Sara Pedigo is a painter and educator living and working in Saint Augustine, Florida. Pedigo has exhibited throughout the
United States, and is currently represented by Wynn Bone Gallery in Annapolis, MD. Most notably, she was included in
the 2006 Portrait Competition at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. A 2007 recipient of the Joan Mitchell MFA
Grant, she has also exhibited at the Naples Art Museum, Jacksonville MOCA, and Cue Foundation. Pedigo received her
MFA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She is currently an Associate Professor at Flagler College, her
undergraduate alma mater.
United States, and is currently represented by Wynn Bone Gallery in Annapolis, MD. Most notably, she was included in
the 2006 Portrait Competition at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. A 2007 recipient of the Joan Mitchell MFA
Grant, she has also exhibited at the Naples Art Museum, Jacksonville MOCA, and Cue Foundation. Pedigo received her
MFA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She is currently an Associate Professor at Flagler College, her
undergraduate alma mater.
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| The Routine oil on canvas, 24” x 20”, 2013 |
| Tell Ourselves Stories oil on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2013 |
| Hold Your Breath oil on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2013 |
| Sojourns oil on canvas, 12” x 9”, 2013 |
| In This Light oil on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2013 |
| Untitled wall peice: mixed media 36"x 30" |
| Tidal Girl no.2 oil on panel, 7” x 5”, 2013 |
| Blue Eyes When oil on panel, 12” x 12”, 2013 |
| Hose Water Rivers oil on canvas, 20” x 24”, 2013 |
| Our Castle oil on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2013 |
| February 17, 1974 oil on canvas, 24” x 20”, 2013 |
| Wading Back oil on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2013 |
| Vacant Sunlight 7” x 5”, oil on panel, 2013 |
Representational art mimics the world while not being bound to a physical singular experience. In my paintings, I use
references that range from recently-taken photographs to borrowed and inherited family snapshots. My interest in creating
these paintings is based on a strong attraction to the figure. I inherently see shared humanity present in the small gestures
of body language. Images of people contain power that is based on lived experience. An image of someone squinting may
cause oneself to momentarily recall the brightness of the sun. I seek imagery that creates communal moments, whether
fabricated or authentic: in painting, I can choose to collapse timelines and make hybrid spaces by combining several
source photographs or just work from a singular image. I am enthralled by the material qualities of paint to create visual
hierarchies. The malleability of paint to broadly suggest form significantly influences my approach to coloration and
mark-making decisions. Narrative elements drive these works, as well as a desire to transform the mundane into the
spectacular.
references that range from recently-taken photographs to borrowed and inherited family snapshots. My interest in creating
these paintings is based on a strong attraction to the figure. I inherently see shared humanity present in the small gestures
of body language. Images of people contain power that is based on lived experience. An image of someone squinting may
cause oneself to momentarily recall the brightness of the sun. I seek imagery that creates communal moments, whether
fabricated or authentic: in painting, I can choose to collapse timelines and make hybrid spaces by combining several
source photographs or just work from a singular image. I am enthralled by the material qualities of paint to create visual
hierarchies. The malleability of paint to broadly suggest form significantly influences my approach to coloration and
mark-making decisions. Narrative elements drive these works, as well as a desire to transform the mundane into the
spectacular.
| Blue Kidde Pool oil on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2012 |
| Beach with Matt oil on canvas, 20” x 24”, 2012 |
| Ode to Bummer oil on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2012 |
| we could all be 30 oil on canvas, 24” x 36”, 2011-12 |
| follow me oil on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2012 |