Painter

Sarah Crowner

Sarah Crowner is an artist known for paintings assembled from painted and sewn fabric, including linen and cotton works, works on paper, and architecturally scaled glazed-tile projects that connect abstract painting with installation and performance.

Sarah Crowner quick facts

Review key details about Sarah Crowner's career, sewn paintings, painted fabric, linen, cotton, paper and tile supports, abstraction, installation, and performance shaping her practice.

Sarah Crowner quick facts
Born	1974 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	—
Nationality	American
Based in	Brooklyn, New York
Practice	Painting, textile-based work, installation, ceramics, and performance-related art
Paint media	Fabric paint · Gouache · Acrylic paint
Common supports	Canvas · Linen · Cotton · Paper · Tile
Construction method	Painted and raw fabric sections are cut, arranged, and stitched together; visible seams remain part of the composition
Documented examples	Curtains (Vidas perfectas) (2011), fabric paint on sewn linen; Sliced Greens (for Tegucigalpa), made with wool, nylon, cotton, recycled polyester, and textile paint; Two Tigers (2019), paint and silkscreen on linen paper; and architecturally scaled glazed-tile projects conceived as paintings that extend across floors and built space
Known for	Geometric sewn paintings and tile works that extend abstract painting beyond conventional stretched canvas
Notable works	Curtains (Vidas perfectas) · Sliced Greens (for Tegucigalpa) · Two Tigers

Sources: Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Curtains (Vidas perfectas), U.S. Department of State: Sarah Crowner, Galerie Max Hetzler: selected works, MASS MoCA: Beetle in the Leaves, Moody Center for the Arts, and The Chinati Foundation.

Paint types used

See the paint types documented in Crowner's work, with links to PaintZeal references explaining each medium's properties, uses, and working characteristics.

Fabric Paint

Fabric paint is a flexible coating formulated to bond with textile fibers. It is used to add lasting color and designs without making the material excessively stiff.

Gouache Paint

Gouache paint is an opaque, water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder. Traditional formulas dry to a matte finish and can be reactivated with water.

Acrylic Paint

Acrylic paint is a fast-drying, water-based paint made with pigment and an acrylic polymer binder. It is widely used in art and decorative projects because it is versatile and durable.

Surface types used

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Linen

Linen is a strong woven fabric made from flax fibers and commonly used as a support for fine-art painting. Artist linen may be sold raw or prepared with a ground layer.

Cotton

Cotton is an absorbent natural fiber used in clothing, canvas, and household fabrics, with weave, weight, finish, and washing affecting paint performance.

Fabric

Fabric is a flexible material made by weaving, knitting, or bonding fibers. Its fiber content, texture, stretch, and washability affect how paint bonds and wears.

Canvas

Canvas is a woven fabric support used for paintings, banners, bags, décor, and other projects. Artist canvas may be raw, sized, acrylic-primed, oil-primed, or factory-coated, and each condition changes how paint absorbs and bonds.

Paper

Paper is an absorbent sheet material made primarily from cellulose fibers. Its weight, sizing, surface texture, and wet strength determine how much paint it can accept before buckling, pilling, bleeding, or warping.

Tile

Tile is a hard manufactured surface made from ceramic, porcelain, stone, or other materials. Its surface may be porous and unglazed or smooth and glass-like when glazed.

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