About

Reet Kaur Sagoo is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose practice spans textiles, painting, and material exploration. With a natural instinct for making that has followed her since childhood, she has never felt particularly inclined to limit herself to one medium. Her approach is guided by curiosity, experimentation, and an interest in the ways art and design can take shape in both expressive and everyday forms.

Raised between the U.S. and India as a child of Sikh-Punjabi immigrants, she draws inspiration from the complexities of navigating two cultural landscapes and the personal histories that connect them. She earned her BFA in Fibers from the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she explored themes of spirituality, displacement, and belonging.

Her practice continues to evolve through an intuitive exploration of materials, processes, and ideas, bringing together personal expression and a curiosity for the many ways we experience and connect with the world around us.

Statement

I've been making things for as long as I can remember. From weaving keychains and beading bracelets in elementary school to painting on my bedroom walls (much to my parents' dismay), creating art has always been one of the most natural ways for me to process the world around me and express my innermost feelings. I've never really understood the idea of being limited to one medium. I find creativity in just about everything we do as human beings. Whether it's painting, cooking, writing, singing, or dancing, these are all forms of expression that come naturally to us. They're human behaviours we can never really turn off, and suppressing them often means suppressing emotions that need to find their way out one way or another.

Growing up between the United States and India as an American with Sikh-Punjabi roots has shaped so much of how I perceive the world. Constantly moving between two places that feel like home in very different ways has left me with an ongoing curiosity about who we are, why we're here, and how we can stay sane in the meantime. Through my work, I try to make sense of these questions and experiences, often finding comfort in the act of creating itself.

Working across textiles, painting, and material experimentation, my practice is largely intuitive. I'm drawn to the ways color, texture, and material can give form to memories, emotions, and experiences that are sometimes difficult to put into words. I don't always know what I'm trying to say until I've made something, and I think that's part of what I love most about art: it doesn't need to have a predetermined meaning, nor does it need to mean the same thing to everyone.

Ultimately, I think art is as much about connection as it is about expression. I'm interested in how something deeply personal can resonate with someone else, perhaps bringing a memory to the surface, evoking a sense of familiarity, or simply making them feel something they can't quite explain. If my work can create even a fleeting sense of connection, I think that's pretty wonderful.