Sarah Haviland is a sculptor and installation artist whose work focuses on cross-cultural human-bird imagery and the environment. She was awarded a US Fulbright Fellowship for creative research in Taiwan, 2018-2019. Her abstract-figurative sculptures and public art installations have been exhibited widely in galleries, parks, museums, healthcare, and educational settings.
“My current work focuses on human-bird imagery found in cultures around the world—most recently stories and birds from Taiwan. Using wire mesh, found objects, and recycled materials, I make artworks that explore relationships among these archetypal images and our present social and environmental concerns. With tinsnips, pliers, and techniques borrowed from sewing, metalwork, and paper craft, I aim to turn common materials into linear drawings in space that remind us of our deep connections to nature.”