I was born in Newark, New Jersey, attended The Pratt Institute New Forms program, and received a full fellowship to complete her MFA at S.U.N.Y. Purchase. Most recently, my new body of paintings have been shown at Marque Projects and Mt. Airy Contemporary. My videos and sculptures have been shown nationally and internationally at film festivals, museums, and galleries. My screenings include, The Smithsonian Institute, Aurora Picture Show, the United Nations World Conference, the Islip Art Museum, The Guild Hall Museum, The Parrish Art Museum, Pierogi Gallery, Diverse Works, and CableVision’s 28sec project. She has had grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, the International Film and Television Workshop, CableVision Systems, a New York Foundation for the Arts exhibition grant, and the New York Community Trust. Saft has had residencies at The Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Art Center, The Vermont Studio Center, The Cooper Union Summer Residency, and most recently, the Wythe Hotel Film Residency in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Her work has been reviewed in local and national publications including The New Yorker
Magazine, New York Newsday, Two Coats of Paint, Ocula Publication, the Berkeley Press, Chelsea now, the Southampton Press, the East Hampton Star.
Magazine, New York Newsday, Two Coats of Paint, Ocula Publication, the Berkeley Press, Chelsea now, the Southampton Press, the East Hampton Star.
