Sarah Faux

Sarah Faux
Born1986 (age 39–40)
Boston, MA
EducationBrown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University
Known forVisual Art
AwardsPollock-Krasner Foundation, Clyfford Still Institute Residential Fellowship Program
Websitesarahfaux.net

Sarah Faux (b. 1986) is an American painter.[1] Her works combine abstract and figurative elements, and deal with desire, the self, and the body.[2] She is the winner of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and received an Institute Residential Fellowship from the Clyfford Still Museum.[3][4]

Early life and education

Faux grew up in Somerville, MA.[1] She received a BA from Brown University, a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design,[5] and an MFA from Yale University.[6]

Career

Faux is represented by Hales Gallery and Capsule Shanghai. [6]

Artistic practice

Faux’s work is both representational and abstract, and has been compared to Amy Sillman and Charline von Heyl.[2] Her paintings feature motifs of mirrored bodies and hardware, which she uses to explore intimacy, illness, and fragmented or ambiguous identities.[1][2][7] Faux also makes cut-out canvas collages, which she sometimes pairs directly with her paintings.[7]

Faux frequently produces zines to accompany her exhibitions, which have included contributions from authors and artists including Ling Ma, Chitra Ganesh, and Doron Langberg.[8][9]

Awards and residencies

Faux has been awarded a Clyfford Still Institute Residential Fellowship (2024)[3] and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2023-2024).[4] She has been awarded artist residencies at Yaddo,[10] The Edward F. Albee Foundation[11] and The Lower East Side Printshop.[12]

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Autofriction, 2025, Hales Gallery, New York, NY[7]
  • Sweetbitter, 2023, Hales Gallery, New York, NY[6]
  • Whatever I see I swallow, 2021, M+B, Los Angeles, CA [13]
  • Perfect for Her, 2020, Capsule, Shanghai, China[14]
  • Clench and Release, 2019, M+B, Los Angeles, CA[15]
  • 11 AM Mirror Hole, 2018, Cuevas Tilleard, New York, NY[16]
  • Seether, 2017, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY[16]

Curatorial work

  • Deep! Down! Inside!, 2023, Hales Gallery, New York, NY[17]
  • Right Behind Your Eyes, 2019, Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, China[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kissick, Dean. "Sarah Faux Plays with Perception". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Schwabsky, Barry. "Sarah Faux Paints Naked Sensations". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "2024 Institute Residential Fellowship Program". Clyfford Still Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Announces July 2022 – June 2023 Grants Amounting to Nearly $2.7 Million". Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Good painting: Tatiana Berg and Sarah Faux". Two Coats of Paint. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Lesser, Casey. "5 Artists on Our Radar in April 2023". Artsy. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Roth, Victoria. "Sarah Faux by Victoria Roth". Bomb Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Faux, Sarah. "Sweetbitter" (PDF). Hales Gallery. Hales Gallery. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Deep! Down! Inside!". Artsy. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sarah Faux". Art for Change. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Albee Fellows: Summer/Fall 2025". Edward F. Albee Foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Keyholder Residency". Lower East Side Printshop. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  13. ↑ Rahmani, Mariam (November 2021). "Critique of Everything Existing: Brushwork". No. 3. Lux Magazine.
  14. ↑ Moldan, Tessa. "Shanghai Art Week: Exhibitions to See". Ocula. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sarah Faux - Overview". M+B. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. 1 2 Sisto, Elena. "Sex and Play and Painting: Sarah Faux in conversation with Elena Sisto". articritical. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Deep! Down! Inside!". Artsy. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Entanglements". MAMA Projects. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
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