Sasha Fishman

Sasha Fishman is a sculptor and researcher based in New York. Her work explores marine biomaterials, toxicology and energy harvesting as points for critical analysis and mechanisms for sculpting. She was recently an Artist in Residence at Smack Mellon and is a 2024 recipient of the Puffin Grant. Fishman holds a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA in Sculpture from Columbia University, where she collaborated with scientific labs on salmon, fountains, and carbon capture materials.

Fishman has exhibited her work at Murmurs (Los Angeles), Below Grand (New York), Resort (Maryland), Hesse Flatow (New York), Bozomag (Los Angeles), ILY2 (Portland), The Jewish Museum (New York), and The Indian Ceramics Triennale (New Delhi, India). She has participated in residencies at Smack Mellon (New York), Art Ichol (India), Acre (Wisconsin), NAHR (Italy) and the High Desert Observatory (California). Fishman has presented her work and run workshops at Printed Matter (New York), Genspace (New York), Navel (Los Angeles), Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, CUNY Staten Island, SUNY Purchase, Carnegie Mellon, UCLA, UDenver, UColorado Boulder, Kenyon College, MICA (Maryland), Caltech, and CSULB.