruction, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich
2018 Art to the Avenue Makes a Stop at the Bendheim, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich
2018 Art for Health, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
2018 Art to the Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Greenwich
2017 Flower Stories, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich
2017 Art to the Avenue, Richards, Greenwich
Sarah Balcombe received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and her Master of Arts from Cambridge University, followed by MA (Arch) from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Sarah is interested in memory and absence, particularly how places imprint upon their inhabitants and how landscape emotionally inhabits. She paints configurations of external spaces, carving into a canvas of oil and acrylic, applying, removing and layering material. Her mark-making derives from an interpretation of the natural ruggedness, resilience and yet fragile nature of the environment.
Born in London, England and currently living in coastal Connecticut, landscape has been her singular continuity, providing infinite yet eroding iconography. "I could lose myself for days in the cycle of rhythm of color to monochrome and back again. I see myself as a distiller, condensing and then exploding that narrative."
Sarah is a Guild Member of Silvermine Galleries in New Canaan, CT, where she received the Award of Merit for PAINT2021, and has been included in multiple juried shows. Her work is available through Silvermine Galleries and Artnet. Sarah was Assistant Curator of the Greenwich Arts Council 2018-20 and is founding editor of manhattanmodernist.com.
ARTICLES by SARAH:
Forward.com: At the Age of 95, Alex Katz Finally Gets His Due
Forward.com: How Calder transfixed Albert Einstein and Sartre
UJA JCC GJN: True Colors: Ron Agam Studio Tour
Forward.com: OY! OOF! BLAH! An Artist's Guide to the Three Stages of Grief, April 2020
PRESS:
CT Post: Silvermine Showcases Artists From Across the Globe
WAG Magazine: The "A" Word, October 1, 2019
The Greenwich Sentinel: Make Music Greenwich, June 21, 2019
Greenwich Time: Things to Do In and Around Greenwich: Art Makes a Stop at the Bendheim, May 2nd 2018
Greenwich Time: A Different Kind of Flower at 299, Oct 29, 2017
UJA JCC GJN: Dale Chihuly at The New York Botanical Gardens, June, 2017
ManhattanModernist: New York State of Mind, founding editor of blog since Sept 2017
EXHIBITIONS:
2023 GUILD SUMMER SALON, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT
2023 ABSTRACT VISIONS, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
2022 GUILD SUMMER SALON, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
2022 Future Perfect/Imperfect THE NEXT CENTURY Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
2022 SPECTRUM: Renewal, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan
2021 SHE IS RISING, benefitting LiveGirl, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan
2021 PAINT 2021, Juror/Curator Michelle Y. Loh, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan. Award of Merit for "Crossroads" painting.
2021 Embody, Curated by Krista Scenna, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven (see Yale Daily News)
2020 What Now? Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2020 USPS Art Project Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven
2019 Art to the Avenue, Miku, Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT
2019 Permanent Collection, Mitchells, Westport, CT
2018 Deconstruction, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich
2018 Art to the Avenue Makes a Stop at the Bendheim, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich
2018 Art for Health, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
2018 Art to the Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Greenwich
2017 Flower Stories, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich
2017 Art to the Avenue, Richards, Greenwich
