Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in New York City. Saar received a B.A. degree in studio art and art history in 1978 from Scripps College, Claremont, California, studying with Dr. Samuella Lewis, an African-American art historian. Saar... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in New York City. Saar received a B.A. degree in studio art and art history in 1978 from Scripps College, Claremont, California, studying with Dr. Samuella Lewis, an African-American art historian. Saar wrote her thesis on Black folk art. Her M.F.A. degree was earned in 1981 from the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California. But it might be said that the major elements of Saar's art education came from her family, her mother and father creating... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in New York City. Saar received a B.A. degree in studio art and art history in 1978 from Scripps College, Claremont, California, studying with Dr. Samuella Lewis, an African-American art historian. Saar wrote her thesis on Black folk art. Her M.F.A. degree was earned in 1981 from the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California. But it might be said that the major elements of Saar's art education came from her family, her mother and father creating an atmosphere rich in the arts. As a child, she worked in clay, and accompanied her mother when she made prints. Saar's father taught her... Read full biography