Sandy Palasti

Sandy Palasti is a contemporary abstract artist who lives in Charlotte, NC. Born in New Jersey,

Despite an early desire to be a veterinarian, human medicine won her over and she decided to pursue a career in surgery. After a fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, she was recruited as the first Pediatric ENT surgeon in Charlotte where she cared for thousands of children and their parents. She was awarded Top Doctor in Charlotte multiple times.

At 45 years old, Sandy began a journey of self discovery by exploring her creative side, a part that she had neglected during her many years in medicine. She has been a writer, a musician, and a ceramicist, finally finding her truest expression in creating abstract paintings.

Sandy's main body of work employs layered acrylics, inks, graphite, pastels, and oils to explore the duality of personality that exists within all of us. In her series of paintings of unconventional flowers, Sandy explores the tension of being female in a field where emotions were downplayed and strength was power.

Recently, Sandy has experimented with collage in creating graphic pieces that are reminiscent of athe '70's. Pages from vintage magazines, old photographs, and letters form the base layers. She says she “ likes working with house paints on collage as it evokes the feel of vintage walls that have been posted over for years.”

See more at her website https://www.sandypalasti.com