Sara Linda Poly (1945) was raised in Philadelphia and New Jersey, attending classes at the Philadelphia College of Art. Further education includes Montgomery College of Art and Design in Maryland and Northern VA Community College, and various studies with local and national artists.
Owning an illustration and design business, she also worked for many years as the Assistant Gallery Director at the Art League, in Alexandria, VA. She is presently an instructor at the Art League School and has spent many years living, traveling and teaching around the US, Europe and Mexico.
Known for her sweeping skies and light in the landscape, Sara has been the winner of numerous awards and a participant in many regional and national shows, solo and group shows, and plein air competitions.
Magazine articles include International Artist Magazine and Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art and Art Connoisseur.
Awards include First Place Landscape, International Artist Magazine, the Grand Prize winner 2016, and First Place in the Small Paintings competition 2017 at Plein Air Easton.
Memberships include: The Oil Painters of America, The Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and The Salmagundi Club, NYC.