Sarah More US, b. 1978

More's brightly colored and heavily patterned paintings and drawings recall traditional American quilt patterns, ornate stained glass windows, and colorful mosaics. Inspired by the Geometric Abstractionists and Bauhaus Designers - Sonia Delaunay  (originally named Sarah as well), Anni Albers, and Gunta Stölzl - More creates each piece by hand using gouache though they are often mistaken for digital designs. 

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, More was raised in Portland, OR and Houston, TX.  Growing up she was surrounded by her mother’s handmade quilts and her father’s large collection of rocks and minerals, both of which greatly influenced her work.  More holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design.

More credits her time as a studio assistant to Takashi Murakami for her love of precision and eye for detail. More taught art history at Penn State, and various other institutions while working in design manufacturing and factory production management. She recently completed a large scale mural for the  Meta Open Arts program, which in part incited her relocation to Seattle. 

More's first solo with ZINC contemporary entitled BEFORE & AFTER  opens this spring.