Esther Sarto (b. 1992, Copenhagen) is a Danish visual artist, currently living and working on the island of Bornholm. Her practice bridges the realms of street art, mural painting, and intimate works on paper. Initially emerging under the pseudonym Miss Take, she first gained attention for her large-scale public artworks before transitioning to smaller-scale pieces using watercolor and gouache as her primary mediums.

Deeply inspired by the mythic landscape of Bornholm—rich with folklore of trolls, elves, and underworld spirits—Sarto’s work explores the symbolic interconnectedness of all living things, both visible and unseen. Her figures often merge with natural elements, dissolving the boundaries between body and environment, dream and reality. Each composition functions as a quiet, poetic reflection on cycles of transformation, emotional complexity, and the delicate interdependence between humans and the more-than-human world.

Sarto has exhibited her work internationally, with murals and gallery shows across Europe, the U.S., and Asia, and has collaborated with publications such as Vogue Portugal and The New Republic.

  • b. 1992, Copenhagen, Denmark

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS

    2014 ‘MAJOR ARCANA’ Galleri BLAA, Denmark

    2014 ‘Silent Expression’ VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2013 MISS TAKE No.1 VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    GROUP SHOWS

    2024 Bad Dads Spoke Art, New York, USA

    2020 October Exhibit Sager Braudis Gallery, USA

    2017 Winter Selections VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2017 Sarto / Grøngaard / Kalisz Copenhagen, Denmark

    2017 Sleepless Talon Gallery, Portland, USA

    2016 Summer Selections VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2015 Skogens Väsen Littlefinger Magazine, Sweden

    2015 WEAART’15 Denmark

    2015 We may be Human VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2014 No.24 - Winter Show VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2013 Six Women + One Man VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2013 Zoomorphism VÆG Gallery, Denmark

    2012 The New Generation Kunsthallen Brandts, Denmark

    2012 Off the Wall Carlsberg, Denmark

    2011 Streets of Copenhagen Carlsberg, Denmark

    2010 Familiealbum Rumkammerat, Denmark

    MURALS

    2015 Human Nature WEAART’15, Aalborg, Denmark

    2013 Stattbad Facade Berlin, Germany

    2012 Girl and Panther Brandts Klædefabrik, Denmark


    RESIDENCIES

    2018 SWATCH ART PEACE HOTEL ARTIST RESIDENCY Shanghai, China

    SELECTED CLIENTS

    AZ Factory

    SKIMS

    Vogue (PT)

    Medium

    Sæbeværkstedet

    GVGV Japan

    The New Republic

    Elysium Health

    Bright Magazine