Sarah Faux

Sarah Faux (b. 1986) is an American painter. Her works combine abstract and figurative elements, and deal with desire, the self, and the body. She is the winner of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and received an Institute Residential Fellowship from the Clyfford Still Museum.

Early life and education Faux grew up in Somerville, MA. and an MFA from Yale University.

Artistic practice Faux’s work is both representational and abstract, and has been compared to Amy Sillman and Charline von Heyl. Faux also makes cut-out canvas collages, which she sometimes pairs directly with her paintings.

Awards and residencies Faux has been awarded a Clyfford Still Institute Residential Fellowship (2024) The Edward F. Albee Foundation and The Lower East Side Printshop.

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions Autofriction, 2025, Hales Gallery, New York, NY Perfect for Her, 2020, Capsule, Shanghai, China Clench and Release, 2019, M+B, Los Angeles, CA 11 AM Mirror Hole, 2018, Cuevas Tilleard, New York, NY

Curatorial work Deep! Down! Inside!, 2023, Hales Gallery, New York, NY Right Behind Your Eyes, 2019, Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, China