Sarah Berger Art is a comrade to me. It has helped define my life since memory serves. Life, time and change happens – art has remained a constant. Dabbling in various disciplines, I’ve landed on painting, mostly oils; exploring landscapes, nature and creation as my gesture of peace to the viewer. I majored at the University of Kansas in Illustration, a beautiful expression, but not for me. It was my junior year when I headed off to England. I was exposed to the great painters in Europe that I had seen only in books. While there I also encountered my spiritual side which connected well with art. I knew at that point that I needed to paint what I see, what reality presents – it felt like the symmetry of things. I moved to Kansas City and studied with Stanley Lewis, Michael Walling and Wilbur Niewald at Kansas City Art Institute, a pivotal point in my development. I was introduced to plein air painting, which I love; solace, study and observation through painting – the challenge of creating three dimensional space on canvas. It’s never quite adequate. While at KCAI I was introduced to art instruction with children at the Ford Center. I have taught at a variety of schools ever since, always learning something new. Children seem to inspire a fresh view of things. After KCAI I was an art instructor at a variety of places such as the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA and the Fillmore Arts Center in Washington, DC. Returning to KC I taught lower and upper school art at Whitefield Academy while raising my seven children with my husband. I have recently moved my studio to the Livestock Exchange Building though much of my time is spent painting outdoors. My work has appeared in solo and group shows in the Kansas City area. sarahbergerart.com sarahberger1958@gmail.com