Sarah works at a small art supply store in Nashville, Tennessee, but she moonlights as a printmaker on nights and weekends. Sarah’s work is inspired two things: the linoleum block and the carving knife. Every block is a puzzle to be solved: how do I depict the gossamer translucency of sheer drapes in front of window, as well as the view behind it? How do create a sea of thick grass populated by various animals hiding within? In a way, I see the carving knife as a constraint, but a positive one. Using the knife instead of pencil or paint challenges me to find new and exciting ways to create imagery. The process of printmaking is of the utmost importance to me. All else comes second in my work, including the finished piece. My goal is for viewers to enjoy the print in its totality, but also to delight in each mark, squiggle, line, and curve as much as I do.
Education
2014-2018 Watkins College of Art, Bachelors in Fine Arts
Group Exhibitions
2023 Flying Solo BNA Exhibition, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
2022 - 2023 Group Exhibition, Raven & Whale Gallery, Nashville, TN
Juried Exhibitions
2023 Art of Resilience Exhibition, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Cohen Memorial Building, Nashville, TN
2023 Arts Alive Festival Gallery Exhibition, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
2023 Small Works 2023, ArtWise Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2023 Tribute to Small Works 2023, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
2023 Allegro, Willow Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
2023 Impressions: The Art of the Print, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2023 Show Off!, Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA
2023 43rd National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2023 Down on Paper, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pitssburgh, PA
2023 True Beauty, Exhibizone, Online Art Gallery
2022 42nd National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 The Contemporary Print, Big Medium, Austin, TX
2022 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
2021 Among the Beyond: An Alumni Exhibition, Watkins College of Art at Belmont, Nashville, TN
2021 Ocean, Long Beach Creative Group, Long Beach, CA
2019 PaperWest 2nd National Works on Paper Exhibition, Gittins Gallery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Southern Appalachian Artist Guild National Juried Show, Richard Low Evans Gallery, Blue Ridge, GA
2019 Small Works 2019, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
2019 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition, The Arts & Science Center of Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
AWARDS / GRANTS
2023 Third Place for Corvidae, Arts Alive Festival Gallery Exhibiton, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
2023 Best in Show for The Warren, Show Off! Exhibition, Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA
2022 Les Christensen Excellence in Art Purchase Award for The Warren, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
COLLECTIONS
2022 Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Festivals / Markets
2024 Porter Flea Summer Market, Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN
2024 Spring Arts in the Park, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, Blue Ridge, GA
2024 Arts Alive, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
2024 Handmade Nashville Spring Market, Red Caboose Park of Bellevue, Nashville, TN
2024 Tennessee Craft Fair, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN
2024 Crafty Bastards Spring Market, OneC1TY, Nashville, TN
2024 Goddess Craft Market, Wilburn Street Studio, Nashville, TN
2024 Art on the West Side, Gorden JCC, Nashville, TN
2023 Porter Flea Holiday Market, Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN
2023 Made Market Holiday Market, The Factory, Franklin, TN
2023 Artsclamation, The Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Knoxville, TN
2023 Franklin Maker’s Market Westhaven, Westhaven, Franklin, TN
2023 The MBA Art Show, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN
2023 Crafty Bastards Fall Market, OneC1TY, Nashville, TN
2023 All Hallows East, East Nashville, TN
2023 Artclectic, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
2023 Tennessee Craft Fair, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN
2023 Craft: ED Art and Handmade Goods Market, Mt. Juliet High School, Mt. Juliet, TN
2023 Artville American Artisan Festival, Chestnut Hill, Nashville, TN
2023 Goodlettsville Arts, Antiques, and Music Festival, Goodlettsville City Hall, Goodlettsville, TN
2023 Muletown Flea Market, Glover’s Second Hand + Handmade, Columbia, TN
2023 Musician’s Corner, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN
2023 Summer Night Market, Crafty Bastards, Nashville, TN
2023 Art Round Tennessee, Plenty Bookshoppe, Cookeville, TN
2023 Nelson Community Market, Nelson Drum Shop, Nashville, TN
2023 KreateHub Pop-Up Market, KreateHub, Nashville, TN
2023 Fleajects Spring Market, 100 Taylor Artist Collective, Nashville, TN
2023 Franklin Maker’s Market, The Factory, Franklin, TN
2023 The Wicked Market, Various Locations, Nashville, TN
2023 First Sip Coffee Festival, Caffeinated & Conficent, Nashville, TN
2023 Craft: ED Art and Handmade Goods Market, Green Hills High School, Mt. Juliet, TN
2023 Art on the West Side, Gorden JCC, Nashville, TN
2023 Poetry at the Packing Plant for Abortion Care TN, The Free Nashville Poetry Library, Nashville, TN
2023-24 100 Taylor Arts Market, 100 Taylor Artist Collective, Nashville, TN
2022-24 Show & Sell: A Maker’s Bazaar, The Free Nashville Poetry Library, Nashville, TN
2022 The MBA Art Show, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN
2021 The MBA Art Show, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN