On View September 19 - October 25, 2026
"I question in my life and in my art. Making art, for me, is a way to look into the questions I have about life, about society, and about the world. I work in series, altering the focus of each series to deal with the current struggles, questions, and understandings as I adjust to each change in life. I focus on the many possibilities of printmaking, combining traditional and digital techniques. Each printmaking method has a unique visual language and communicative power and I often combine techniques and reimagine the possibilities of each method.
My work questions political issues focusing on ideas of protest, power, and perception. I use collage methods, using many layers of different types of printmaking, from digital to silkscreen and lithography, to create physically layered prints that address the multiple ways that changes within the government impact our country as a whole and the well-being of the person as an individual. I believe that a physically ripped and glued collage represents the sense of piecing together the truth, discarding the ‘alternative facts’ and ‘fake news.’ The layers and collage method also represent the fragmented and partisan society and how the feelings of fear and exclusion can be overwhelming.
I am currently looking into the role of the people in creating change within the government and within society. The role that protests have played historically and currently, in speaking up, in demanding change. A never- ending sea of protests, from Black Lives Matter, to climate change awareness, to women’s rights, and immigrants’ rights become layers within my prints.
Landscape is referenced in my work, with the horrors of history hidden within the overall beauty and physicality of a country and its ideals. As I question the ongoing dangerous and destructive political narrative, I look for positive elements and the possibility of protests, of change."
Sarah Sipling is a mixed media artist and printmaker. Sipling received her MFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design and BFA in Printmaking from Purchase College, State University of New York. Her work has been shown at Gate FortyFour Gallery, Milan Italy; Foundry Art Center, St Charles MO; COS Gallery, Visalia CA; Brick Red Gallery, New Orleans LA; Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico CA; Reece Museum, Johnson City TN; East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo HI; and Augusta Savage Gallery, Amherst MA. Sipling received the 2022 Black Box Press Art as Activism Honorable Mention Grant and was selected
for the 2020-2022 Arquetopia Foundation Honors Residency, in Puebla Mexico. Sipling’s work is held in public collections such as the Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw GA; Shanghaf Collection, Dubai, UAE; Penang State Museum, Penang Malaysia; Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro AR; Haugesund Museum of Fine Art, Haugesund Norway; and Museu Casada Xilogravura, Campos do Jordao Brazil. She lives and works in New York and Kansas City.
GALLERY HOURS & VISITOR INFORMATION
This exhibition will be held in the Second Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC). Masks are optional but strongly recommended for students, visitors, and staff.
Gallery Hours
Monday–Thursday: 9am–6pm
Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday–Sunday: 9am–4pm
HOW TO PURCHASE ARTWORK
Artwork sale proceeds benefit both the artist and the Evanston Art Center. If you are interested in purchasing artwork on display, please contact Emma Rose Gudewicz, Director of Development and Exhibitions, at [email protected] or (847) 475-5300 x 102.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Image Credits: Sarah Sipling, collage with lithograph screen print and cut paper