Saran Touré Artist Bio and CV

Written By Saran Toure

Saran Toure is a self-taught oil painter based in Washington, DC. Her contemporary figurative

Works explore themes of self-reflection, love, and complex emotion, inviting vulnerability and connection. Since 2018, Toure has developed a distinctive practice rooted in expressive storytelling through portraiture. Her current body of work deepens these investigations by examining how childhood experiences shape identity and by confronting the grief of a mother’s passing. This series continues her exploration of vulnerability, memory, and emotional depth, offering intimate reflections on human resilience.

Selected exhibitions and residencies

  • Artizen’s Clothing Fashion Show, The World Trade Center (Canvas 3.0), New York, 2025

  • Art Groove Tribeca, New York, 2025

  • Palette 22 Union Market Art Show, Washington, DC, 2024

  • Dope Focus Art Show, Virginia, 2024

  • Resident Artist, Palette 22, Washington, DC — July 2024–January 2025

Commissions and collections

  • Completed over 30 commissioned oil portraits for private collectors

  • Works held in private collections across the United States

Press

  • Featured in RVA Magazine

  • Featured in Illesthetic Magazine

Skills

• Contemporary figurative painting (oil)
• Commission-based portraiture
• Expressive works exploring emotion and human connection.

Saran Toure