aSwing Low: A Harriet Tubman Memorial

Alison Saar’s sculptures and installations explore themes of African cultural diaspora and spirituality. Her studies of Latin American, Caribbean and African art and religion have informed her work. Saar’s highly personal, often life-sized sculptures are marked by their emotional candor, and by contrasting materials and messages that imbue her work with a high degree of cultural subtext.

The daughter of acclaimed artist, Betye Saar, Alison received a BA from Scripps College (Claremont, CA) in 1978, having studied African and Caribbean art with Dr. Samella Lewis. She received an MFA from Otis Art Institute, now known as Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, CA) in 1981. Her work can be found in numerous public and private collections.