Connie Saddlemire first began “making art” while living in Taiwan, as a child, during the mid-1950’s. She also visited Japan during that time and soon afterward moved to New Mexico. The visual impressions from these locations were revealed in Saddlemire’s aesthetic sensibility as she became an artist, during the late 1960’s and 1970’s, while living in Upstate New York and Massachusetts. Frequent visits to the galleries and museums of New York City, throughout her adult years, have continued to be an influence on her work, as well.
Experimentation and innovation have played a part in Saddlemire’s art practice ever since her grad school days. Always one to think beyond the status quo, she believes strongly that art is about creativity and that art history is about change.
Saddlemire holds a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MA in Studio Art (Lithography) from State University of New York at Albany. She has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group shows across the United States and is in a number of public and private collections.
Since 2008, Saddlemire has been living and working in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
