Discipline: Visual Art – painting

Polly Sparrow

Discipline: Visual Art – painting
Region: Austin, TX
MacDowell Fellowships: 2010

Polly Lanning Sparrow created maquettes and works on paper for new work that explores conceptual painting. Her work was included in "Small Abstract Painting" at Barry Whistler Gallery (Dallas) and featured in a one-person exhibit, "Sleeper," also at Barry Whistler. She is a former artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX.

Studios

Firth

Polly Sparrow worked in the Firth studio.

Originally a working barn perched atop the namesake hill of Hillcrest Farm, this building was converted to serve the arts in 1956. A grand set of windows was installed to make the large interior suitable for visual artists, bringing in abundant natural light from the north. The addition of a screened porch and accessible entrance ramp…

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