Sarah Reagan (b. 1995; Minneapolis, MN) is a sculptor who uses lumber to reframe masculinity and manual labor as large-scale “playthings” in a world that often punishes gender deviance. By combining traditional craft methodologies with modern technology, Reagan challenges the hierarchy of materials and methods. This fusion allows for a dialogue between the past and the present, the rigid and the flexible, the serious and the silly, emphasizing our ability to establish our own rules in defiance of the status quo.
After serving in the Peace Corps, Reagan earned her MFA in Craft from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has taught at Arizona State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Virginia Commonwealth University, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, and Penland School of Craft and attended residencies at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, the Flower Shop Art Studio, and The Wassaic Project. Reagan has exhibited both domestically and internationally, including at Corrente de Ar (Lisbon, Portugal), IA&A at Hillyer (Washington D.C.), the Appalachian Center for Craft (Cookeville, TN), and the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (Brownsville, TX.)
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