SARAH MACKINNON is a multidisciplinary artist from Los Angeles living and working in Athens, Greece.
“Messing with the Matrix”
Oil and pastel on canvas, 50 × 70 cm, 2026.
“A Painting About Weaving”
Oil on canvas, 46 × 61 cm (framed), 2026.
“Little Boxes”
Acrylic and pastel on wood panel, 22 × 16 cm, 2026.
“The World of Interiors”
Oil on canvas, 200 × 167 cm, 2026.
"Underwater" Oil on canvas, 30 x 40cm, 2026.
"The Team Shows Up" Oil and charcoal on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, 2026.
"Loving" Mixed media on canvas, 84 x 98 cm, 2026.
"Leave Me Be" OIl and charcoal on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2026.
"The Anxiety of the NBA Playoffs" Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm
"The River" Acrylic on paper, 34 x 27 cm
"Madonna" Oil on canvas, 51 x 41 cm
"Cy Twombly Order a Pizza" Mixed media on paper, 91 x 122 cm
"Warm Up" Acrylic on paper, 34 x 27 cm
"Happy NBA Day" Oil on canvas, 92 x 122 cm
"Lillies and Avocados at Night" Oil on canvas, 28 x 43 cm
".gr" Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm
“Amazon Wishlist #1”
Mixed media on canvas, 40 x 100 cm
This is a painting of my Amazon Wish List, initially undertaken as an alternative approach to still life painting, wherein the items aren't "real" yet because I don't own them and they simply operate in the realm of desire. However I quickly realized that this was more of a self portrait than a still life as I was revealing all the mundane /embarrassing stuff I wanted to buy which becomes a visual representation of me. Eventually all of our private shopping carts and wishlists transfer to the public spectacle of consumption and display at one point or another; I'm interested in this moment of vulnerability wherein we can be witnessed as simply the things we want but don’t yet have for one reason or another.
Textiles
"As Above, So Below" Embroidery on canvas, 22.5 x 31.5 cm (framed)
"The Inner Cactus Garden" Embroidery on canvas, 58 x 81 cm (framed)
"Fractal Source" Embroidery on canvas, 58 x 81 cm (framed)
"CoCreation 2" Crosstitch, 39 x 39 cm (framed)
"Rainbow Fade" Yarn on canvas, 30 x 40 cm
"Big Drip" Yarn and dried flowers on canvas, 30 x 150 cm
"Nice to Meet You" Embroidery on canvas, 20 x 30 cm
"Upstairs, Downstairs" Embroidery on fabric, 30 cm
"Nighttime" Weaving with yarn, 14 x 20 cm
"Sunset" Weaving with yarn, 14 x 20 cm
"Fabric" Found fabric and paint, 91 x 122 cm
Mixed Media
Wisp Labs Residency - "404 Room" - *Click the pic for more info*
"Modern Guillotine" Mixed media, 71 x 5 x 31.5 cm
“Man Standing on the Steps of the Temple to Nature” 30.5 cm × 10.15 cm × 23
“Carry Me” Mixed media, 13 cm
"How It All Adds Up" Mixed media, 13 cm
"Attaining Happiness as the Outsider" Mixed media, 13 cm
"Trapped" Mixed media on canvas, 46 x 61
"Scraping" Mixed media on canvas, 20 x 25 cm
About Sarah MacKinnon
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to Athens in 2021.
Here, I adopted Carl Jung’s belief that the Acropolis creates an energetic opportunity called a “Temenos” which Jung defines as an actual place where “an encounter with the unconscious can be had, and where these unconscious contents can be safely brought into the light of consciousness.”
This is the center of my work as I strive to use instinct when approaching materials - paint, canvas, textiles, rocks - in order to map out the physical relationship between the ethereal and mundane.
Thank you for taking the time to check out my work and get to know my practice a bit. Let me know if you have any questions and am happy to offer studio tours if you find yourself in central Athens.
CONTACT
me@sarahmackinnon.com
Instagram: @sarahmackinnon.art
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