Sarah Grote is an award-winning photographer and painter whose work has been accepted into galleries, juried shows, and museums. She currently serves as Gallery Director at the Essex Art Association, where she manages exhibitions, artist relations, and public engagement. Most recently, she was elected President of Connecticut Women Artists, Inc., which is one of the country's oldest women's art organizations, founded in 1929. She is also the Administrator of the Essex Board of Trade (EssexCT.com), supporting local businesses and promoting community events. Her work is currently being shown in the Mattatuck Museum's MIXMASTER 2026 Juried Members Exhibition, the CAFA+ Members Show at theWesterly Library Hoxie Gallery, The Monastery Gallery's "Pilgrims of Hope" exhibition, the ALNB Photography Exhibition, and the NLCT Photo Art Show. My latest collaboration is with Ed Lent, the Poet Laureate of Madison & creator of the Ekphrastic Poetry Trust of Connecticut, for our inspired writing workshop, "Art Heals", at Mercy by the Sea, a retreat and conference center in Madison, CT, on April 19th.
