Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

Sarah A. Weber

Education

2004-2007Master of Fine Art

Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

Emphasis in Painting

1999-2004Bachelor of Fine Art

Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

Emphasis in Painting

Art Related Employment

2015-presentVisiting Assistant Professor

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

2011-presentAdjunct Professor of Foundations

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

2008-presentAdjunct Professor of Drawing

Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

Group Exhibitions

2014Paint Snob,Spiral Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

2012-2013The Fed Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids MI, Faculty Exhibition

2010Annual Holiday Exhibition,The Shoe Factory Co-Op,Rochester, NY

2010Boots and Shoes: A Variation of a Theme,The Shoe Factory Co-Op,Rochester, NY

2010Objects,The Mustache Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

2010Rankin Gallery, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, Faculty Exhibition

2008Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2008Abstraction, Lana Santorelli Gallery,New York, NY

2008Bitter Fruits: A Study of Women as Object in Art,Altered Esthetics Gallery,Minneapolis, MN

2006-2007International Home Furnishings Fair, Highpoint, SC

2007Spring For the Arts,Grand Rapids, MI

2006Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

2005The Laduke Studios of Photography and Fine Art, Holland, MI

2004Schoegrens’ Cat Fine Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

2004Walker Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

Solo Exhibitions

2012Salon 525, Charlottesville, VA

2009Ratio 2:1 Gallery,Grand Rapids, MI

Juried Exhibitions

2011City Streets Lansing,Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI

2010Art Prize, International Exhibition, VanHoeckShoes, Grand Rapids, MI

2009Art Prize,International Exhibition, Peaches Bed and Breakfast, Grand Rapids, MI

2008Festival of the Arts,Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI

2006Metro Space Gallery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

2004Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI

2002Figure,Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

1998Governor of Michigan Traveling Art Exhibit, Lansing, MI

Collaborative Projects

2009Pigment, Video Production directed by Kyle Dufendach, Grand Rapids, MI

2009Rebecka Rosa Company, Grand Rapids, MI

2004280 Studio Artist Battle,Grand Rapids, MI

2005Gala Muziq, Ideal Art Collective, Grand Rapids, MI

2003Founder’s Brewery Art and Fashion Exhibition, Ideal Art Collective,Grand Rapids, MI

Interviews and Publications

2009Art Prize, Fox 17 News Interview, 08/09, Grand Rapids, MI

2009On the Town Magazine, September Issue, Grand Rapids, MI

2009Art Prizeonline Artist Chat, 08/09, Grand Rapids, MI

2007GRCCTV Interview: 09/07, Grand Rapids, MI

Awards and Honors

2014Juror of Kalamazoo Valley Community College Student Exhibition, Kalamazoo, MI

2004-07Graduate Fellowship,Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

2004 Gene Adcock Scholarship, Carbondale, CO

2004Presidents Academic Achievement Award,Winter Semester, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

1999-04Merit Scholarship,Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

1999The David and Elsa Brule Scholarship, Iron Mountain, MI

1999Peoples Choice Award,The Association of Student Artists, Iron Mountain, MI

1998Michigan Technological University Scholarship: Mixed Media Painting Summer Workshop, Houghton, MI

International Experience

2015Austria, Independent Research for Current Artwork

2014Greece, Independent Research for Current Artwork

2013Italy, Independent Research for Current Artwork

2006Vietnam

2005Morocco, Graduate Study Abroad, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

2003Peru, Volunteer Artist at Childcare Centers