Sarah Tancred: September 2021
Sarah Tancred is a studio artist and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sarah earned an MFA with a Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Montana. She has shown her work nationally at venues including The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Pacific Northwest College of Art, the North Dakota Museum of Art, and the Morean Arts Center. Her artist residencies include the Morean Center for Clay, Red Lodge Clay Center, North Dakota State University, and Union Project.
Currently, Sarah is an educator Union Project and an Adjunct Instructor at Seton Hill University.
My work seeks to question the socially constructed gender role of those who identify as women and its historical evolution over time in American society. I draw inspiration from advertising, prescriptive literature and Americana, utilizing everyday objects that symbolize invisible labor as they relate to the domestic realm. My choice to primarily use porcelain is intended to conceptually elevate objects that would otherwise be viewed as ordinary.
My research investigates post World War II culture and its subsequent influence on the dynamic of the domestic realm during a time when more women were entering the workforce and taking on the dual roles of workingwomen and caretakers of the home. The objects I employ reference popular symbols of American culture that continue to resonate today.
My ongoing body of work, Heirloom, investigates everyday objects and specific foods in relation to cultural identity; speaking to the ways in which familial traditions evolve and are often lost through the passage of time. Through recontextualizing these objects, my intention is to facilitate a meaningful dialogue related to the culture of which they are a part. This act of storytelling is inherent to the process of sharing memory, tradition and loss.
Upcoming Projects/Exhibitions:
Bloomfield Garden Club
Hamnett Place Community Garden
502 Jeanette St
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
September 11th & 12th, 2021, 3pm-5pm
Website: https://tinadillman.com/the-bloomfield-garden-club/
Organized by Tina Dillman
PUSH AND PULL
September 16–October 10, 2021
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space
100 43rd St. Unit 107
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
The juror and curator for this exhibition is Grace Chin, Executive Director of The Sculpture Center, Cleveland.
Website: https://www.aapgh.org/push-and-pull
