ABOUT

Sarah Burrier is an illustrator, artist, and occasional screenprinter from Frederick County, Maryland. She earned her BFA from Towson University studying Art & Design with a focus in illustration. She specializes in pen and ink illustration, utilizing a blend of analog and digital in her workflow. Sarah has been selected by her peers for multiple student art shows, including three solo shows at Towson University, winning awards for her pieces in their selective categories.

Ever since her childhood, she has been drawing. More likely than not she could be seen with a pen and paper in hand, sketching away. And with these drawings came an eye for the fantastical and surreal. Sometimes her subjects are grounded in reality, while others have never existed at all. Or maybe a mix of both. 

The imagination is a powerful thing, and she wants to convey that in her art by making her inner thoughts of the imaginative and illogical into tangible pieces. She believes that life is too short to always be grounded in reality, and wants her work to reflect that. She asks you to suspend your disbelief while looking at her pieces, and to think up a story of your own to accompany them.

You can most easily reach her at [email protected]


AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Invited by the Towson University Art Department to partially represent the Illustration concentration as a guest panelist for the Art Major for a Day event, Fall 2025, Fall 2024
  • Solo show at Towson University’s Center for the Arts, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
  • First Place Illustration Scholarship for Towson University Spring 2025 Senior Exhibition
  • “Immune to the Environment” chosen as the cover for Towson University’s Grub Street Literary Magazine Volume 74, 2025
  • Alexander E. Sidonowicz scholarship from Towson University Art Department, Spring 2024
  • $800 scholarship from Warehouse Cinemas Frederick leadership, January 2023
  • Selected for Frederick Community College Student Juried Art Show: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022

Grub Street Volume 74 Cover

Spring 2025 Solo Show

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Fall 2024 Solo Show

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