Sasha Gordon’s (b. 1998) her luminous, hyperrealistic paintings, often render her own likeness, conveying the self and its many guises through translucent layers of oils in electric hues. Executed with technical precision and rigor, the artist’s visceral compositions treat her own corporeal form as a kind of unorthodox avatar that communicates subjective, psychological experience.
Gordon was born in Somers, New York and received a BA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2020.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, presented a solo exhibition of Gordon’s work, titled “Surrogate Self,” from 2023 to 2024. Other recent solo presentations include “The Flesh Disappears, but Continues to Ache,” Stephen Friedman Gallery, London (2023); “Hands of Others,” Jeffrey Deitch, New York (2022); and “Enters Thief,” Matthew Brown, Los Angeles (2021).
Her work has been included in group presentations including “Overflow, Afterglow: New Work in Chromatic Figuration,” The Jewish Museum, New York (2024), and “Heroic Bodies,” Rudolph Tegners Museum og Statuepark, Dronningmølle, Denmark (2022). From 2023 to 2025, a work by Gordon was part of “Love Languages,” a thematic collection display installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.