Bio

Blakeney Sanford (b. 1979, Santa Barbara, CA; lives and works near Gaviota, CA) is a multimedia sculptor, photographer, and conceptual artist. Her work, in blue, explores the boundaries between natural and man-made environments: micro, macro, meta.  

A lifetime spent in rural environments informs her practice. Her passion for the natural world, coupled with an affinity for discovery and innovation, has led to diverse bodies of work which incorporate industrial materials, large-scale land art, immersive sculpture, and conceptual processes.  

Sanford studied studio art as an undergraduate earning her BFA in Human Ecology and is otherwise self-taught. She has exhibited in museums and galleries internationally, most recently showing her work in Egypt in conjunction with the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27.  

Artist Statement

For the past decade I have worked in translucent blues with the intention of bringing the outside in, translating experiences in the natural world to indoor spaces using color, light, and site-specific installation. My most recent series, The Portals, reverses this process, literally turning it inside out. The work consists of vivid blue sculptures, cast in studio, and installed in remote natural spaces, encouraging us to consider our presence in a specific place at a specific moment in time while simultaneously considering the expansive possibilities of what might be next. The work is an invitation to explore uncharted territory, both internally and externally. The multifaceted series includes two-dimensional photography, three-dimensional installation sculpture, multidimensional NFTs, and conceptual gridwork. My hope is that The Portals, in their many forms, inspire a web of connection between the individual, the collective, the natural world, and the metaphysical beyond.  

www.blakeneysanford.com