Artist Statement
Sarah E. Kahn, L.I.C.S.W.
47 Stearns Street
Newton Centre, Mass. 02459
(617)-969-2717
skahno1@aol.com
I am drawn to non-representational art, because it endows the viewer with the freedom to associate, remember, and find sensorial response. Amidst passages of color, texture and form, one is invited to draw upon internal imagery and personal experience. The interface and exchange between these passages are perceived as “conversations”, and act as metaphors for life’s interactions. Often, I add ribbon, micro-glass beads, and found objects to bring surface texture to the layered effect I achieve with fabric and papers. Images and patterns are hand-drawn. I do not use digital or media images in my work.
I am under representation at Soprafina Gallery, Boston, MA
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
2003-Present Lesley University: Creative Arts in Learning Dept.- Adjunct Faculty Member
· Supervise Art-Education Students in Classroom Sites
· Lead Faculty Seminar Peer Discussions
· Performance Review of Art Education Students
1994-Present Private Practice, Newton Centre, Mass.
· Psychotherapy with Couples, individuals and families
· Consultation
· Model Development
ART EXHIBITIONS
2005
· July Design Team Hair Salon- Newton Centre, MA.(solo)
· Nov-Jan La Capelli Hair Salon and Gallery (solo)
2006
· July Soprafina Gallery, South End- Boston (with another artist)
· Fall Newton Open Studios, Newton Cultural Center
2007
· Spring Newton Open Studios: Four Artists (and crafts people)
· Fall Newton Open Studios, Newton Cultural Center
2008
· Spring Newton Open Studios, Four Artists (and Crafts people)
· Fall Newton Open Studios Juried Show
2009
· Spring Newton Open Studios- The New Art Center, Newton MA.
· Fall Newton Open Studios Juried Show, Top 10 selected artists:
Elizabeth Geller, DeCordova (corporate Program Director)
· Fall Newton Fall Juried Artists' Show: Preview Show (New TV, Newton, MA.)
· Nov-Jan Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA. Student Show (selected pieces by director)
· Fall Chestnut Hill Chiropractic Art Show (4 featured, local artists)- Group Show
2010
· Mar-May La Capelli Hair Salon and Gallery (solo)
· Spring Newton Open Studios (New Art Center, Newton, MA.)
· May-July Chestnut Hill Chiropractic Art Gallery (solo)
ART AWARDS
· 2008, Fall - Newton Open Studios JURIED SHOW
· 2009, Fall - Newton Open Studios JURIED SHOW, Top ten best in show.
ART PUBLICATIONS
· 2003 – 2006 Women’s Caucus For Art- Boston Chapter Newspaper columnist: Selected Articles – “What’s in a Title?”, “Overworking: The Artist’s Dilemma”, “Changing Media”, “Artists’ Psychotherapy- The Creative Coaching and Psychotherapy”
ART/CREATIVITY SEMINARS and PRESENTATIONS
2003 Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Mass.
“Finding Your Creative Voice”
2001 Parent Resource Center, Lexington, Mass.
“Facilitating a Creative Environment and Value System with Your Pre-Schooler”
ART EDUCATION
2008 Printmaking- The Arsenal Center for the Arts- Deb Putnoi
2007 Supercharged Painting- John Murray
2006 The New Art Center Landscape and Still-Life Painting Annette Jacques
2006 Encaustics Workshop- The Fine Arts Museum School Kathy Halamka
1997 Cambridge Adult Ed., Printmaking
EDUCATION
1988 Kantor Family Institute, Cambridge, Mass. Three-year training program for family and couples therapy.
1984 M.S.W., New York University, N.Y., N.Y.
1982 Bank Street College of Education, Graduate Intern Program
1981 B.S., Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
N.A.S.W. (National Association of Social Workers)
A.P.A. (American Professional Agency)