Sarah House, a Baltimore native, moved to New Orleans in 2010 to earn her MFA in Studio Art from Tulane University. House has been an Artist in Residence at 10 different national and international residency programs, most recently at the Joan Mitchell Center. Sarah House is represented by Ann Connelly Fine Art, and is a Member Artist at Baton Rouge Gallery. She is a Wingate Fellow, a Nyburg Fellow and a 2022 Center for Craft Career Advancement Grant recipient. House currently serves as a Visual Arts Instructor at New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Artist statement: "My work is inspired by systems of interconnection in nature, as embodied by natural fractals. The structural similarities these patterns share excite in me a profound sense of belonging to a greater whole. Taking visual cues from the ways in which life and landscape interact, particularly from mushrooms and slime molds, I create abstract sculpture and installation art that is both familiar and ambiguous. My goal is to evoke an alien landscape. Rooted in ceramics, my practice has expanded to include materials such as wool, wire, and plaster. These materials allow me to explore contrasts—softness and rigidity, fragility and resilience—while building complex, layered forms. I’m interested in the threshold between the organic and the constructed, and in how texture, form, and scale can spark recognition without prescribing meaning. My intention is to invite the viewer to imagine a root system, a reef, a being—and, hopefully, to find connection.I see my practice as both a personal and relational space—a way of investigating how things connect, hold, and transform. Through the interplay of materials and ideas, I aim to create work that invites playful curiosity, contemplation, and a sense of quiet wonder."