In The faerie realm Sandra Yagi presents ten new oil paintings that explore the delicate balance between life and death through ethereal, skeletal beings. With masterful detail and technique, Yagi invites viewers into a fantastical realm where beauty, decay, and spirit intertwine.
Sandra Yagi was raised in suburban Denver Colorado, the oldest of a typical suburban middle class family. From an early age, she loved science, especially biology, and drawing. Yagi cites the following artists and providing inspiration and influence: Titian, Vesalius, Albinus, Caravaggio, Delacroix, Goya, Jerome Witkin, Bill Viola, Walton Ford, Masami Teraoka and William Kentridge.
She has participated in several group shows at the gallery, and most notably a solo exhibition Primal renderings in 2011 and a feature at SCOPE Miami Beach in 2021. She currently lives in San Francisco and her studio is located at the Pacific Felt Factory in the city’s Mission district.