Artist Statement
My artwork results from a practice I refer to as Spiritual Archaeology. I combine elements of neurographic drawing, sigil magic, somatic-ancestral experiencing, and meditative energy work. In sifting through these layers, I apply layers of media (typically ink, pencil, and pastel) to record the communication I receive. While these records are ephemeral, they nonetheless serve as “stained-glass windows,” through which you are invited to look into your own spirit/ual ancestry. I invite you to see the universal, during our shared time in this dimension.
universallyme, mixed media, 2021.
Biography
Born and raised in the Midwestern United States, Sarjé Haynes resides in unceded Kalapuya territory (Junction City, Oregon). She began producing artwork at the age of two, and has never stopped. In recent years, her work has been heavily informed by her personal healing journey, which includes: sobriety, meditation, sigil magic, dark therapy, EMDR, somatic experiencing, and intermittent fasting. While best known for her 2D Neural Magic series, she also creates with 3D mixed media, including: 3D printing, needle felting, knitting, crochet, and upcycled/found objects. Her work can be seen throughout the year at the New Zone Gallery Collective, in downtown Eugene, Oregon.
youalwayshaveahomehere, mixed media, 2022.
CV
Sarjé Haynes (b. 1986)
Unceded Kalapuya Territory (Junction City, Oregon, USA)
education
2023 Personal Practice, Liane Lang, Contemporary Art Academy, London, UK
2021 School of Awakening, Eckhart Tolle and Kim Eng
2020 Art of Flow (at Home), Gabbi Lancaster
2011 Watercolor Basics, Gitte Mohr
2008 Darkroom Photography, John Holmgren
2007 Acrylics and Abstraction, Della Conroy
2004-2008 University of Minnesota (undergraduate: History, English)
2000-2004 South St Paul High School, International Baccalaureate Honors
solo exhibitions
2023 Neural Magic III, Center for Spiritual Living, Eugene, OR, USA
2022 Neural Magic II, Community Cup Coffee, Eugene, OR, USA
2022 Neural Magic I, Elev8 Cannabis, Eugene, OR, USA
2022 Whiteaker Community Market, Eugene, OR, USA
2020 Color Into Darkness, Wonderland, Roseburg, OR, USA
2019 Downtown Street Faire, Roseburg, OR, USA
selected group exhibitions
2022 Tiny Treasures, New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR, USA
2022 Zone 4 All, New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR, USA
2022 Pushing the Limits, New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR, USA
2021 Zone 4 All, New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR, USA
2020 Transformations, Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Doylestown, PA, USA
2018 August Group Show, Knok-Knok Lounge, Roseburg, OR, USA
awards
2022 Certificate of Artistic Achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize
2021 Certificate of Artistic Achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize
catalogs and publications
2023 Eugene Arts & Business Alliance Catalog
2022 Eugene Arts & Business Alliance Catalog
2020 “The Messy Path to Happy Destiny,” Big Cartel
2015 GISHWHES in Images, Seventh Edition
2014 GISHWHES in Images, Sixth Edition
professional memberships
2022-Present New Zone Gallery Collective, currently in service as Gift Shop Manager
2005-2007 Prairie Renaissance Arts Alliance, student member of the Board of Directors
collections
Numerous private collections (USA, UK)
soremuscles, ink on printer paper, 2022.