Sarah C. Blanchette: All Shook Up

Sarah C. Blanchette is a photo-based fiber artist who works out of the Detroit area. Through repetitive acts of hand and machine sewing and physical manipulations of the self-portrait, she documents her coming of age in a digital world while embarking on a journey toward growth and autonomy in womanhood.Since establishing her studio practice in 2015, Blanchette has exhibited nationally and online in galleries, museums, zines, blogs, and artist-run spaces. Alongside her practice, Blanchette is the co-founder of the artist collective, Critical Stuff.Blanchette holds a BA in journalism and studio art photography from Oakland University (2015) and an MFA in photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art (2017). She is a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and a member of Embrace Creatives.About her Studio M exhibition, the artist writes: “Moving through grief, time, and the end of a transformative decade, I explore my origins in an effort to grasp this new life.”