Sarah Brenneman: Always Be True

The Words Match the Feeling, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches.

Artist’s Statement:
In Always Be True, Sarah Brenneman uses the language of abstraction to translate everyday experiences into a rich visual dialogue of color and form. The exhibition moves dramatically in scale, from intimate, gem-like paintings that evoke the rhythms of nature to expansive canvases dominated by rotating, windmill-like geometric architectures. Through expressive mark-making rather than literal representation, Brenneman creates an immersive environment that invites viewers to discover their own personal connections within the imagery of the paintings.

Artist’s Bio
Sarah Brenneman (b.1975, Middletown, OH) lives and works in West Orange, New Jersey. She received her degrees in painting from Columbus College of Art (BFA) in 1998 and Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) in 2000. She has had several solo shows, including shows at Gold Scopophilia (Montclair, NJ) in 2020 and at Jeff Bailey Gallery (New York, NY) in 2011, 2006, and 2004. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently with Morgan Lehman Gallery in 2026, Garvey I Simon (New York, NY) in 2024 and 2023, and La Grange Gallery (Reims, France) in 2022. She has been awarded residencies with Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2000), Millay Colony of the Arts (2003),  Chashama (2004-2005), Virginia Center for Creative Arts (2021), Liquitex (2022), VCCA, Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, France (2023), and Xenia, North Hampshire, England (2025). Brenneman has work included in several private and corporate collections, including The Aspen Contemporary Art Collection, Citigroup, Cleveland Clinic, Fidelity, Sprint, and The Progressive Corporation.