Biography
Sarah Gaugler is a Filipino-American fine artist based in New York City. Best known for her work in fine line illustration, surrealism and cross-hatching. She has gained fame by expressing her art as a prestigious world renowned tattoo artist, owner of Snow Tattoo New York, and was featured in numerous notable publications including the New York Times and Harper's Bazaar to name a few. She is also known for her vocal talents as the singer/songwritter of the electronic rock duo Turbo Goth known for very energetic live performances delivered with utmost sincerity to the craft of sound and style. Turbo Goth's notable international performances include; Baybeats Music Festival in Singapore (2011), CAMA Festival in Hanoi Vietnam (2012), TURBO GOTH opens for OMD "History Of Modern" Manila at the Araneta Coliseum (2012). South by Southwest in Austin Texas (2014), CMJ Music Marathon in Brooklyn New York (2015), Move Music Festival in Albany New (2016), Northside Music Festival Brooklyn New York (2016), Indie Week Toronto Canada (2016) and SXSW Official Showcasing Artist in Austin Texas (2017).
Orphaned at a young age after losing her mother to cancer and father to suicide, she was displaced from her home in America and forced to grow up in an adverse home environment in the Philippines. She honed her skills as an artist by escaping the environment around her and immersing herself in her art. At the age of fifteen, she ran away to pursue her dream of being successful artist.
Gaugler majored in Advertising at the
University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. She graduated with honors receiving a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and Design. She quickly made her mark in the Filipino design industry winning design awards for her album artwork illustration and design for the band
Orange and Lemons.
Gaugler's major artworks have been exhibited in the Philippines and featured in galleries such as
Gallery Big,
Gallery 9, Rockwell, and Robinson’s Galleria. In her first solo show in 2011 called '
Dead Lines and Tattoo Designs' she explored how the forces of beauty and death run parallel with each other. Portraits and actual tattoo designs of otherworldly beings, that represented the people in her daily encounters, comprised the collection.
After the success of her first show, it paved the way for her first major exhibition in 2012. Named
'Condemnant Quod Non Intellegunt' translated to 'They condemn what they do not understand' was featured at
The Crucible Gallery, Megamall in Metro Manila. The exhibit focused on reimagined religious icons, using her interpretation of Christian iconography in a 12 piece collection.
Gaugler approaches her art with love and passion and continues to evolve in her expression of her emotions and in the mediums she uses. She is currently working on new major pieces of art for her first New York exhibition in 2018.
