About the Artist

Sarah Williams - Biography

Biography

Sarah Williams grew up in Connecticut and Tennessee among an artistic family. She was an avid equestrian in her youth and spent the majority of her time in the barn or outdoors, exploring the wide open. She cultivated a deep love for animals, nature and history during her childhood.

 

Sarah attended Georgetown University where she was an English major and a Studio Art minor. She then moved to New York City where she worked in the art department for Condé Nast Publications in the Editorial Art department. Sarah continued her roll in graphic design and communication for many years at a private equity firm, Cherokee Investment Partners. She began painting and selling her work in 2016. Although Sarah paints a variety of subjects, her true passion is landscape painting.

 

Sarah teaches private lessons and small classes out of her home in NC and truly enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of painting with her students. She encourages them to not give up and enjoy the process.

 

Sarah has continued to hone her painting skills by studying under Roger Dale Brown, Sue Foell, Louis Carr, Erica Arcudi and Chris Groves. She is inspired by the works of Dottie Leatherwood, John Singer Sargent, Sally Mann and John F. Carlson, just to name a few. Sarah was awarded an associate membership into the Oil Painters of America Society in 2021. In addition to painting, she works in the healthcare industry. Sarah currently resides in NC and enjoys traveling, skiing, swimming and spending time with friends and family.