Sarah Steeves is an interdisciplinary artist working across small and large-scale woven forms. She centres her practice on the loom, a traditional tool she approaches in unconventional ways, weaving with fine strands of copper and steel which she then treats with naturally occurring minerals. These mineral interventions activate processes of geologic weathering, allowing transformation to occur over time. In mirroring the methods by which external forces in nature break down rock, the work conveys a parallel to the ways in which humans are susceptible to psychological weathering as a result of accumulated trauma. Through this durational process, the work explores how internal states shift and find new form through external pressures, eliciting a meditation on the interconnectedness between the biologic self and geologic transformation.
Education
2000 - 2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major: Fibre Arts, Concordia University, Montreal QC
Exhibitions
2025 Cachan Contemporary Art Biennale; L’Orangerie, Cachan, France; Presenter: City of Cachan
2024 Eri Explorations; Group exhibition; Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC; Curator: Anik Choiniere
2019 Corazon del Espantapájaros; Costume Design for Naufus Ramirez Figueroa; Audain Gallery, Vancouver BC
2009 Mettre en Oeuvre - Making it Work; Group exhibition; Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Montréal QC; Curator: Susannah Wesley
2008 The Gentlemen’s Refrain; Bi-annual arts festival; Kunstvlaii/Art Pie, Amsterdam NL; Curator: 1646 Experimental Art Space
Residencies
2008 1646 Experimental Art Space; The Hague NL
Awards
2024 Canada Council for the Arts; Research and Creation Grant
2004 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts; CD Howe Travel Scholarship
Memberships
2024 - 2025 Active member; Air Talk Arts Collective