ABOUT

Saskia Fleishman’s current series of paintings offer a metaphysical connection to the world by preserving the spirit of the landscape where she is from and other natural places she has recently spent time in. Fleishman grew up in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay where her father was a landscape architect, her grandmother a landscape photographer, and her grandfather a pioneering wetland scientist. In recent years it has become clear, the tidewater landscape she calls home is slowly disappearing because of the bay's rising sea level eroding the land.

This body of work ties our ephemeral landscapes to Fleishman’s fascination with the spiritual complexities of our existence. The pieces often depict vivid sunsets, full moons, or sunrises; transitory times of day that highlight our fleeting nature, but are ultimately perpetual, and invite meditation. Beaches, wetlands, mountain ranges, high plains, deserts and wooded areas where she has felt the comfort and vast mystery nature holds, are sources for inspiration.

Saskia Fleishman (B. 1995, Baltimore, MD), graduated Rhode Island School of Design in 2017 with a B.F.A. in painting. She has been an artist in residence at The Jentel Foundation, Tongue River Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Wassaic Project, PADA Studios, ChaNorth and Trestle Studios, and a curator in residence at Otis College of Art and Design. Saskia’s work has been exhibited at Red Arrow in Nashville, TN, Pentimenti Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, Dinner Gallery in New York, NY, Unit London in the UK, Goucher College in Baltimore, MD, The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, VA, and Silo 6776 in New Hope, PA, among others. In addition, her work has been featured in Make Magazine, ArtMaze, Root Quarterly, Friend of the Artists, and Galerie Magazine. Fleishman is based in Philadelphia, PA