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Sasha Gordon surfaces the shadow self
At 28, painter Sasha Gordon conjures worlds where conflicting identities exist unguarded, earning acclaim for figures that unsettle and embolden.
In brief
At 28, painter Sasha Gordon conjures worlds where conflicting identities exist unguarded, earning acclaim for figures that unsettle and embolden. Painter Sasha Gordon, twenty-eight, has earned acclaim for solo exhibitions including Haze in New York City in fall twenty twenty-five, creating work that surfaces repressed…
The depths inside us all
Painter Sasha Gordon, twenty-eight, creates work that reckons with the constraints of the body and the sea of feeling and conflicting identities sealed inside each human.
Conjuring unguarded realms
Gordon conjures realms where all facets of being can exist unguarded and exposed, determined to surface elements of self that society seeks to repress.
Acclaim for mesmerizing figures
She has had multiple solo exhibitions in major cities, including the captivating Haze in New York City in fall twenty twenty-five, earning acclaim for mesmerizing figures.
Serene surfaces, violent depths
Gordon's portraits feature serene characters that simmer with undertones of violence, rupture, and self-reckoning. Two soft-bodied women in a wooden boat have one scalp plucked clean.
Unsettling us into wholeness
Her immense power lies in unsettling us from a contained, palatable existence and emboldening us to be in companionship with our shadow selves.
“to unsettle us from a contained, palatable existence, and embolden us to be in companionship with our shadow selves”
The essence
Painter Sasha Gordon, twenty-eight, has earned acclaim for solo exhibitions including Haze in New York City in fall twenty twenty-five, creating work that surfaces repressed elements of self.
