I am inspired by the abstract qualities of our natural world. My creative interests lie in exploring its complex beauty. For me, abstraction goes far beyond what I see in front of me; it is a way for me to study the mystery of life. I am certainly a product of the Abstract Expressionists and find myself in the process of constantly recreating myself amidst change. In my work, I attempt to express myself in ways that help me feel connected and deepen my relationship to the world and everyone around me. I consider myself a teaching artist.

I grew up in the National Parks, places like the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, the Grand Canyon of Arizona and Mesa Verde of Colorado. My dad was a career National Park Service Ranger and my identity is tied with his. These experiences of living in our countries beautiful National Parks have strongly influenced my artistic exploration in our natural environment as a starting point for my work.

Sandra received her MFA in Drawing and Painting from Colorado State and her BFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia. She has been awarded a Ford Foundation Grant and studied in Italy and a National Endowment of the Arts Grant to teach in the Los Angeles schools as an Artist in the Schools.

Sandra is curently teaching with the College of Marin Continuing Education program teaching a class she proposed during the Pandemic called ‘Travel With Me (Virtually) to Art Museums Around the World’, she also teaches studio classes in Perspective and Composition Fundamentals. In 2023 she co-curated, with Richard Rozen, an exhibit titled: Connections: Art & Music at the newly renovated Tiburon/Belvedere Library that included QR codes from artists that inspired their work. She was included in the ‘94920’ exhibit at the Tiburon Library this past year. In September, 2022 Sandra was an Artist in Resident at the Burren College of Art for that month in Ireland where she created a portfolio of work that involved reacting to the Irish landscape. Sandra has been an Artist In Resident at KALA, a pre-eminent printmaking studio in Berkeley for eight years. She was employed at SFMOMA as a private guide before the current Covid pandemic. She has curated and taken part in a number of exhibitions, notable was a printmaking exhibit at SCAPE Gallery in Corona del Mar, California over three consecutive years. She will be included in the Marin Open Studios at Tiburon City Hall the first weekend in May. Sandra sings soprano and alto with the Marin Symphony choir.

Sandra now lives with her husband Greg, along with their dog, Puck in beautiful Tiburon, California. Sandra and her family relocated a number of years ago from Laguna Beach where she taught Printmaking at Orange Coast College. She previously lived for a number of years on the Monterey Peninsula where she taught Figure Drawing and Creative Digital Media at Monterey Peninsula College. Sandra exhibits her work locally, nationally and internationally.