About

Sarah Meyers Brent loves material. In her installations, paintings, and sculptures she creates alternative landscapes that embody the craziness of motherhood and environmental chaos. In paint or repurposed items her works look as if they are simultaneously growing and decaying. Her floral landscapes drip and wilt, while punctuated with color and areas of growth. Brent applies the paint in many modes; with thick globs or thin washes, pouring and dripping, large and fine brushes, and incorporates various drawing materials.

Brent’s sculptural works take discarded items from her house, community and town transfer station. The mix of old kids’ clothes, paint globs, toys and rags are repurposed into natural forms. They express the weight of raising children in environmental disorder, while attempting to maintain a sense of self and balance. Referencing the overuse of “stuff” and the mental load that women carry around, piles of trash take on a second, organic life. Brent works through the mess of life to find order in chaos and beauty in the reality of imperfection.

Bio
Born in Hadley, NY, Sarah Meyers Brent received her B.S. from Skidmore College, her Post- Baccalaureate in Studio Art from Brandeis University, and her MFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire. The artist maintains a studio at Waltham Mills Artist Association in Waltham, MA. Represented by the Chase Young Gallery in Boston, Brent has exhibited widely. Her solo exhibition recently appeared at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, MA, along with exhibits at the Mayor’s Gallery in Boston and Catamount Arts in Vermont. Reviews of her numerous exhibitions have appeared in Art New England, The Boston Globe, New England Home, Sculpture Magazine and other publications. Her work is in the permanent collections of Danforth Art Museum/School, Liquitex Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, and in numerous private collections.