Sarah Steeves is a sculptor 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 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. She is currently mentored by Mexican artist Perla Krauze.
Awards
2024 Canada Council for the Arts; Research and Creation Grant
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Your Absence is Mineral; Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC, Canada (upcoming)
Group Exhibitions
2026 International Biennial of Contemporary Textile and Fibre Art “Scythia”, Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine (upcoming)
Arts 2026, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC, Canada (upcoming)
2025 Cachan Contemporary Art Biennale; Cachan, Île-de-France, France
2024 Eri Explorations; Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Corazón del Espantapájaros (performance), costume design for artist Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa. Presented by PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Audain Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Public Installations
2026 A Spark Between Two Silences, Similkameen Artist Residency Sculpture Corral, Keremeos, BC, Canada
Residencies
2026 Similkameen Artist Residency; Keremeos, BC, Canada
Education
2000 - 2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Fibre Arts), Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada