Sara Black
Sara Black (born 1978) is an American artist. She currently teaches at
Antioch College and previously taught at
Northwestern University and the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her "performances, sculpture, installation, and collaborative works evolve around an interest in how materials move through the world and the shifting designation of values in American culture." She holds a BFA in sculpture and installation from the
University of Chicago, a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and art from
The Evergreen State College, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture and painting from the
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. She was a co-founder of the art collective ''Material Exchange'' which was active in Chicago until 2010 and currently works collaboratively with artists Jillian Soto, Charlie Vinz and others. Her work has been widely exhibited in several galleries including the
Smart Museum of Art, the ''Experimental Station'', the
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the ''Betty Rymer Gallery'',
Gallery 400, the
Hyde Park Art Center,
Portland State University, ''The Park Avenue Armory, New York'', ''The Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland'', ''Eyebeam, New York'' and the ''DeVos Art Museum''.
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