Sara Ladds was born and raised in New York City where she attended the High School of Music and
Art (now the Laguardia School of Music & Art and Performing Arts) and was a student at The Art
Students League of New York. She earned her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in both illustration and graphic design and went on to become a graphic designer, art director, mixed media artist, and
textile designer.
As an award-winning art director, Sara’s clients have included Northeastern University, RISD, Brown University, RIDOT, Stonehill College, and RISCA, to name a few. Her designs have been published in Print magazine, and have won both a CASE and Creative Club of Boston award. Sara’s paintings have shown in numerous galleries including the DeBlois gallery, the Newport Art Museum, Gallery at 4, the Art Cafe Gallery, the Dartmouth Cultural Center, and RISD. She has been honored with an award at the Little Compton Annual Art Show and first place winner at the 2018 juried South Coast Artists competition. She is a member of the South Coast Artists organization and past juror for the RISCA design grant application program. In addition to her career as designer and artist, Sara owns Sara Ladds Design, a textile design company represented by various showrooms and featured in Rhode Island Monthly.
For further information please email sbl.birdsong@gmail.com.
Fabric website: saraladdsdesign.com
Graphic design work: laddswork.com