Artist Statement
I am inspired by the fantastical lives we have given plants. Throughout history, plants have been used as symbols and metaphors to tell our human stories. In our myths, they sprouted from tears, blossomed as the spirits of children, and grew from the blood of battlefields. They were woven through our superstitions. We have included them in our childhood songs and games. We have used them to communicate love, sorrow, and regret. I search for myself in plants and their historical metaphors, and I tell my own stories of meaning and mystery.
Bio
Sarah Nix is a visual artist and poet living in Denver. She received a BFA in 2006 from Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis. She curates art exhibits at the historic Dos Chappell Bathhouse. She was the 2023 Artist in Residence at 40 West Arts, and she served as a Special Projects Assistant at the Denver Art Museum, working on a grant-funded project to install a sensory garden and pilot new art programs. She has exhibited work at Globebille Riverfront Art Center, Edge Gallery in Lakewood CO, the Lone Tree Art Center in Lone Tree, CO, and elsewhere. Her poems have appeared in CALYX Journal, Rust + Moth, Blue Lyra Review, DIALOGIST and others.
I am inspired by the fantastical lives we have given plants. Throughout history, plants have been used as symbols and metaphors to tell our human stories. In our myths, they sprouted from tears, blossomed as the spirits of children, and grew from the blood of battlefields. They were woven through our superstitions. We have included them in our childhood songs and games. We have used them to communicate love, sorrow, and regret. I search for myself in plants and their historical metaphors, and I tell my own stories of meaning and mystery.
Bio
Sarah Nix is a visual artist and poet living in Denver. She received a BFA in 2006 from Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis. She curates art exhibits at the historic Dos Chappell Bathhouse. She was the 2023 Artist in Residence at 40 West Arts, and she served as a Special Projects Assistant at the Denver Art Museum, working on a grant-funded project to install a sensory garden and pilot new art programs. She has exhibited work at Globebille Riverfront Art Center, Edge Gallery in Lakewood CO, the Lone Tree Art Center in Lone Tree, CO, and elsewhere. Her poems have appeared in CALYX Journal, Rust + Moth, Blue Lyra Review, DIALOGIST and others.
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