SAIGE BAXTER

Since being named “Emerging Artist of Pittsburgh” in 2019, Saige Baxter has transitioned from welded sculpture, to installation and whimsical mixed media.   Saige Baxter has installed public sculptures in Greensburg, Frick Park, The Museum Lab of Pittsburgh and Portugal.  Her first international sculpture was completed in 2018 and is permanently installed in Messejana, Portugal through the Buinho artist residency.  For a decade, Baxter has focused on creating interactive pieces that invite viewers to touch, play, and physically explore the work.  Inspired by her resources, she transforms materials into unexpected solutions. In 2022, she received her Masters of Art in Teaching to marry her passion for education with the arts.  Her experience as a teacher has ignited her fascination with play and sensory experiences, leading her to use vibrant color, textures and found materials to build fantastical environments with nostalgic familiarity.  In 2024, she exhibited in the Every Woman’s Biennial exhibition in Manhattan, NY, and displayed her installation “Seeing Through the Veil”  in the Brew House glass vitrine for six months.  Saige recently was accepted into the Tough Residency, where she will build a semi-permanent exhibition for the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.