Sasha is a self-taught painter, printmaker, and muralist from the former Soviet Union. She spent most of her childhood and young adulthood in Brooklyn, New York before moving to Portland in 2015. Before becoming a professional artist, she lived many lives: experimenting on the sensory systems of fish, working with sea lions at an aquarium, as a counselor for a girl with autism, as a circus arts teacher, a science teacher, and an organic farmer. Her journey now continues as a full-time artist in Portland, where she lives with her husband, toddler, and two dogs.
In addition to having paintings and prints available at various cafes, shops, and galleries around town, Sasha is a member artist at Alberta Street Gallery, where she has a permanent collection of original paintings, and is enthusiastically curating group shows. She has taught painting classes at Portland Art Guild and Portland Nursery.
"My artistic practice is rooted in an earlier life as a researcher of animal behavior, a perspective that now informs my preoccupation with subjective experience: what it's like to be a being, not just for myself, but for other species. I like to imagine the moments in time that punctuate the lives of various creatures, examine their relationship with their surroundings, and explore the multitudes that they contain. Through my art, I seek to bridge the human and the more-than-human world, and to interpret the silent languages of consciousness and presence that connect us all. Working primarily in acrylic paint, I use a combination of loose, watery, expressive brushstrokes and finely detailed organic shapes to tease out the individual in the scene, the nucleus of a moment in time. Each piece is a meditation on the intricate boundary between self and other, inviting the viewer to consider the rich internal life of every mind they encounter. Moreover, my work is an ongoing investigation into the patterns, questions, and mysteries of my own life." |
Media: Acrylic | Printmaking
Studio Number: 53
Address: 4405 SE 100th Avenue Portland OR 97266
Community: SE Portland
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Email: sashawilkart@gmail.com
Website: sashawilkart.com
Instagram: @sashawilk
