Sarah Sense (b. 1980) was raised in Sacramento, California. Her maternal grandmother is Choctaw from Oklahoma, and her maternal grandfather is Chitimacha from Louisiana. From her grandmother, she gained a love of baskets and an interest in practicing basket weaving herself. With the blessing of the Chairman of the Chitimacha Tribe, Sense began practicing her variation of the traditional method during graduate school at Parsons the New School for Design in 2004. While Director and Curator of the American Indian Community House in New York, Sense cataloged the AICH’s thirty- year history, inspiring her search for Indigenous art internationally. She has since traveled across North America, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe to learn more about the art of Indigenous communities. Landscape photography from her travels is an integral part of her weaving. Sense’s recent exhibitions this year include In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 – Now, Minneapolis Museum of Art, MN; [Un]Mapping: Decolonial Cartographies of Place, Hood Museum at Dartmouth University, NH, and Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge/Native Art, Montclair Art Museum, NJ. Her work is held in private and public collections, including the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey, the Portland Museum of Art in Oregon, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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This Poignant Photography Exhibition Weaves Together Indigenous History and Memory
Nilofer Khan, The Phoblographer, September 20, 2024 -
Bruce Silverstein Gallery to open their second solo exhibition of works by Sarah Sense
Art Daily, September 18, 2024 -
I want to hold you longer
Meer, September 18, 2024 -
NYC’s Longest-Running Photo Fair Is Back, and Packs a Punch
Even the world’s most proliferated images appear novel when they’re blown up on glossy paper at the Photography Show presented by AIPAD.Elaine Velie , Hyperallergic, April 26, 2024 -
Story Weaver
Sarah Sense Unveils the Rich Tapestry of her artistic journey, weaving Chitimacha and Choctaw heritage into contemporary masterpiecesLisa Robertson-Dziedzic, Casino Player, March 1, 2024 -
Hinushi
A Talk with Sarah Sense and MFA curator, Marina TyquiengcoThe Griffin Museum of Photography, November 28, 2023 -
"SPEAKING WITH LIGHT" EXHIBIT AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM
Denver Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, February 28, 2023 -
FORBES: FIERCE, NOT AFRAID. INDIGENOUS PHOTOGRAPHY TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT
Chadd Scott, Forbes, December 13, 2022 -
EXHIBITION REVIEW: SARAH SENSE, POWER LINES
Diana McClure, Photograph Magazine, December 1, 2022 -
THE BRITISH LIBRARY: SARAH SENSE
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ANDERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY LECTURE
Denver Museum of Art
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Sarah Sense
I Want to Hold You Longer 19 Sep - 23 Nov 2024 Gallery ExhibitionsBruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce our second solo exhibition for Sarah Sense, a contemporary Indigenous artist, curator, and writer. Featuring over twenty unique, hand-woven, sculptural photographs, I Want...Read more -
[UN]MAPPING
Decolonial Cartographies of Place 8 Jun - 3 Nov 2024 Outside Exhibitions[Un]Mapping examines the legacies of mapmaking and invites viewers to think about alternatives for visualizing our relationships to place. This show focuses on the work of artists whose practices critique...Read more -
Reflecting Lenses
6 Mar - 1 Sep 2024 Outside ExhibitionsReflecting Lenses: Twenty Years of Photography at the Gorman Museum will be presented March 6 – September 1, 2024 . We are looking at hosting an event on Friday, April...Read more -
New Terrains
Contemporary Native American Art 5 - 23 Jan 2024 Outside ExhibitionsPhillipsX is pleased to present New Terrains , a watershed selling exhibition of important works of contemporary Native American art curated by Tony Abeyta, Bruce Hartman, and James Trotta-Bono. Exploring...Read more -
Entanglements
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Sarah Sense
Power Lines 22 Sep - 5 Nov 2022 Gallery ExhibitionsBruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce the exclusive representation of contemporary Native artist, curator, writer, and activist, Sarah Sense, as well as the opening of her first New York...Read more
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THE ARMORY SHOW 2024
5 - 8 Sep 2024Bruce Silverstein Gallery is pleased to announce our participation in the 2024 edition of The Armory Show.Read more -
AIPAD 2024
25 - 28 Apr 2024For AIPAD 2024, Bruce Silverstein Gallery will present photographic and mixed media works with a predominant focus on the Native diaspora, featuring new works by...Read more -
PARIS PHOTO 2023
5 Nov 2023 - 10 Feb 2024In a profound celebration of indigenous art and heritage, Bruce Silverstein Gallery is proud to present the works of two remarkable Native American artists, Sarah...Read more -
THE ARMORY SHOW 2023
8 - 10 Sep 2023For The Armory Show 2023, Bruce Silverstein Gallery will present photographic and mixed media works with a predominant focus on the Native diaspora, featuring works...Read more -
AIPAD 2023
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AIPAD 2022
20 - 22 May 2022