Sarah Warda | Self Portrait in a Crown of Faulty Branches
Once, in my innocence, I settled on a shining branch, burdened by sorrow and heavy hope. There I lingered in a dream until a fearful wind broke the bough and cast me down. As I fell, I awakened, and my wings kindled with returning memory. I gathered the remnants of broken disappointment and desire, and from them I wove my crown.
Sarah Warda is an American realist painter of Assyrian and French Huguenot descent, based in Connecticut. Her formal education includes the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Students League of New York, where she studied under Harvey Dinnerstein and attended workshops with Aaron Shikler.
Warda's work has been exhibited in esteemed venues such as the National Arts Club of New York, New Britain Museum of American Art, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, 33 Contemporary gallery, and the Zhou B Art Center Chicago. Notably, her paintings are included in the Lunar Codex, making her one of the first female artists to have artwork archived on the moon. She has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including Connecticut Women Artists, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club NY, 33 Contemporary Gallery, and PoetsArtists. Her art has been featured in various catalogs and magazines, including American Art Collector, PoetsArtists, and Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Additionally, Sarah has been commissioned for numerous illustrations, murals, and portraits for public, private, and corporate collections.
