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Sarah Treanor is a mixed media artist whose work is strongly tied to nature. Although she is proficient in many mediums, she works primarily in encaustic, assemblage, and experimental photographic techniques. She weaves these varied mediums together with a connection to nature and spirituality rooted in loved ones lost. The dance between mediums energizes her, while her intuitive connections lead her forward.

Sarah’s work has been exhibited around the United States, licensed for book covers internationally, and won various awards and publication honors. Her art is in national and international collections. Sarah Treanor lives in Akron, Ohio near Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Here she is inspired by a richly forested landscape - so different from the coastal bays of her childhood on the South Texas coast.


KIND WORDS about my ART!

“Your art work and your writing makes my heart beat a little faster – I am so taken in to your story with awe and with empathy. Your art work resonates with my journey – although different than yours. There is something universal when the path is dark and empty. Thank you for sharing your journey, your love, your soul work, and your art.”

— Mary Rose T.

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“Your images give voice to the usually voiceless emotions of grief and transition. Beautiful. Captivating. Eerie. Gut-wrenching. Amazing.”

— Robin W.

“I’ve experienced so much of my own grief, supported others through their grief, and been exposed to many stories of grief that I’ve been feeling the need to encapsulate the experience in visual terms. Your photography and your words have captured what I was looking for.

Grief comes in many forms, and humanity needs the sort of raw honesty that you have shared here. Your blog is among the most well written and visually gripping I have yet come across that touches on an aspect of life that brings great pain and discomfort to have to acknowledge. But your words and images speak to that pain and discomfort, and in turn create a balm of understanding for the wounded seeker.”

— Stephanie L.

“I think the reason your photos resonate with me is because I see their central theme as vulnerability, even more central than death or loss.

What do we do when we’re naked, defenseless, without the means to communicate or connect? We do what we can with what we’ve got. This is what you’re doing with your art–and it’s beautiful because it completely exposes your vulnerability.”

— Richard

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“I have experienced deep loss in my life and Sarah’s photographs spoke to me personally about grief and healing. I work as a psychotherapist supporting women who have experienced perinatal
trauma, so I chose the photograph “Sanctuary” to hang in my office and to share with my clients. Magnificent work Sarah! Thank you.”

— Michele G.