Born to artists Betye and Richard Saar, Alison Saar was immersed in the visual arts from an early age. As a practicing artist in the 1980s, she frequently experimented with sculpture and mixed media. Her residency at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1983 allowed her to expand her practice, incorporating found materials into her installations, assemblages, and sculptures. Influenced by her personal and cultural identity, Saar’s work often explores her experiences as a Black woman in America and delves into African diasporic themes.

A recipient of fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Joan Mitchell Foundation, Saar currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Her work is featured in the collections of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, among others.

In 2012, Saar participated in the project AFRO: Black Identity in America and Brazil at Tamarind, and made three lithographs that address the complexities of personal identity.

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