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Throughout her career, artist Nicole Maynard-Sahar (b. Boston, MA., 1971) has mastered a great array of mediums: from painting to printmaking, to collage, to installation. She has the ability to translate experiences and places into abstract, gestural images full of color and energy.
Maynard-Sahar obtained her BA. in Fine Arts and Art Education from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (1993), and her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania (1996), where her work earned her several awards and recognition. She has had numerous national exhibitions, including solo exhibitions at Bowery Gallery (New York City, New York); Rochester Contemporary Art Center (Rochester, New York); Printmaking Council of New Jersey, (Branchburg, New Jersey); Villanova University (Villanova, Pennsylvania) and Johnson and Johnson’s World Headquarters (New Brunswick, New Jersey). She is currently a resident at the Bakehouse Art complex and a Visual Art teacher at Miami Country Day School, Miami, FL.
Website: https://maynardsahar.com/
Instagram: @maynard_sahar
Intellectual study with the freedom to get dirty is the beauty of the practice of art-making. Painting is a vehicle for self-discovery. It is also an affirmation of my deepest beliefs when doubt creeps in. The beliefs sound lame if I make the effort to explain but are strong and certain when my picture feels complete; the truth of some kind stares back at me. – Nicole Maynard-Sahar
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