Sarah Elizabeth Barnett is a North Texas painter based in Pullman, Washington. She earned her MFA from Washington State University in 2022 and is a recipient of the 2023 Artist Trust Fellowship Award. Creating highly representational yet distorted oil paintings, Sarah explores themes of mortality, self-preservation, the human body and technology. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and is currently represented by Gallery110 in Seattle. Alongside her studio work, Sarah presently teaches at Washington State University and Big Bend Community College, privately mentors artists, and creates murals in her community.