About the Artist: Sahara Clemons

by Charlottesville Tomorrow May 10, 2020Updated January 28, 2021

"Mask Up." In our time of seclusion, we have been making efforts to find alternative ways to connect. In this digitized environment, however, these interactions are limited to our individual social spheres. We have not only lost the intimacy physical interactions provide but an awareness of adversities that people continue to experience and worsen in light of the pandemic. This piece embodies those who are facing further alienation and deprivation by COVID-19, and the collective efforts needed to overcome this virus: mask up. Credit: Credit: Sahara Clemons

Sahara Clemons, Multimedia Artist, Designer and Activist. Credit: Credit: Kimberly Powell

Sahara Clemons is a multimedia artist, designer and activist born in Washington, D.C., and based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Playing with both the traditional and unconventional, Clemons creates paintings on wood and fabric, wearable art and fashion design. Her work confronts interpersonal and intersectional concepts and provides commentary on the historic, political and social trauma of people of color and its effect on shaping identity. Her work has been shown at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Second Street Gallery, The Bridge Progressive Arts Institute and McGuffey Art Center. Clemons is a YoungArts alumni and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design.