Anne Sargent: Portrait #1: Blushing AP

ARTIST BIO

Anne Sargent is a Vancouver-based figurative artist with a practice rooted in painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Born in Montreal and raised on the prairies, she carries a deep connection to the expansive Saskatchewan landscape—its open skies and endless horizons—an influence that informs her minimalist sensibilities.

Her formal Fine Arts education began at Parsons School of Design in Paris, where she completed the foundation program before earning a Fine Arts Diploma in Painting and Sculpture from Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1988.

Sargent’s work is an ongoing search for representations that communicate something fundamental, honest, and direct. Rather than telling a specific narrative, her figures are crafted from elements—face, body, background—standing quietly in contemplation, inviting emotional engagement from the viewer.

Over the years, she has exhibited in both solo and group shows, with Taking Shape: Connected Moments (2023) marking her most recent solo exhibition. In the wake of that show, she has expanded her creative exploration into small-scale sculpture, photography, and the continued use of stencils and image transfers in her figurative work. She remains committed to pushing the boundaries of materials and form, seeking to create work that intrigues both visually and

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