Sarah Kearns is an artist who focuses on photography, video, audio and installation. While Sarah’s work is often personal, dealing with memory and nostalgia, she has always found solitude by the water, specifically on beaches and by the ocean. Sarah grew up on Long Island, spending summer days at the beach, and vacations on Cape Cod. She has always felt connected to the ocean; so much that she even has a tattoo of an ocean wave on her arm. Also understanding the importance of our freshwater sources, she is striving to learn more about watersheds and the conservation of fresh water. Recently she has spent more time by freshwater sources, going white-water rafting in upstate New York and Croatia, as well as spending time by different glacial lakes in New York and on Cape Cod.
Sarah graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Art Photography, and a minor in Women’s & Gender Studies in 2012. She has recently interned at the Guggenheim Museum in the Publishing & Digital Media department. While attending Syracuse University she interned at internationally acclaimed photography lab Light Work, under the supervision of Master Printer John Mannion. She also worked for photographer and professor Doug Dubois. Sarah has been a Girl Scout her entire life, and is a lifetime member. Her website is sarahpavlakearns.com.