Artists Statement
Sabra Moon Elliot is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice engages with the relationships between, structure, color and larger cultural and social phenomenon.
Her geometric forms subvert the traditional linear structure of the grid, clashing against one another to create fragmented quilt like shapes. Working across sculpture, installation, paintings, and ceramics, she is inspired by the inherent structures, forms and colors found in nature as well as outsider American quilt making traditions that are left out of the canon. Her work attempts to bridge those gaps or at least ignite a dialogue around them by exploring notions of visibility. Always following her intuition, her process is driven by improvisation. At times she physically disrupts the rules she employs to make her work, deploying different strategies to interrupt the surface through various gestures from poking holes to deconstructing the material.
Bio
Sabra Moon Elliot (b. 1980, New York, NY) received a Bachelor of Science in film from New York University, and studied art history at Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy. Growing up she explored different mediums of art such as painting and film and attended art classes at the National Academy of Design. Her work has been exhibited at the Tribeca Artists Underground in New York City and SK Designs in Louisville, KY. She has exhibited locally at Ille Arts in Amagansett, NY, as well as the Fireplace Project, and Studio 11, both in East Hampton, NY. She first exhibited with Tripoli Gallery in 2015. In 2018, she had a two-person exhibition with Mary Heilmann at the gallery titled WAVY. In 2019, she exhibited alongside Kurt Gumaer and Mary Heilmann in a Tripoli Gallery container at The September Art Show at The Bridge Golf Club, Bridgehampton, NY. Most recently her work was included in the exhibition, What Have We Done?, Are We There Yet?, and Arrival, the gallery’s Annual Thanksgiving Collectives. SPACE is her first solo exhibition with the gallery. The artist lives and works in Bridgehampton, NY.
A Space To Be,
2019
acrylic on wood
7 x 2.5 x 1.75 inches
(17.78 x 6.35 x 4.5 cm)
Big Wave,
2023 clay,epoxy acrylic 14 x 14 x 12 inches (35.56 x 35.56 x 30.48 cm)
Light Star,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
10 x 10 inches
(25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Study of a Vessel,
2022 clay 8 x 11 x 5.5 inches (20.32 x 27.94 x 13.97 cm)
Hartman Rocks,
2022 acrylic on wood 7 X 24 inches (17.78 x 60.96 cm)
Dark Star,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
9 x 9 inches
(22.86 x 22.86 cm)
Martyr,
2021 clay 8.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches (21.59 x 19.05 x 5.08 cm)
Cholla,
2021
Moonscape ,
2019
acrylic on canvas
38 x 24 inches
(96.5 x 61 cm)
Touching Moss ,
2019
glazed ceramic
12 x 12 inches
(30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Invisible Tea Party,
2020
acrylic on wood and glazed ceramics
17 x 33.5 x 48 inches
(43.18 x 85.09 cm)
Dreamwalker,
2022 clay 4 x 13 x 10 inches (10.16 x 33.02 x 25.4 cm)
Solar Flare,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
10 x 10.5 inches
(25.4 x 26.67 cm)
Milkyway 2,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
12 x 8 inches
(30.48 x 20.32 cm)
San Juan Mountains,
2022 clay 11 x 11 inches (27.94 x 27.94 cm)
Galactic,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
12 x 14.4 inches
(30.48 x 36.576 cm)
Little Saguaro,
2022 acrylic on wood 9.5 x 11.5 inches (24.13 x 29.21 cm)
Another Dream Visitor,
2021 clay 13 x 8 x 2 inches (33.02 x 20.32 x 5.08 cm)
Magician,
2021 clay 9 x 8 inches (22.86 x 20.32 cm)
Dharma Vessel,
2022 clay 14.5 x 13.5 x 15 inches (36.83 x 34.29 x 38.1 cm)
Encounters with Lights,
2021 acrylic on canvas diptych: 36 x 42 inches (L canvas, 36 x 18 inches; R canvas, 36 x 24 inches) (diptych: 91.44 x 106.68 cm; L canvas, 91.44 x 45.72 cm; R canvas, 91.44 x 60.96 cm)
Growing Hands,
2022 clay 7 x 15 x 2 inches (17.78 x 38.1 x 2.08 cm)
Cool Elixir,
2020 clay 6 x 6.5 inches (15.24 x 16.51 cm)
Contemplation,
2019
acrylic on wood
24 x 22.5 inches
(60.96 x 57.15 cm)
Big Sky,
2020
acrylic on canvas
12 x 48 inches
(30.48 x 121.92 cm)
Enter Through the Desert,
2022 acrylic on canvas 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Earth and Sun,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
25 x 14 inches
(63.5 x 35.56 cm)
Hawk,
2058 clay 8 x 9 x 2.5 inches (20.32 x 22.86 x 6.35 cm)
Seeker,
2021 clay 9.5 x 6 inches (24.13 x 15.24 cm)
Heart Vessel,
2022 clay 12.5 x 12 x 13 inches (31.75 x 30.48 x 33.02 cm)
One That Got Away,
2020
acrylic on ceramic and canvas
10 x 25 inches
(25.4 x 63.5 cm)
A Stealth Eye,
2021 clay 12 x 8.5 x 2 inches (30.48 x 21.59 x 5.08 cm)
Acoustic Levitation,
2020
acrylic on canvas, glazed and painted ceramic
40 x 28.5 inches
(101.6 x 72.39 cm)
Night Dimensions,
2021 clay 8 x 9 inches (20.32 x 22.86 cm)
Offshore Wind,
2023 acrylic and medium on paper 10.75 x 10.75 x 1 inches (27.305 x 27.305 x 2.50 cm)
Creation of Space,
2023 clay with glaze 14.25 x 6 x 6 inches (36.195 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Eye and I,
2020
glazed ceramic and mirror
8.25 x 9.75 x 1 inches
(21 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm)
Saint Star,
2022 clay and copper wire 21 x 18 inches (53.34 x 45.72 cm)
A Visitor,
2022 clay 9 x 9 inches (22.86 x 22.86 cm)
Entrance to the Sun,
2021 acrylic on wood 11 x 14 inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm)
Holy Mountain,
2021 clay 9.5 x 10 x 1 inches (24.13 x 25.4 x 2.54 cm)
Between Volcano and Sky,
2022 clay 9.5 x 10.5 x 2 inches (24.13 x 26.67 x 5.08 cm)
New Growth,
2021 clay 8 x 8.5 x 3 inches (20.32 x 21.59 cm)
Another Entry to the Moon,
2022 clay 9.5 x 8 inches (24.13 x 20.32 cm)
Alma,
2022 acrylic on canvas 7 x 7 inches (17.78 x 17.78 cm)
Reflection,
2019
acrylic on wood
1.5 x 12.5 x 6
(3.81 x 31.75 cm)
Saturn,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
7.5 x 9.5 inches
(19.05 x 24.13 cm)
Another Dream Visitor,
2022 clay 13 x 8 x 2 inches (33.02 x 20.32 x 5.08 cm)
The Sun Stands Higher,
2023 clay with glaze 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Fruitful One,
2021 clay 11 x 9 x 2 inches (27.94 x 22.86 x 5.08 cm)
Solar eclipse,
2020
glazed ceramic
10.5 x 13 x 1.25
(26.7 x 33 x 3.2)
A Mystical Meaning,
2022 clay 10.25 x 17 x 15 inches (26.035 x 43.18 x 38.1 cm)
Greening and Wilting,
2023 clay with glaze 11 x 8.5 inches (27.94 x 21.59 cm)
UFO,
2019
acrylic on wood
3.5 x 5 inches
(8.89 x 12.7 cm)
Raven,
2003 clay 7 x 8 x 1.5 inches (17.78 x 20.32 x 3.81 cm)
Harvest Moon,,
2022 acrylic on canvas 42 x 64 inches (106.68 x 162.56 cm)
Color Clouds,
2019
glazed ceramic
8 x 12 inches
(20.32 x 30.48 cm)
Jupiter,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
10 x 9 inches
(25.4 x 22.86 cm)
Blue Wave,
2014 glazed ceramic 8.25 x 9 x 0.5 inches (21 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm)
Hello in There,
2019
glazed ceramic
24 x 24 inches
(60.96 x 60.96 cm)
Kali's Tongue,
2008 clay 12 x 9.5 x 3 inches (30.48 x 24.13 x 7.62 cm)
An Elemental Guide,
2021 acrylic on wood 15.5 x 9 inches (39.37 x 22.86 cm)
Prickly Pear,
2007 acrylic on wood 16.5 x 18.5 inches (41.91 x 46.99 cm)
Mapping the desert, 2021,
1980
10 x 11 inches
Breaking Through,
2021 clay 14 x 12 x 3 inches (35.56 x 30.48 x 7.62 cm)
Dessert Vessel,
2022 clay 17 x 11 inches (43.18 x 27.94 cm)
Web,
2021 clay and string 10 x 11 inches (25.4 x 27.94 cm)
Teach Me Once,
2021 wood and clay 4 x 25 inches (10.16 x 63.5 cm)
Silence of Space,
2022 clay 10 x 10 x 9.5 inches (25.4 x 25.4 x 24.13 cm)
Time Travel,
2018
glazed ceramic
8.5 x 6 inches
(21.59 x 15.24 cm)
Quiet Cave,
2004 clay 11 x 12 x 3 inches (27.94 x 30.48 x 7.62 cm)
2 Moons,
2021 acrylic on wood 11 x 15 inches (27.94 x 38.1 cm)
Dreamer,
2022 clay 9.5 x 9 x 2 inches (24.13 x 22.86 x 5.08 cm)
Lunar eclipse,
2020
glazed ceramic
8.5 x 11 x 1 inches
(21.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm)
Meteor Shower,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
10 x 11.5 inches
(25.4 x 29.21 cm)
Space Face,
2019
glazed and painted ceramic
13 x 12 inches
(33.02 x 30.48 cm)
Big Saguaro,
2022 acrylic on wood 17 x 19.5 inches (43.18 x 49.53 cm)
Black Hole,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
7.5 x 9.5 inches
(19.05 x 24.13 cm)
Meandros,
2021
The Beginning,
2022 clay 9.5 x 9 inches (24.13 x 22.86 cm)
Big Wave,
2023 clay,epoxy acrylic 14 x 14 x 12 inches (35.56 x 35.56 x 30.48 cm)
Yellow Rooms,
2020
acrylic on canvas
8 x 10 inches
(20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Polk drip,
2021 glazed and painted ceramic 10 x 9 inches (25.4 x 22.86 cm)
The Seer,
2022 acrylic on Burlap on canvas 38 x 22 inches (96.52 x 55.88 cm)
Between Volcano and Sky, 2022 clay,
2022 clay 9.5 x 10.5 x 2 inches (24.13 x 26.67 x 5.08 cm)
Dream Visitor,
2021 clay 20 x 9 x 3 inches (50.8 x 22.86 x 7.62 cm)
Creator,
2021 clay 8.25 x 7 x 1.25 inches (20.955 x 17.78 x 3.175 cm)
Sage,
2021 clay 7.5 x 6.5 inches (19.05 x 16.51 cm)
After the Storm,
2020
glazed ceramic
13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inches (left), 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1/2 imches (right
(33 x 24.1 x 4.1 cm (left), 29.2 x 24.8 x 1.3 cm (right))
Galactic Grid,
2019
glazed ceramic
8 x 8 inches
(20.32 x 20.32 cm)
Milkyway 1,
2020
glazed and painted ceramic
9 x 9 inches
(22.86 x 22.86 cm)
Critic,
2000 clay 8.5 x 7 x 1 inches (21.59 x 17.78 x 2.54 cm)
Fault Line,
2021 clay 10 x 10.5 inches (25.4 x 26.67 cm)
Rio Grande,
2022 acrylic on canvas 36 x 48 inches (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Dream Visitor,
2021 clay 20 x 9 x 3 inches (50.8 x 22.86 x 7.62 cm)
Waiting For Water,
2022 clay 14.5 x 14 x 12 inches (36.83 x 35.56 x 30.48 cm)
Weather Patterns,
2020
glazed ceramic
8.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 inches
(21.6 x 26.7 x 3.8 cm)
Clown,
2021 clay 9.5 x 7.75 x 3 inche (24.13 x 19.685 x 7.62 cm)
Serpentine,
2021 clay 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Mind Space,
2021 clay 8 x 7 x 2 inches (20.32 x 17.78 x 5.08 cm)
Crestone,
2022 acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Blue Moon,
2019
glazed ceramic
10 x 16 inches
(25.4 x 40.64 cm)
Watchful Messenger,
2021 clay, wood and acrylic paint 65 x 29 x 2.5 inches (165.1 x 73.66 cm)
Riptide,
2020
Acrylic on wood
22.5 x 32 inches
(57.2 x 81.3 cm)
Holy Shadow,
2022 acrylic on canvas and glazed clay acrylic on canvas and glazed clay
Out of the Blue,
2020
acrylic on canvas
35 x 66 inches
(88.9 x 167.64 cm)
Fruitful One,
2022 clay 11 x 9 x 2 inches (27.94 x 22.86 x 5.08 cm)
Shadow of the Desert,
2022 acrylic on canvas and glazed clay 20 x 27 x 2 inches (50.8 x 68.58 x 5.08 cm)
Mind is the Maker,
2022 clay 15.5 x 13 x 12 inches (39.37 x 33.02 x 30.48 cm)
A Mystical Meaning,
2022 clay 10.25 x 17 x 15 inches (26.035 x 43.18 x 38.1 cm)
Mind is the Maker,
2022 clay 15.5 x 13 x 12 inches (39.37 x 33.02 x 30.48 cm)
Silence of Space,
2022 clay 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
The Conscious One,
2021 clay 9.5 x 9 inches (24.13 x 22.86 cm)
Waiting For Water,
2022 clay 14.5 x 14 x 12 inches (36.83 x 35.56 x 30.48 cm)
Deep Space,
2019
acrylic on canvas
24 x 50 inches
(60.96 x 127 cm)
Shelter,
2021
Bottomless Lakes,
2021
Enter Through the Desert,
2022 acrylic on canvas 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)