Sandy Graves Art
Nestled in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at her home in Steamboat Springs, Sandy Graves practices her craft. She is a woman whose life is defined by relationships, exploration, fun and emotion. As a sculptor, Graves’ style is marked by these elements.
While studying art at North Texas State University and Colorado State University Graves focused on sculpture. Following graduation she apprenticed and studied under two figurative sculptors and gained a more in-depth understanding of the human form. Through a naive experiment while a student of bronze casting, Graves developed the stylized work for which she is currently becoming known nationwide. Her work is recognized for her use of negative space, exaggerated forms, implied energy and emotional content. “My stylized sculpture is about energy and movement. Each piece starts with an emotion, the place where the being and their essence cross,” says Graves. “The play between negative and positive space allows room for the viewer’s imagination to roam while accenting the parts that define the subject.”
Following college, Graves spent 16 years teaching high school art at a small and innovative private school, creating and guiding lengthy international trips for young adults. These experiences influenced and developed her understanding of her world, as well as molded her intensity and depth of expression as an artist. By 2008, with family and roots firmly established in Colorado, Graves stepped into a full-time career in sculpture. Since then, she has steadily gained a name for herself in Western art and is represented in galleries across the United
States and Canada, showing annually in a number of invitational and museum shows. Her artwork is installed in front of the Routt County Courthouse, the Steamboat Mountain School and at Yampa Valley Medical Center in her hometown, as well as in Benson Sculpture Park in Loveland, Colorado, among other public places.
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