Sandra Payne
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| Born | 1951 |
| Died | July 3, 2021
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| Burial place | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University University of South Florida Long Island University |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, librarian |
| Known for | Collagist, sculptor, conceptual artist |
Sandra Payne (1951 – 2021) was an American visual artist.[1] She is best known as a collagist, sculptor, conceptual artist, and had also worked as a librarian.[2][3] Payne primarily had lived in New York City and St. Louis.
Sandra Payne was born in 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri, into a black family.[3][4][5] She attended Washington University in St. Louis (BFA degree); University of South Florida (MFA degree); and Long Island University (MLIS degree).[6][7] In the 1970s, she was awarded study at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.[6] For 30 years she worked as a librarian for the New York Public Library in New York City.[3][8] She never married or had children.[9]
In 1986, Payne had a solo exhibition at the "Just Above Midtown" gallery where she displayed sexual and nude drawings, this was the last exhibition before the black avant-garde gallery closed.[10][11]
She died on July 3, 2021.[12] Her artwork can be found in the museum collection at the Museum of Modern Art.[13]
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