The retrospective exhibition, “Color and Clay: The Life and Art of Sarah Holl,” is on view at the Cape Cod Museum of Art through November 10. Thursday evening I had the joy of attending the gala opening reception. Several hundred of Sarah’s friends, family, patrons, former and present interns, and many admirers attended the grand event. Sarah is one of my dearest and oldest friends (from high school!) and it was wonderful to see her surrounded by an outpouring of love by well-wishers coming from near and far!
The exhibit is arranged chronologically and covers roughly thirty years of Sarah’s life in art, beginning with her lovely figurative pastels and decorative works in clay, evolving into the vibrant large scale mixed-media painting installations for which she is known today.
Sarah’s credits her artistry to the influences and inspiration of her grandfather, the sculptor Arnold Geissbuhler; her father, the artist Harry Holl of Scargo Pottery; her artistic Mom, Mirande Holl; and painter Cynthia Packard. Sarah’s works may be purchased at her studio on Rt. 6A in Dennis. For more information about Sarah’s work, visit here website here.
The legacy of her family’s artistry continues not only in Sarah’s exquisite paintings, but also in her sisters Kim Holl and Tina Holl, sculptors and potters in their own right. Kim’s and Tina’s pottery may be purchased at Scargo Pottery, the original pottery studio founded by their father Harry; in continuous operation for over 70 years.
Arnold Geissbuhler “Bird”
A tour through the museum found several sculptures on exhibit by her grandfather, and multiple works by Harry Holl. Sarah’s father co-founded the Cape Cod Museum of Art in 1981 and I imagine it must be deeply gratifying for the family to see how the Museum has grown into the exquisite exhibition space and educational center that it is today.
Harry Holl “Tree of Life”
For more information about Sarah’s work, visit here website here.
The Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane Dennis, Massachusetts.
Sarah’s grandson- the legacy continues 🙂