Sarvia Hasan
Sarvia Hasan · Springfield, Illinois
Born September 8, 2022
Painter and storyteller.
Three years old.
Sarvia Hasan works in acrylic and oil pastel on canvas. She was born prematurely on September 8, 2022, in Long Island, New York. The care poured into her from her first days is the same love she pours into her characters.
She now lives and paints in Springfield, Illinois. Her studio is wherever the canvas is. She signs every work herself.
"Every character is named. Then she paints them."
In November 2025, Sarvia became the Guinness World Record holder for youngest female to publish a book - a record verified independently by Guinness World Records. Her book, Sarvia and Her Little World, earned her this recognition.
She is an exhibiting, award-winning, record-holding painter whose work is currently on view at Angad Arts Hotel in St. Louis.
Sarvia was born before she was expected. What the world gave her early - in warmth, in attention, in presence - she gives back in paint. Her characters are held figures. They look out from the canvas the way someone looks when they know they are loved.
Youngest Female to Publish a Book
Independently verified. Record active.
14th Biannual Exhibition
Selected from 300+ entries by curator Vanessa Rudloff. May – October 2026.
Bronze Award — 56th International Children's Art Exhibition
Selected from international submissions. April 2026.
7th Edition — National Mall, Washington DC
July 25–27, 2026.
Youth Recognition Award — The Duck
SAA 6×6 Art Raffle. Certificate signed by Executive Director Betsy Dollar and Gallery Director Barbie LaFrance.
Amore: A Visual Language
Juried exhibition. Painting: Lutu. February 2026.
Visual
Scripting
Every character in Sarvia's work is named - at bedtime, in the stories she tells, or discovered in the moment of painting itself. This practice is called Visual Scripting: the character and the canvas are inseparable. One does not exist without the other.
Lutu arrived first. The others followed in their own time - some announced at bedtime, some mid-canvas, some before the previous one was finished. The worlds grew alongside each other, not one after another.
The name is documented with the date it was first spoken. The canvas follows. The paintings are not illustrations of stories - they are the characters themselves, as Sarvia sees them. Each name is unique. Each face is her own invention.
She signs every canvas herself. The signature is part of the work.
This practice connects directly to the Guinness World Record - the same storytelling that produced Sarvia and Her Little World at age three is the same process that produces every painting. The book and the canvases are one body of work.
Sarvia creates each artwork independently. While her parents may assist with practical tasks such as preparing materials or setting up paints, every artistic choice - from color and composition to characters and brushwork - comes directly from her. Her parents document her creative journey - the names, the dates, the stories - and manage all inquiries on her behalf.
To explore the work or inquire about a piece, visit the series pages or join Sarvia's Circle.