Sara Greenberger Rafferty

Sara Greenberger Rafferty (b. 1978, Evanston, IL) earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Columbia University, New York, NY. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources including comedy, pop culture, and fashion, Rafferty produces image-based works in video, installation, photography, and mixed-media. Her practice is driven by an ongoing examination of contemporary and mid-20th century visual culture and considers the ever-changing implications for photographic images in the digital era. Rafferty is currently preparing for her solo exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, which will open in the fall of 2021.

Rafferty has exhibited widely since 2001, including solo exhibitions at MoMA PS1, New York; The Kitchen, New York; Eli Marsh Gallery at Amherst College, Massachusetts; Fine Arts Center Gallery at University of Arkansas; and a commissioned sculpture for the Public Art Fund. Gloves Off, the first traveling survey of her work with accompanying fully illustrated catalogue published by SUNY Press, completed a three-venue tour in 2017. The artist was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial and the 2014 Hammer Biennial in addition to group shows at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Oregon; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, California; and The Jewish Museum, New York, among many others. Her work is included in the collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; the Yale University Art Museum, New Haven, CT; the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT; and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Rafferty is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Photography at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

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Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Lighting Lesson (University of Michigan Extension), 2018, fused and kiln-formed glass, Framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (57.15 x 46.99 x 3.81 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Slide (University of Michigan Extension), 2018, fused and kiln-formed glass, Framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (57.15 x 46.99 x 3.81 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Untitled (detail), 2018, inkjet printed vinyl with grommets, 10 x 35 feet (dimensions variable)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Untitled (detail), 2018, inkjet printed vinyl with grommets, 10 x 35 feet (dimensions variable)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Two Chicagos, 2018, gelatin silver print, Framed: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (52.07 x 41.91 x 3.81 cm), Edition 1 of 5
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Look and Light, 2018, fused glass and gelatin silver print, Framed: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (52.07 x 41.91 x 3.81 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Table of Contents, 2018, fused and kiln-formed glass, Framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (57.15 x 46.99 x 3.81 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Interior (University of Michigan Extension), 2018, direct substrate print on thin-type ballistic and bullet-resistant plastic, Framed: 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (41.91 x 52.07 x 3.81 cm), Edition 1 of 3
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Split Spec, 2018, fused and kiln-formed glass, Framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (57.15 x 46.99 x 3.81 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Research, 2018, fused and kiln-formed glass, Framed: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (57.15 x 46.99 x 3.81 cm)
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Testing, Rachel Uffner Gallery, September 12 - October 28, 2018
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Testing, Rachel Uffner Gallery, September 12 - October 28, 2018
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, IDENTIFY (still), 2017, Digital video, 18 minutes
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, No Respect I, 2017, Acrylic polymer and inkjet print on acetate mounted to Plexiglas, 29 x 23 inches, (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Pink Tights I, 2017, Acrylic polymer and inkjet print on acetate mounted to Plexiglas, 29 x 23 inches, (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Gloves Off, curated by Andrew Ingall, University at Albany, State University of New York, June 30 - September 9, 2017. Image: Pierre Le Hors
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Gloves Off, curated by Andrew Ingall, University at Albany, State University of New York, June 30 - September 9, 2017. Image: Pierre Le Hors
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Yearly Theme with Stockings, 2016, Acrylic polymer, inkjet prints, and nylon on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 24 x 20 x 1/2 inches (61 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Dress, 2016, Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglass, and hardware, Irregular: 50 x 18 x 1/2 inches, (127 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Thigh High, 2016, Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglass, and hardware, 78 x 60 x 1/2 inches (198.1 x 152.4 x 1.3 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Y2K Moschino Dress, 2016, Acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 76 1/2 x 40 x 1/2 inches (194.3 x 101.6 x 1.3 cm)
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Gloves Off, curated by Andrew Ingall, The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, February 4 - May 21, 2017
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Top and Bottom, 2016, Acrylic polymer, inkjet prints, and paper on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 40 x 56 x 1/2 inches, (101.6 x 142.2 x 1.3 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Grid, 2016, Acrylic polymer, inkjet prints, and paper on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 70 1/2 x 24 x 1/2 inches (179.1 x 61 x 1.3 cm)
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Dorothy W. Levitt Lobby, Peter Jay Sharpe Building, BAM, 2017
Untitled, 2014, acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 72 x 40 1/2 x 1/2 inches
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, New Works: Dresses and Books, Rachel Uffner Gallery, April 3 - May 15, 2016
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, New Works: Dresses and Books, Rachel Uffner Gallery, April 3 - May 15, 2016
Printed Frame with Stool, 2014, direct substrate printed plastic and hardware, 144 x 24 inches, Edition of 3
Untitled, 2014, acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 77 x 40 x 1/2 inches
Untitled,2014, acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 83 1/2 x 40 x 1/2 inches
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Curtain, 2014, polysilk, leather, inkjet print on acetate, clear thread, and hardware, 96 x 24 inches (243.8 x 61 cm)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Printed Frame with Screws, 2014, direct substrate printed plastic and hardware, 50 x 40 inches, Edition of 3
Untitled, 2014, acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate on Plexiglas, and hardware, Irregular: 78 x 40 x 1/2 inches
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Printed Frame with Ephemera, 2014, direct substrate printed plastic and hardware, 50 x 40 inches, Edition of 3
Blue Noose, 2012-2013, acrylic polymer, watercolor, and inkjet print on acetate, Plexiglas and hardware, 39 x 37 1/2 x 1/2 inches
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, October 26 - December 21, 2014
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, October 26 - December 21, 2014
Installation view, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, October 26 - December 21, 2014
Spread, 2014, direct substrate printed plastic on Plexiglas and hardware, 48 x 62 x 1/2 inches, Edition of 3
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Basin on Wall, 2013, acrylic polymer and inkjet prints on acetate, Plexiglas and hardware, 44 x 32 x 1/2 inches, 111.8 x 81.3 x 1.3 cm
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Freestanding Figs (Puller), 2012, painted steel, direct substrate print on plastic, magnets, 63 x 23 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, 160 x 59.7 x 31.1 cm, Edition of 3
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Alex, 2011, c-print, 24 x 18 inches, 61 x 45.7 cm, Edition of 5
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Pat, 2011, c-print, 29 x 18 inches, 73.7 x 45.7 cm, Edition of 5
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Phyllis II, 2009, c-print, 24 x 20 inches, 61 x 50.8 cm, Edition of 5

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