Sarah Wagner - Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information:
sarah@sarahwagner.net

Education: 
MFA: California College of the Arts 2005 
BFA: Magna Cum Laude, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 1994 
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 2005 

Solo  Exhibitions and Performances: 
2018
“Whether Ewe Like It Or Not” K. Oss Contemporary Art, Detroit, Michigan
2017		
“Vegetable Lamb of America”  Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan
2014		
"Yard/Zone: Hometown" Popp's Packing, Hamtramck Michigan 
"Yard/Zone: False Evidence Appearing Real" Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California 
"Yard/Zone" Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
2013		
"3x3", Herron Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana
2008		 
"Nuclear Family" George Ayers Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
"Nuclear Family" Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California
2007		
"Seam-ingly"  21 Grand, Oakland, California 
"Roots Grow Both Ways" 310 Bocana Gallery, San Francisco, California
2006	
"Root:  Origin", Window, Artist's Television Access, San Francisco, California 

Collaborative  Exhibitions and Performances: 
2012		
"Inherent State", Ann Arbor Art Center, Michigan (with Catherine Wagner and Brooks Harris Stevens/Jen Harris
2011		
"Future Positive", Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California (with Jon 	Brumit and Christy Matson)
2010		
"∞The∞Quantum∞Field∞" Public Pool, Detroit, Michigan (with Jon Brumit and Christy Matson)
"∞The∞Quantum∞Field∞" NEXT Projects, Chicago, Illinois (with Jon Brumit and Christy Matson)
2009	        
"Open House" Skydive Gallery, Houston, Texas (with Jon Brumit)
2006			
"Lepidopterists, 2006", Homie, Berlin, Germany (with Jon Brumit and Lee Montgomery)
2004 		 
“Crossover” Association for Visual Artists (with Jon Brumit), Chattanooga, Tennessee 	
“Traffic Conduction, Market Street Bridge (with Jon Brumit), Performance, Chattanooga, Tennessee  

Group Exhibitions:
2018
“Taking Notice: Sculptors Responding to Nature” South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA. 
2016	       
“ReForm: Subversive Fashion” Central Features, Albuquerque, NM
2015	       
“An Evening of Art and Science” Detroit, MI
“Innovators and Legends" 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK 
2014		
"Menagerie, or Artwork Not About Love" James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History; Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit, MI 2014		
"Innovators and Legends" Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA 2014		
"Innovators and Legends" Colorado State University Art Museum, Fort Collins, CO 
2013		
"Innovators and Legends" University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
"Innovators and Legends" Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
2012		
"Process as Content" Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
"Innovators and Legends" Muskegon Museum of Art, MI 
2011	       
"UN-DRESS :: RE-DRESS"  Public Pool, Hamtramck, MI
"Living Art : Living Process"  Copper Colored Mountain Arts, Ann Arbor, MI
"Nude" Butter Projects, Royal Oak, Michigan
"Faculty Exhibition" Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan	  
2010	       
"Let's Talk About Love, Baby" Joan Flasch Book Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
2010	       
“The Art of the Artist’s Book” Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, Michigan
2009		
“ Natural Blunders", de Saisset Museum, California
2008		
"Spring Show" Living Room Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007		
"C-Change" Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, California

Collections: 
Microsoft, Fargo, North Dakota Collection, 2009 
Muskegon Museum of Art, 2015 

Honors and Awards: 
Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, 2014 
Pollock/Krasner Grant, 2009 Lowenstein Fellowship, California College of the Arts, 2003-2005 

Reviews and Publications:
-Eldridge, Reginald, Jr. (Photographer), Widening Circles: Portraits from the Joan Mitchell Foundation Artist Community at 25 Years, 2018, p.48-9 https://joanmitchellfoundation.org/uploads/pdf/2018-WideningCircles-Web.pdf
-Hyperallergic.com. Sharp, Sarah Rose. “Debunking the Myths Around America’s Rise to Power” https://hyperallergic.com/450574/sarah-wagner-whether-ewe-like-it-or-not-k-oss-gallery/. July 30. 2018
-Akiyama, Sachiko and Wales, Kitty (Co-curators), Taking Notice: Sculptors Respond to Nature, 2018, p. 24-5 https://unh.box.com/s/tldy8ptfocgqckltplyksdfrtvaubicy
-Muskegon Museum of Art. Martin, Art. “Vegetable Lamb of America.” 2018. http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Sarah-Wagner-Vegetable-Lamb-of-America-Exhibition-Catalogue.pdf.  Limited printing by K.Oss Gallery 2018.  
-sarahrosesharp.com.  Sharp, Sarah Rose. “10/21/15 – Sarah Wagner: Total Package.”http://sarahrosesharp.com/2015/10/22/102115-sarah-wagner-total-package/
-Infinatemiledetroit.com. DeGalan, Clara. "The Wolf at our Door, a review of SARAH 
-WAGNER: Yard/Zone at Popp's Packing." Issue 11: November 2014. http://www.infinitemiledetroit.com/The_Wolf_at_Our_Door_a_review_of_SARAH_WAGNER_Yard Zone_at_Popps_Packing.html -Knightarts.org. Sharp, Sarah Rose. "Yard/Zone by Sarah Wagner maps a mythical neighborhood inside Popp's Packing." October 17, 2014. http://www.knightarts.org/community/detroit/yardzone by sarah wagner maps a mythical  neighborhood inside popps packing 
-Complex.com. Wood, Jennifer. "20 Detroit Artists You Should Know." September 30, 2014. http://www.complex.com/style/2014/09/20 detroit artists you should know/sarah wagner Parallax two. Maki, Norah and Allyson Paty. 2014. Singing Saw Press. p. 2 
-Innovators and Legends; Generations in Textiles and Fiber. Hallman, Ted, GearyJones and Art Martin. 2012. Muskegon Museum of Art. Print. p.106-7.
-Ann Arbor.com. Eberbach, Jennifer. "'Inherent State' exhibition features two sets of sisters,four distinct voices" February 10, 2012 http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/inherentstate-exhibition
-Bad at Sports. Margolis-Pineo, Sarah. "Transforming Worry into Wonder: An Interview with Sarah Wagner" October 13, 2011 http://badatsports.com/2011/transforming-worry-intowonder-an-interview-with-sarah-wagner/
-New Media Caucus: Media-N. Westbrook, Jessica and Towbridge, Adam. "Dynamic Coupling" Fall 2010: v.06 n.02: November 11th, 2010 http://www.newmediacaucus.org/wp/?page_id=10
-Art Papers. Sanabria, Denise. "Sarah Wagner and Jade Townsend" Mar/April 2009. p. 57
Chattanooga Times Free Press. Nichols, Ann. "Sculptural Installations Open at UTC"October 12, 2008
-Artslant San Francisco. Stanchfield, Natalie. "Evanescence and Fragility" May 2008. http://www.artslant.com/sf/articles/picklist#p1277 (internet cited 6/1/08).
-Flavorpill. Stork, Jeanne, "Sarah Wagner: Nuclear Family" May 2008. http://flavorpill.com/sanfrancisco/events/2008/5/1/sarah-wagner-nuclear-family (internet cited 6/1/08).
-Artweek. Palm, Kristin, "Sarah Wagner at 301 Bocana", July/August 2007. p. 17-18
-effing magazine. Wolf, Allyssa, ed. #5, 2006. p. 54.
-Real Detroit Weekly. Gordon, Ann. “Oh So Beautiful!” 18-24 May 2005. p. 26
-Metro Times. Robinson, Phaedra. “Flowerings.” 11-17 May 2005. p. 28

Lectures and Presentations: 
Muskegon Museum of Art, Artist Talk, 2017
Popp's Packing, Hamtramck MI, Artist Talk, 2014 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Artist Talk, September 2014 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Artist Talk and Workshop, May 2014 
Oxbow, MI,  Artist's Talk, 2013
College for Creative Studies, MI, Artist's Talk, 2013
Muskegon Museum of Art, MI, Panelist, 2012
Wayne State University, Artist's Talk and Studio Visits, 2012
Cranbrook School of Art, Artist's Talk and Studio Visits, 2012
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Artist's Talk, 2012
Eastern Michigan University,  Ypsilanti, MI, Artist's Talk, 2011 
Penland School of Crafts, Artist's Talk, 2011	
Rust Belt to Artist Belt, Detroit, MI, Panelist, 2011
Mess Hall, Chicago, IL, Artist's Talk, 2010
Cleveland Art Institute, Artist's Talk, 2010
Harold Arts Residency, Artist's Talk and Workshop, 2009 and 2010
Skydive Gallery, Houston, TX, Artist's Talk, 2009
University of Houston, Lecture, 2009
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Panel, 2008
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Lecture, 2008
California State Hayward 2006 
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2005 
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2005