Women face their commitments -paid and unpaid- in larger than life sculptures
Artist Sawyer Rose re-imagines identity through a compassionate look at a diverse group of women and how they spend the hours in their days. The innovative Carry The Stones project takes a data-driven and interactive approach to the little-seen balance of paid and unpaid labor.
About the speaker
Sawyer Rose is a sculpture, installation, and social practice artist. Born and raised in North Carolina and a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts, she currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Throughout her career, Sawyer has used her artwork to shine a spotlight on contemporary social and ecological issues. The Carrying Stones Project addresses women’s work inequity and her metalwork sculptures explore the ways living things adapt to changing environments.
Her work has been exhibited widely across the US and is represented by CK Contemporary in San Francisco.
Sawyer has been a resident artist at MASS MoCA, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco, Vermont Studio Center, Ragdale Foundation, and The Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland. She has been awarded merit grants from The Creative Capacity Fund, The Awesome Foundation, and Vermont Studio Center.
Sawyer is the President of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art.
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