Sara Cardona, Vas a Ver, Installation view, November 2021.
LIVES AND WORKS IN DALLAS, TX.
SARA CARDONA uses the analog process of cut-and-paste to create collages in the tradition of early twentieth century assemblage and in a nod to the editing process of film. These collages then become the foundation for large scale sculptures in paper and metal, which are inspired by the idea of distributive, human networks of capital and consumption. As an artist who grew up in a family involved in the film and theater industry, her work is informed by the intersection of artifice, spectacle, photography and scenic construction.
Cardona was born in Mexico City and currently lives and works in Dallas, TX. She studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, received her BA from UT Austin, her MFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, ME. She received the 2020 Nasher Artist Grant through the Nasher Sculpture Center, as well as the Dallas Museum of Art Kimbrough Award in 1994, and has participated in residencies such as the Research Residency at the Amon Carter Museum and the C3 Visiting Artist at the Dallas Museum of Art. Cardona’s work has been exhibited at spaces such as Kirk Hopper Gallery, Erin Cluley Gallery, The Arlington Museum of Art, The San Antonio Museum of Art, and the Nasher Sculpture Center, and has been featured in publications such as the Dallas Observer, San Antonio Mag, Patron, Glasstire, and the Dallas Morning News.
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