Oil and Spray Paint on Canvas

40” x 30”

2025

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Fabric, Magazine Images, Ribbon on Plaster Form

2024

First exhibited in Sarah Curry’s solo show titled, “Common Threads”, begs to include a fiber element. I chose a wedding gown. Societal norms still push women to get married. This often results in women losing autonomy.Their names may change to their husbands and their careers often take a back seat. For women, marriage can result in the veiling of complex lives lived before the union.

I asked my mother, Ginny Wallace-Curry, to create this wedding gown for the exhibit. We share many common threads. She taught me to sew and bought me my first sewing machine. In addition to DNA and a shared birthday, we share common interests, political ideology and a keen sense of justice.

On the gown, images of women from the late 60s and early 70s are side by side with those of contemporary women. We invite you to contemplate the similarities and differences.The older images are fragile. The paper is thin, rips easily, and the color is faded. The older generation gives way to the new. How far have we come? Where are we going?

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel with Gold Leaf

20”L x 15.5”W

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

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Oil + Ink on Panel

24”L x 18”W

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Oil and Ink on Panel

18”L x 18”W

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Oil on Canvas with Gold Leaf

40"L x 30"W

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

About This Item:

Oil + Ink on Panel

18”L x 24”W

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

7.5" x 9.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Oil and Ink on Panel

30”L x 24”W

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2023

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood panel

20”L x 15.5”W

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Oil and Ink on Panel

24”L x 18”W

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Oil and Ink on Panel

24”L x 18”W

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

Monoprint Mounted on Wood Panel

9.5" x 7.5" x 1.5"

2024

Sarah Curry is a painter, illustrator and printmaker who captures the vitality of the human spirit through her art work by making connections between her subject matters (usually people in her everyday life) and current social and political issues. She has been teaching art at Brush High School since 2001, and received a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Case Western Reserve University. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.

This series of work explores commonalities between women with a gap of 50 years or more. The women depicted in this body of work were found in magazines published before the Roe v. Wade ruling and after it was overturned. Now that women’s reproductive autonomy lacks federal protection, I wonder whether women have been sent back 50 years? I feel the experiences of my generation of women and our push for more relevance and equality being erased. 

Among the old and new magazines, I began looking for similarities and differences between the depictions of women. I question what those differences are or if there are any to be found. Are any women better off than they were 50 years ago? Has there been growth and progress for women? If so, in what areas? And, for which women? What are the common threads? By juxtaposing 50-year-old images of women with modern ones, I provide a space for the women to communicate. I wonder what they would say. I ask the audience to envision their interactions. 

Sarah Curry: 1973-present

Roe v. Wade: 1973-2022