Sarah was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and grew in in Richmond, Virginia where she studied art under Mark Pehanich, Amy Joyaux, Kevin Facer and David Barlett at The Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for Arts & Technology.
After being awarded scholarships and grants, Sarah von Sydow moved to New York City where she received a bachelor of fine arts degree with honors from the School of Visual Arts. She went on to study language, literature and linguistics at Stockholm University and The University of Aix-Marseille. She received a Master’s of Art Education from Umeå University. At various times in her career, she has worked as an assistant for Judith Linhares, Suzanne Joelson, Amy Wilson, Joakim Hansén, and Everest Hall.
In addition to her studio work, Sarah has helped to develop the visual arts program at Viktor Rydberg Gymnasiet where she also teaches art (Stockholm, Sweden).
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