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Sage Sohier









Gallery representing Sage Sohier: Foley Gallery

Biography:
Sage Sohier has been photographing people in their environments since she graduated from Harvard University in 1976. She has been awarded many grants for her work, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Photography Fellowship. Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. She has taught photography at a number of schools in the Boston area, most recently for 12 years at Harvard University. 2004 exhibitions include a group of photographs in "Self-Evidence: Identity in Contemporary Art," at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Mass., and a solo show at Bernard Toale Gallery in Boston. Courtesy of http://www.billcharles.com/sohier/sagesohier_11.htm

Review

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* Did anyone critique your work this week? If so, what were their impressions?
No

* What was the most motivational or creative moment of the past week?
My meeting with Paul gave me some hope and confidence that I belong there.

* What do you want to achieve in next week's studio practice?
Feedback on my work

* What did you achieve in your studio this past week?
I learned about my fellow grad students’ work

* What has been an artistic failure this week?
Fear and doubt. What will my peers think of my work.

* What was the most profound thought in relation to your practice this week?
The graduate students are a dysfunctional family. Even when they are driving you insane, you can learn from them.

• If there was a visiting artist this week, what is your impression of their work and process in relation to your own?
N/A