Sabina Puppo

Sabina Puppo is a contemporary oil painter whose work tells painted stories from underland to open sky. Each landscape begins with a sweeping sky that unifies an imagined place, then gathers rolling hills and mountains, wandering streams, farmsteads, grazing flocks, ancient trees, and small human figures moving through the land. A view beneath the surface often opens to reveal roots and rock layers, the hidden life that holds a landscape together.

Her canvases unfold through sgraffito, a technique in which she draws back into wet oil to reveal line and texture beneath the surface, a practice rooted in her early years drawing in ink. The process is instinctive rather than planned. She rarely knows where a painting will lead until her hand and brush find it.

In 2026 she presented "Symphony in Green," a solo exhibition at The Arts Club of Washington curated by Dr. Brandon Fortune, Chief Curator Emerita of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Hosted in the former home of President James Monroe, the exhibition explored humanity's relationship with the natural world, and the artist donated her proceeds to Earthjustice. Writer and artist Caleb Ives Bach, who introduced the exhibition catalog, has described her work as a salve for ...

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Lesley College, Cambridge, MA, USA

2027. Solo Exhibition at Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville, VA.
2026. Arts Club of Washington, "Symphony in Green" Solo Exhibition, Washington, DC. Curated by Dr. Brandon Fortune of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
2026. The Thomas Balch Library, Public Art “Leesburg: A Town with Heart.”
2026. Strata Gallery, Juried Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM.
2025. ADC Fine Arts Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2025. Vault of Visions Gallery, Frederick, MD.
2025. Art Shopping Expo, Carrousel du Louvre, Expo studio show. Paris, France.
2025. Harajuku Design Festa Gallery, Group exhibit, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
2025. Galería Nueva Las Letras, Group exhibition, Madrid, Spain.
2025. The Naturalist Gallery, Group exhibition, Washington, DC.
2025. Middleburg Arts Gallery, Group exhibit, Middleburg, VA.
2025. Teravarna Gallery, Juried Exhibit, Merit Award, Los Angeles, CA.
2025. Hispanic Culture Group exhibit, Gallery One, Leesburg, VA.
2025. Loudoun Arts Council, Group exhibit, Leesburg, VA.
2025. Museum of Naïf Art, Brasilia, Natal, and Fortaleza Group exhibits, Brazil.
2025. Finalist at VI International Festival of Naïf Art, Brazil.
2025. Finalist at III Biennale Naïf, Bulgaria.
2025. “Making us better Humans” Finalist, Salon of Naïve Intuitive Art (SNIA), ...