Lezley Saar

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Lezley Saar
"Forbidden Fruit", 2017
Born	Lezley Irene Saar (1953-04-13) April 13, 1953 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California State University at Nothridge
Children	1

Lezley Irene Saar is an African American artist whose artwork is responsive to race, gender, female identity, and her ancestral history. Her works are primarily mixed media, 3-dimensional, and oil & acrylic on paper and canvas. Through her artistic practice Lezley explores western and non-western concepts of beauty, feminist psychology and spirituality. Many works conjure elements of magical realism. She has exhibited widely in the U.S. and internationally. Her work is included in museum collections such as The Kemper Museum, CAAM, The Ackland Art Museum, the Smith College Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem and MOCA.^[1] She is currently represented by Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles and Various Small Fires in Asia.^[2]