Sandy Sokoloff

In ancient Judaic mysticism, the Sephirot (or Quabbalistic Spheres) are the ten attributes or emanations surrounding the Infinite and by means of which it relates to the finite.
The 'Eye of God' (Oculus from Latin 'eye'; pl: oculi) is a circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall. Originating in antiquity, it is a feature of Byzantine and neoclassical architecture.

I begin each work by constructing a linear geometry and only when satisfied with the composition will I introduce color. I consider geometry to be sacred but recognize that it is a form of mathematics and must be consciously constructed. Once resolved, it becomes a facade for the light which defines the act of painting. Color is Light and is divinely inspired - after 60 years of painting my vocabulary of sensory experiences is extensive enough so that every application of new color demands a response which seems predetermined. Working in a forgiving medium (acrylic paint) allows me to constantly change color, layer over layer until I achieve an inevitable balance and the light in the work is as it must be.

1969 MFA Boston University
1968 Skowhegan School of Painting
1967 Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1967 Rhode Island School of Design
1966 BFA Boston University
1962 Queens College, CUNY

Exhibitions: Solo
2019 'Emanation' Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
1994 'The Dimensions of Paradise' Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, MA
1993 'Scenes from the Life of Christ' Harvard Divinity School. Cambridge, MA
1992 'Transfiguration' Church of Our Savior, Brookline, MA
1992 Bradford College, Haverhill, MA
1980 The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
1978 'River Run: The Bentley College Murals' Bentley College, Waltham, MA
1975 Artists Space, New York. NY
1974 Bocour Artists Colors New York, NY
1973 'Circus Paintings' Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
1969 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
1968 'Inaugurating New Boston City Hall' Boston, MA
1967 Sherman Union Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
Exhibitions: Group
"Transcendent" Burlington City Arts, VT
Skowhegan Alumni National Academy of Design New York, NY
Wellesley College Faculty Exhibition Wellesley, MA
Tanglewood Faculty Lenox, MA
Rhode Island Arts Festival Providence, RI
New England Regional Drawing Smith College Northampton, MA