Sarita Westrup

Sarita Westrup is an artist and contemporary basketmaker whose sculptural works draw on the material languages of fiber, movement, and containment to explore ideas of border, belonging, and transformation. Originally from the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Westrup reinterprets traditional weaving and dyeing techniques through a lens of bi-cultural identity, translating the visual rhythms of her home into forms that feel both architectural and intimate.

Working across basketry, sculpture, and installation, her practice bridges inherited craft traditions with experimental processes—binding together natural and synthetic materials to evoke the permeability between land, body, and culture. Westrup has exhibited nationally at institutions including El Museo del Barrio, the Penland Gallery, and the Chautauqua Institution. She has presented solo exhibitions at Erin Cluley Gallery, Cluley Projects, and Arts Fort Worth. Her honors include grants from the Center for Craft, Nasher Sculpture Center, Nest, and the American Craft Council, and she recently completed a one-year Artist-in-Residence at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina.