Sarah Matthews is a printmaker and book artist whose work explores race, gender, equality, and social justice through layered prints and artist books. Drawing on her own experiences as an African American woman, she challenges harmful stereotypes and highlights the beauty, intelligence, and worth of marginalized communities.
She frequently works on the Vandercook 4T and Universal 1 presses, and uses the board shear and guillotine to precision-cut paper for her projects.
Sarah holds an MA in Art & the Book (Corcoran/George Washington University), an MBA in Marketing, and a BS in Sociology. Her work is held in collections at the National Museum of African American History & Culture Library, Yale Beinecke Library, George Washington University, University of Puget Sound, and Samford University.
An experienced educator, she teaches Artist Books at MICA and bookbinding and printmaking at art centers and online platforms.