Sarah French (b. 1982) is a visual artist with a focus on contemporary embroidery, fiber, and textiles. She studied Fine Art at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay where she majored in Gallery/Museum Practices under Dr. Stephen Perkins and completed a studio emphasis in Textiles/Fibers under Alison Gates. She is the former curator of The Eclipse Gallery and other curatorial projects. Sarah holds a B.A. in Art from UW-Whitewater and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from UW-Milwaukee. She is the Assistant Director of the Whitewater Public Library and also teaches in the Continuing Education program at UW-Madison’s iSchool. Sarah has exhibited her artwork throughout the U.S. since 1998.
My work is a reaction to, rejection of, and at best an antidote to the vapid, fake, pointless hampster wheel of so-called production. It is a stand against AI. Full stop. It is significant of a way of being that doesn’t rely on any technology and does rely on the hand and the brain, the creative act and skill. It is meditative and meaningful and fulfilling and thoughtful and beautiful and interesting. That is what I’m trying to accomplish. Something that is absolutely, undeniably real. You stand in front of my work and it cannot be faked. This is purposefully slow work. Slow work made even slower by the demands of life and society.
SF 10/2025
CV available upon request. You may contact Sarah at frenchse19@gmail.com
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