My recent work is part of a contemporary Paper Works exhibition “Fibers of Becoming” at the Allen Memorial Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Curated by Kevin Greenwood, the exhibition features a Luminosity gallery, where “From the Sea to the Stars,” a luminescent paper work, will be displayed in both light and […]
I am pleased to be opening a solo exhibition at the Verne Collection Gallery on August 2, 6-8 pm. The location is 2207 Murray Hill Rd. Cleveland, OH. Please view the show details and works on display at the Verne Collection. I will give an Artist talk on August 3, […]
Please watch The Red Thread a short video about the process and influences in making this edition. The Luminosity series takes us to the edge of our perception, where images come into view and then pass away. In this new edition, the Red Thread, a glowing rising moon emerges […]
Published in the Asian Art Newspaper, November 2023
In her solo exhibition “Scintillate,” Sarah Brayer captures moonlight in all its manifestations. Through the movements of moonbeams and waterfalls expressed with washi fibers and woodgrain, she instills her prints and paperworks with a vitality that flows across the surface and glows from within. As Brayer balances artistic control with […]
Watch a new documentary, “Confluence of Life” made by NHK World Japan. It traces my artistic journey to Japan and the Echizen paper studio. Watch the process of making “Lapis Waterfalls,” eight-door sized washi panels I made for Komyoin Zen Temple, Kyoto. You may watch it by clicking on this […]
“ON Sarah Brayer: Paper’s Inner Light,” Joann Moser’s essay documenting my history with paper, has been published in Hand Papermaking’s Summer 2022 issue. Joann Moser is Senior Curator Of Graphic Arts Emerita at the Smithsonian Art Museum. Joann came to Japan in 2012 and visited my studio and the Echizen […]
This video documents my solo exhibition, Inner Light 内なる光, which took place at Komyo-in temple, Kyoto, 4/28/21-5/5/21. 25 paperworks made in washi (handmade Japanese paper) are highlighted, including phosphorescent paperworks, from the Luminosity series, which have a glowing presence in the dark. A special Luminosity gallery was housed in the […]
In the Studio July 2020 Midnight Moon, a new edition! Midnight Moon editioning began in March, while it was still cold in the studio. Here it is July, and the prints are now complete. The project starts with handmade mulberry paper (kozo) that has gaps between the fibers. When the […]
May-August 2020 Lions in the Sky, mulberry paperwork with phosphorescent pigment, indigo & ultramarine, 32 x 42″ The greens are bursting out, as we “shelter in place.” I hope you are safe and well during this challenging time. How wonderful it is to have art lovers and friends like you […]