Alison Saar was born in 1956 to Betye Saar, a well-known African American artist, and Richard Saar, an art conservationist. Her parents inspired her to become a sculptor and taught her about different art materials and techniques. Informed by artistic traditions from the Americas to Africa and beyond, and by her mixed racial upbringing, Saar fuses her paradoxical responses to the black-and-white delineations of political and social forces into a powerful, visual, and kinesthetic tension.
Saar studied art and art history at Scripps College in California and received her master’s in fine arts from Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1981. In the 1980s, Saar began making sculptures and installations that focused on the theme of cultures of the African diaspora. Saar uses the history and associations of her materials, everyday experience, African art and ritual, Greek mythology, and the stark sculptural tradition of German Expressionism to infuse her work with an intensity that challenges cultural and historic references and stereotypes.
Saar is a recipient of a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, an Artist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a City of Los Angeles Artist Fellowship, among many other awards. In 2012 she was named a Fellow of United States Artists.
Saar's work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, both in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, the High Museum in Atlanta, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution, among numerous other museums.
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Tatoo, Conceptual Softground etching and Aquatint by Alison Saar
By Alison Saar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alison Saar (1956 - ) - Tatoo, Year: 1994, Medium: Softground etching and aquatint on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 20, EP, Image Size: 22 x 13 inche...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,500
Conked
By Alison Saar
Located in New York, NY
Alison Saar was born in 1956 to Betye Saar, a well-known African American artist, and Richard Saar, an art conservationist. Her parents inspired her to be...
Woodcut
$6,500
H 29.5 in W 37 in
Man, Dog (Blue), Canoe/Shark Fins (One Yellow), Capsized Boat
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
It is hard to characterize John Baldessari’s varied practice—which includes photomontage, artist’s books, prints, paintings, film, performance, and installation—except through his ap...
Etching
Three Turns - Surfing Art By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Three Turns - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Immerse yourself i...
Woodcut
$600
H 15 in W 23 in
All The Things - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
All The Things - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Immerse yoursel...
Woodcut
Wipe Out - Surfing Art -
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Wipe Out - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 more colorways available This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel C...
Woodcut
$600
H 22 in W 15 in
La Jolla - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
La Jolla - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Immerse yourself in t...
Woodcut
$2,350
H 24 in W 35 in D 0.1 in
"Untitled 2.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
By García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 2.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina García de Marina was born in Gijón (Spain) in 1975. He emerged thru a deep transformation in 2010. A dor...
Digital Pigment
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 16.5 in
"Four Hands and a Baseball Bat" by John Baldessari (Monochrome, Sports, Photo)
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white archival inkjet print on Canson Infinity paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist, John Baldessari. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Lincoln Cent...
Archival Pigment
$600
H 23 in W 15 in
Tight Tuck - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Tight Tuck - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Immerse yourself in...
Woodcut
The Dhude Abides
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A cool interpretation on The Dude . The Dhude abides is a laid back surfer deep in the curl of a very fine wave. Yeah!
Woodcut
$600
H 23 in W 15 in
Hair Wave - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Hair Wave - Surfing Art - Figurative - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman Limited Edition 01/04 This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Immerse yourself in ...
Woodcut
$175
H 18.6 in W 11.1 in
Cuban signed limited edition original art print women woodcut 154
By Luis Miguel Valdes
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Torso IV', 2006 woodcut on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 18.6 x 11.1 in. (47 x 28 cm.) Edition of 20 Unframed ID: 1G200616 Hand-signed by author ________...
Paper, Woodcut
$19,806
H 12.76 in W 17.01 in
David Shrigley + Joan Cornellà - VOTE Set of 8 horizontal prints Modern Design
By David Shrigley
Located in Madrid, Madrid
David Shrigley + Joan Cornellà - VOTE (SET OF 8) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Silkscreen on paper Edition: 125 Size: 32.4 x 43.2 cm (each) Condition: In mint conditions, never fra...
Paper, Screen
Santa Monica Museum of Art 20th Anniversary Alison Saar Plate
By Alison Saar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic plate designed by artist Alison. Produced on the occasion of the Santa Monica Museum of Art’s 20th anniversary. Edition of 125 Plate signed; numbered and stamped with artist ...
Ceramic
Ulysses
By Alison Saar
Located in New York, NY
Alison Saar was born in 1956 to Betye Saar, a well-known African American artist, and Richard Saar, an art conservationist. Her parents inspired her to be...
Woodcut
Sweeping Beauty
By Alison Saar
Located in New York, NY
Alison Saar was born in 1956 to Betye Saar, a well-known African American artist, and Richard Saar, an art conservationist. Her parents inspired her to be...
Woodcut