About
Denver-based artist Sarah Darlene explores expressive abstraction, embodiment, and the boundary between the physical and spiritual experiences of self. Her creative process is deeply rooted in intuitive meditation, body awareness, femininity, and queer identity, and is guided by the yogic concept of Maya—the illusory nature of the world.
Primarily a painter, Darlene also creates fiber-based works from recycled textiles, expanding beyond traditional painting methods into a material practice that reflects her commitment to sustainability and transformation. Employing an intuitive, gestural, and mindfulness-based approach, she works with clothing, sand, and rope to explore how body-based rituals and repetitive movements can support healing and renewal.
She understands her practice as a form of creative divination and ritual, continually developing new processes to respond to the body’s present needs. As an assault survivor, meditation teacher, and visual artist, Darlene explores the emotional spectrum of contentment and discomfort, seeking to reveal the value of contrast in healing and the lived experience of embodiment.