Bio

Cierra Roberts is an artist who focuses on marrying hard and soft materials. Originally from Gillette Wyoming, she earned a BFA from the University of Wyoming. After completing the BFA, she worked as a Post Undergraduate Assistant in Sculpture, where she found a love for teaching and education. This assistantship led to her being awarded the Robert Russin Excellence in Figurative Art Award.
During her undergrad, she worked with engineers and other artists at the University of Wyoming to help construct mobile maker spaces for K-12 students. From this experience, she gleaned a deeper understanding of construction and had the opportunity to create classes on different machines.
As a way of catharsis, Roberts concentrates her artistic endeavors on laborious processes such as cast metal, woodworking, and fiber arts. She focuses on intertwining rigid and malleable materials, orchestrating a dialogue between fragility and resilience within her sculptures. Roberts's artistic practice centers on themes of memory and healing, drawing inspiration from the historical context of materials and the human form. She aims to articulate nuanced reflections on human experience through her work, transcending mere physicality to explore the profound depths of emotion and introspection.
Roberts is now based out of Norman Oklahoma where she is pursuing an MFA in sculpture at the University of Oklahoma. Her goal is to continue researching concepts of mental health and repair.