Decorative Abundance

Sarah Ingraham’s latest body of work presents a vivid reimagining of still life, where flowers, vessels, and confections become vehicles for rhythm, color, and pattern. Drawing from both painting and textile traditions, the exhibition moves fluidly between acrylic canvases and tufted works, each piece pulsing with saturated hues and layered surfaces. Works such as Still Life with Blue Heart Cake and Three Lemons and Small Picnic on Green foreground her intuitive approach—building compositions through shape and color until they resolve into dynamic, immersive fields .

Rooted in Maine’s clarity of light yet energized by her Brooklyn practice, Ingraham’s paintings balance structure and improvisation. Influences from global ceramics, wallpaper design, and decorative arts emerge through repeating motifs and dense, tactile compositions, while her subject matter remains grounded in the familiar language of still life. The result is a body of work that celebrates visual pleasure and materiality—paintings that feel both ornamental and deeply considered, inviting viewers into a world of abundance, movement, and lived-in beauty.