sculptor / blacksmith
Sabrina Farrell
Born and raised in Vermont, Farrell studied at the Massachusetts College of Art before earning her BFA at Northern Vermont University. She first fell in love with metal while working as a roofer, learning to install standing seam metal roofing by hand with antique tools.
A deep reverence of the natural world, a playful curiosity in her process and respect for her material.
Since 2019 Farrell has been learning the blacksmithing craft by participating in a weekly apprenticeship, taking various classes and workshops and in her own home metal shop. She is intrigued by shaping steel, the transformational quality of smithing and the embodiment blacksmithing requires.
Professional Accomplishments
2015 | Johnson State College Annual Sculpture Award recipient
2016 | Solo show “wHOLE” Julian Scott Memorial Gallery
2016 | Group show at VCAM during Seaba Art Hop
2016 | Curated and Headlined group show “Awaken” at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery
2016 | Featured in Seven Days “Our Favorite Art Exhibitions of 2016”
2017 | Residency at Vermont Studio Center
2018 | Solo Show at Red Mill Gallery Johnson, VT
2018 | Group show at Studio Arts Place Barre, VT
2020 | Group show at Rock + Feather Gallery Santa Fe, NM
2023 | Solo Show “In Here” at Sun + Dust Gallery Santa Fe, NM
2024 | Solo Show “How to Heal A Line” at Sun + Dust Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Education
2000-2003 | Massachusetts College of Art
Sculpture and small metals
2003 | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Semester abroad in the sculpture department
2015 | Northern Vermont University (formerly Johnson State College)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
2026 | Southwestern College
Masters in Art Therapy
Professional Experience
2000-03 | Roofer’s Assistant Richard MaCauley Richmond, VT
Standing seam metal roofing with antique hand tools
2006 | Carpenter’s Assistant
Bostonian Renovations Newton, MA
2015 | Shop Intern
Michael Zebrowski Johnson, VT
Steel fabrication and welding for gallery show “Otweirac”
