Sallie Scruggs

Sallie Scruggs specializes in realistic, figurative work cast in bronze. While she has a great talent for portraying the realistic likenesses and traits of her subjects, she emphasizes that her “sketches” or “portraits” strive to capture the essence or expressive qualities of the person.

At twelve years of age, Sallie began studying with Hans Schuler at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, Maryland, their youngest student. She received her Bachelors Degree from Liberty Baptist College in Lynchburg, Virginia and her Fine Arts Degree from Schuler. She also began playing piano at the age of three and has performed with the Greater Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Her work is displayed in the collections of Seward Johnson, David and Barbara Beinecke Spitler, and the Anne Arundel Historical Society of Maryland, among others. She is a past recipient of the Liz Schaeffler sculpture show. She has also served as a sculpture instructor for the Nantucket Community School.

A large representation of Sallie’s work was recently featured at the Nantucket Arts Council’s Arts Festival of 2002. With her husband, Guy, she is a year-round resident of Nantucket.