Katherine Sandoz’s water filled world

The opening reception for Katherine Sandoz’s new show at Laney Contemporary on Friday, April 5 is sure to be a well-attended, not-to-be-missed art “happening” in Savannah. The cerebral artist is known for delving deeply into her subject matter and this exhibition, entitled water ways, is no exception.

Sandoz (American, b.1969) graduated Mount Holyoke College with a BA in French and a BA in international relations in 1991. After serving in the U.S. Army Reserves and embarking on an early career as an advertising account planner, she relocated to Savannah, earning her MFA in illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 1997. She worked at SCAD as a professor of illustration from 1997-2005 and attained an MFA in painting in 2005.

Since then, there has been a plethora of solo and group exhibitions and innovative projects. A longtime public arts advocate, she recently created collaborative large-scale public art murals at the Enmarket Arena and at Second Harvest Food Bank;  She was the featured fine artist at the 2021 Thomasville Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville GA; In the last two years, Laney Contemporary, Spalding Nix Fine Art, and Moffit McKinley Cancer Center have produced exhibitions of her paintings; She was represented by Laney at the 2023 Future Fair in Chelsea, NY; Most Savannahians will remember her mural and soaring, light-catching aerial sculptural installation entitled Katniss, commissioned by Telfair Museum’s local art program, #art912, and installed in the Jepson Center in 2019.

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