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1. Beginning, 2008, oil on canvas, 36" x 48"
2. Feather, 2008, oil on canvas, 30" x 40"
3. Inner, 2008, oil on panel, 18" x 24"
4. Eggs, 2008, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
5. Colander, 2008, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
6. Incubate, 2007 pastel,  41" x 30"
7. Power Supply, 2008  pastel  41" x 30"
8. Stone Pear, 2007 pastel, 25" x 32"
9. Blue, 2007, pastel, 42" x 30"
10. Departed, 2007, pastel, 30" x 44"
11. Grow, 2007, pastel, 30" x 43"
12. Roses, 2007, pastel, 26" x 18"
13. Teacup, 2004, pastel, 30" x 42"
14. Nest, 2005, pastel, 30" x 42"
15. Marbles, 2006, pastel, 42" x 30"
16. Shine, 2005, pastel, 30" x 42"
17. Bottle, 2004, pastel, 22" x 30"
18. Broken, 2004, pastel, 30" x 44"
19. Gourds, 2003, pastel, 42" x 30"
20. Distortion, 2002, pastel, 42" x 30"

Contact Information
tel: 215-769-0574
e-mail: Sarah.Canfield@gmail.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
My paintings explore human relationships and emotions through still life. I use rich, vibrant color to project a heightened perception of reality. Through representing familiar objects of life, I confront the viewer with a magnified and intensified view of the ordinary. The arrangements I use suggest a narrative or emotional tension through the color, lighting and placement of objects. The objects I represent then transcend their ordinary context and assume a metaphoric flesh and blood.

Scattered pieces of glass suggest a destructive chaos in opposition to the order and organization of an upright glass. The tension between objects often becomes a metaphor for both inner conflicts and external relationships. I use altered perspectives and angles to further question the viewer’s perception of reality and to create a sense of movement and energy in each piece. My intention is to challenge the viewer to examine this altered view and create their own unique associations.

Education
1996 - 1998
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
MA, art therapy

1992 - 1996
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
BFA, cum laude

Awards
2008
First Place Award of Excellence, Berks Art Alliance, Reading, PA

Artists Equity Peace Award, Widener University, Chester, PA

Still Life Award, Maryland Pastel Society, Bethesda, MD

2007
Honorable Mention Award, Berks Art Alliance, Reading Museum, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Ambre Studio, Bethlehem, PA

2006
Yvonne M. Kelly award, Abington Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Purchase Prize Award, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY

DeBottis Gallery Award, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA

2004, 2005
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts SOS grant

2002
Eleanor Kubit Memorial Merit Award

1997 - 1998
Concordia University International Student Award

1992 - 1996
Alfred University Presidential Scholarship

Bibliography
2008
"Local Pastel Artist Featured in new exhibit", The Community Connection, December 2008

2007
“Shadows, colors capture the life in still objects", The Morning Call, May, 2007

2005
“Region Fares Well at State Show”, Philadelphia Inquirer,
July, 2005

“Galleries and Museums: Main Line Art Center”, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2005

2003
“Neighborhood Artists Open their doors to you”, Girard Home News, October, 2003

Affiliations
Vice President, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity Association

Signature Member, Pastel Society of America

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2007
Gallery at the Community Music School, Trappe, PA

Group

2008-2009
Artists Equity Select Exhibition, Barnstone Gallery, Phoenixville, PA

2008
Berks Art Alliance Annual Juried Exhibition, Goggleworks, Reading, PA

In Search of Ourselves, Artists Equity at Widener University, Chester, PA

Hot Flash-Cool Glass, Gallery on High, Pottstown, PA

68th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Pastel Society of America 35th National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY

National Juried Exhibition, Connecticut Pastel Society, West Hartford, CT

National Juried Exhibition, Maryland Pastel Society, Bethesda, MD

Berks Art Alliance Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Museum, PA

The Living Still, Amber Gallery, Bethlehem, PA

Annual Juried Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Artists Equity Select Exhibition, Millersville University, PA

Art of the State, Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, PA

2005
33rd Annual Exhibition, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY

In Depth, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

Artists Equity Juried Show, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA

Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Juried Exhibition

Off the Wall, Qbix Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Art of the State, Annual Juried Exhibition, Harrisburg, PA

Annual All Media Show, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Altered Color, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Evening of Art, Hardcastle Gallery event, Wilmington, DE

Living with Art, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

Artists Equity Spring Juried Exhibition, Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA

Gallery at 5East, Media, PA

Still Life, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
Juried Exhibition

2003
Artists Equity Spring Juried Exhibition, The Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, NJ

Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2002
Artists Equity Anniversary Juried Exhibition, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA